# 32 Claude Skills for Instructional Designers, From the Request to the Release > 32 Claude skills that take one course from the request to the release: scope it, get the content from experts, design, write and build it, then run the checks a person signs before it ships. 32 free Claude Skills (Agent Skills) by Pauline Bertry, Polar Bear. For Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop. - Page: https://meet-polar-bear.com/skills/instructional-designers-pack - Download: https://meet-polar-bear.com/skills/instructional-designers-pack.zip - Source: https://github.com/polar-bear-org/claude-skills/tree/main/packs/instructional-designers-pack - License: Free to use inside your company, not for resale. - For: instructional designers, learning experience designers, e-learning developers, L&D people who build courses alone ## Install **Claude Code** — two lines, every skill in the pack at once: ``` /plugin marketplace add polar-bear-org/claude-skills /plugin install instructional-designers-pack@polar-bear-skills ``` **Claude.ai / Claude Desktop** — download https://meet-polar-bear.com/skills/instructional-designers-pack.zip and upload each skill from its `install/` folder under Settings → Customize → Skills. **Manually** — copy `packs/instructional-designers-pack/skills/*` from https://github.com/polar-bear-org/claude-skills into `~/.claude/skills/` or a project's `.claude/skills/`. ## The 32 skills ### 1. Isd course brief (`isd-course-brief`) The request restated as a problem, what is fixed and open, a "course, job aid or neither" line, a reply the requester can sign Say: "run isd-course-brief", "course brief", "can you just make it a course", "training request intake", "is this really a training problem", "they already chose the format", "push back on a course request", "course or job aid", "questions for the requester" ### 2. Isd learner analysis (`isd-learner-analysis`) Learners by role and task, device, place and real time, each line marked evidence or assumption, five questions for real learners Say: "run isd-learner-analysis", "learner analysis", "audience analysis for a course", "who are the learners", "the brief says all staff", "learner context analysis", "what device will they use", "questions to ask learners", "learner persona" ### 3. Isd action mapping workshop (`isd-action-mapping-workshop`) A one-hour run of show, the map (goal, actions, causes, practice, minimum information), replies to "but they need to know", the cut list Say: "run isd-action-mapping-workshop", "action mapping workshop", "action mapping session", "facilitate action mapping", "the sponsor's list is all things to know", "but they need to know", "what should people do, not know", "run of show for a design session", "cut list for the sponsor" ### 4. Isd course estimate (`isd-course-estimate`) Effort by phase from your own past builds, three scope options for the date, review gates, the scope line the sponsor signs Say: "run isd-course-estimate", "course estimate", "how long will this course take", "e-learning development timeline", "they want it next week", "AI writes it now so it should be quick", "scope options for the deadline", "estimate a course build", "what can we deliver by the date" ### 5. Isd sme interview script (`isd-sme-interview-script`) A pre-interview note asking for one real case, questions in three passes, a live notes sheet, the decision-point table, the follow-up message Say: "run isd-sme-interview-script", "the expert sent me slides instead of answers", "SME interview script", "what do I ask the subject matter expert", "the SME sent pages an AI wrote", "prepare my expert interview", "turn my interview notes into decision points", "follow-up message to the SME" ### 6. Isd source content triage (`isd-source-content-triage`) An inventory with dates, owners and conflicts, the practise, remember, look up, cut table, AI-written passages marked, a cut list the expert accepts Say: "run isd-source-content-triage", "the expert sent a 147-slide deck", "two manuals that disagree", "which version is current", "nobody can date this page", "what can we leave out of the course", "the SME wants everything in", "this page looks AI-written", "build the approved source list" ### 7. Isd review plan (`isd-review-plan`) Who reviews what at each gate, one named decider, rounds and dates, the change rule, the sign-off table Say: "run isd-review-plan", "who signs off the course", "six reviewers and nobody breaks a tie", "the revisions never end", "reviewers contradict each other", "legal rewrote what the expert approved", "late change requests after approval", "review and sign-off plan" ### 8. Isd measurable objectives (`isd-measurable-objectives`) One objective per action with condition, verb and criterion, the level the job needs, the evidence each will need Say: "run isd-measurable-objectives", "write measurable objectives", "the objective just says understand the policy", "rewrite be aware of", "which verb for this objective", "condition behaviour criterion", "what level does this objective need", "is this an objective or a job aid" ### 9. Isd course design document (`isd-course-design-document`) Need, audience, strategy and practice per objective, format choices with reasons, the decisions log, the sign-off block Say: "run isd-course-design-document", "write the design document", "design doc for the sponsor", "show the decisions behind the course", "why this format and not a video", "get the design signed before we build", "record what we left out", "the sponsor only sees finished screens" ### 10. Isd course curriculum map (`isd-course-curriculum-map`) Modules and lessons in order, objective, practice and check per lesson, the gaps, the learner's path Say: "run isd-course-curriculum-map", "map this course", "course outline by lesson", "the lessons do not connect", "which lesson covers which objective", "sequence these lessons", "lessons with no objective", "what order should the lessons go in" ### 11. Isd assessment blueprint (`isd-assessment-blueprint`) Objectives by level, evidence type and number of items, where practice ends and assessment begins, what a result is used for Say: "run isd-assessment-blueprint", "plan the assessment", "table of specifications", "how many questions per objective", "the quiz is written last from the slides", "does this quiz prove anything", "practice or assessment", "what will the results be used for" ### 12. Isd branching scenario (`isd-branching-scenario`) The setup, numbered decision nodes, options from real mistakes, consequence and feedback for each, a path map with every ending Say: "run isd-branching-scenario", "write a branching scenario", "script the decision nodes", "they pass every screen and freeze on the real call", "map every path and ending", "turn the expert's incidents into a scenario", "scenario script for the developer", "practice where a wrong choice has a consequence" ### 13. Isd storyboard template (`isd-storyboard-template`) One row per screen with text, visual, narration, interaction, build note and alt text, coverage by objective, the cut list Say: "run isd-storyboard-template", "storyboard this course", "e-learning storyboard template", "turn the expert's slides into screens", "write the build notes for the developer", "it is narration over bullet points", "alt text for every image", "screen by screen plan" ### 14. Isd video script (`isd-video-script`) A two-column script (heard, seen), a spoken-word rewrite, the shot list, caption and transcript text Say: "run isd-video-script", "write a training video script", "two-column script", "it sounds like a manual when read aloud", "script this screen recording", "rewrite this narration for the ear", "shot list for the demo", "captions and transcript for this video" ### 15. Isd knowledge check questions (`isd-knowledge-check-questions`) Items written to the blueprint as short decisions, distractors from real mistakes, feedback for every option, the retake rule Say: "run isd-knowledge-check-questions", "write quiz questions for this course", "an AI can pass our quiz from a screenshot", "questions that ask for a decision", "fix these multiple-choice questions", "distractors from real mistakes", "check my questions against item-writing rules", "feedback for every answer option" ### 16. Isd job aid template (`isd-job-aid-template`) A checklist, decision table or one-page flow, the mistake next to its step, where it sits in the work, who updates it Say: "run isd-job-aid-template", "job aid template", "make a quick reference for this task", "they need the answer in the middle of the task", "a checklist, not a module", "decision table for this process", "one-page flow for this procedure", "test this job aid on a real task" ### 17. Isd interactive practice (`isd-interactive-practice`) One practice activity as a Claude artifact to prototype and pilot, the spec behind it, a test log, a plain note on where it can live Say: "run isd-interactive-practice", "prototype a practice activity", "make a decision activity I can click", "build a sorting exercise to try", "try this practice idea before the build", "turn this scenario node into something clickable", "can learners open a Claude artifact", "quick interactive practice for my course" ### 18. Isd course slides (`isd-course-slides`) A slide-by-slide deck from the storyboard, notes kept apart from slide text, the practice slides, an export check Say: "run isd-course-slides", "turn my storyboard into slides", "build the course deck", "one idea per slide", "my authoring tool starts from a deck", "split the slide text from the narration", "add practice slides to this deck", "check the PowerPoint export before I import it" ### 19. Isd microlearning series (`isd-microlearning-series`) Short units of one action each, a retrieval prompt and a decision in each, the order and the gaps, what the series replaces Say: "run isd-microlearning-series", "turn this long module into microlearning", "nobody finishes the long course", "plan a spaced series", "short units with retrieval practice", "do not just chop the module into pieces", "what should each micro unit contain", "design a drip course" ### 20. Isd live to elearning (`isd-live-to-elearning`) What the room did, what replaces each part on screen, what must stay live, the new outline, what is lost and who accepts that Say: "run isd-live-to-elearning", "put the workshop online", "convert this classroom course to e-learning", "turn our live training into self-paced", "they want a recording of the slides", "what do we lose moving this online", "which parts must stay live", "convert instructor-led training" ### 21. Isd AI accuracy check (`isd-ai-accuracy-check`) Every factual claim traced to an approved source, untraced and conflicting items flagged for the expert, the expert's decision per flag Say: "run isd-ai-accuracy-check", "where did these numbers come from", "check this AI-drafted storyboard against the sources", "flag what you cannot trace", "is this draft accurate", "the expert sent pages an AI wrote", "trace every claim to a source", "do not correct anything, just flag" ### 22. Isd does it teach review (`isd-does-it-teach-review`) Per objective: shown, tried, feedback that explains; screens that tell against screens that ask; fixes for the designer to accept or reject Say: "run isd-does-it-teach-review", "does this course teach anything", "it looks finished but nobody practises", "which objectives are never practised", "too much telling and no asking", "review this storyboard against the objectives", "is the quiz at the level of the objective", "this reads like any course on any topic" ### 23. Isd accessibility check (`isd-accessibility-check`) A first pass marked pass, fail or cannot check here, the list a person must test with assistive technology, fix owners Say: "run isd-accessibility-check", "first accessibility pass on this storyboard", "check the alt text and headings", "are the captions and transcript there", "what do I need to test with a screen reader", "accessibility before the build is locked", "keyboard test checklist for this course", "which accessibility fails block release" ### 24. Isd designer run through (`isd-designer-run-through`) A protocol for taking the whole course yourself as a named kind of learner, an issues log with severity, your own verdict Say: "run isd-designer-run-through", "I have never taken my own course", "prepare a run-through before reviewers see it", "I will take it as a new starter on a phone", "sort my run-through notes", "walk through the build step by step", "is it ready for reviewers", "what happens when one learner takes the whole thing" ### 25. Isd sme review round (`isd-sme-review-round`) The brief for one round, a comment sheet by lane, comments consolidated with conflicts side by side, a change log, the reply Say: "run isd-sme-review-round", "consolidate these review comments", "two reviewers contradict each other", "comments arrived in four formats", "a reviewer reopened the objectives", "write the brief for this review round", "reply to the reviewers with what changed", "which comments are out of scope for this gate" ### 26. Isd learner pilot test (`isd-learner-pilot-test`) Who to invite by role, the "we are testing the course, not you" wording, a think-aloud script, findings by screen Say: "run isd-learner-pilot-test", "no learner has tried this course", "plan a pilot before launch", "think-aloud script for a course", "what do I say so they know I am testing the course, not them", "observation sheet for watching a learner", "group my pilot notes by screen", "what must be fixed before release" ### 27. Isd release sign off (`isd-release-sign-off`) The result of each check with its date and who ran it, open issues with owners, the decision: release, fix first, or stop Say: "run isd-release-sign-off", "release sign-off record", "is this course ready to launch", "go or no-go for the course", "who signed off this course", "it was reviewed but there is no record", "final gate before release", "launch checklist for an e-learning course" ### 28. Isd release note (`isd-release-note`) Purpose and audience, version, what changed in the learner's terms, known limits, owner and review date, the upload note Say: "run isd-release-note", "course release note", "what changed in this version of the course", "announce the new course", "note for the LMS administrator", "course change log", "tell learners what is new", "who needs to retake the course" ### 29. Isd course data review (`isd-course-data-review`) Questions most people miss and the option that draws them, where people leave, comments in aggregate, a ranked fix list Say: "run isd-course-data-review", "analyse my LMS export", "which quiz questions do people get wrong", "item analysis for my course", "where do learners drop off", "completion is high but what did they learn", "what should I fix in the next version", "summarise the course feedback comments" ### 30. Isd course project setup (`isd-course-project-setup`) A setup sheet for one course in Claude: approved sources, standing instructions, what never goes in, a version naming rule Say: "run isd-course-project-setup", "set up a Claude project for this course", "every chat starts from zero", "Claude keeps making things up", "draft from my sources only", "what can I upload to Claude", "standing instructions for a course", "stop Claude filling the gaps" ### 31. Isd style guide (`isd-style-guide`) Voice and reading level, terms, how feedback is worded, rules for examples, a before and after pair per rule Say: "run isd-style-guide", "write a style guide for our courses", "our courses sound like three different organisations", "the AI drafts do not sound like us", "how should feedback be worded", "tone of voice for e-learning", "banned terms list", "make Claude write in our voice" ### 32. Isd portfolio case study (`isd-portfolio-case-study`) The problem, your decisions and why, what you checked and changed, what Claude drafted and what you did, a confidentiality check Say: "run isd-portfolio-case-study", "write a case study for my portfolio", "my portfolio is just screenshots", "show my design decisions", "how do I show work under NDA", "write up this course project", "portfolio piece for an instructional design role", "how do I say I used AI on this"