“AI and the Changing Landscape of Instructional Design – Part 2: Prompt Engineering and What Comes Next”

In Part 2, hosts focuses on the emerging skill of prompt engineering and its growing importance in instructional design. Listeners discover how strategic prompting transforms AI tools from passive assistants into powerful creative partners. The episode breaks down real-world examples and highlights how structured inputs yield better outputs—faster and with greater instructional impact. Returning to the story of Aubrey, we follow her evolution from AI user to AI collaborator as she creates a custom GPT that aligns with her company’s voice and training needs. This episode emphasizes how prompt engineering will define the future of instructional design in 2025 and beyond.