Learning Design & Development
Learning, designed like space.
I am Azim Afifi, a design educator moving from the interior architecture studio into Learning Design and Development. I build courses and training the way architects build rooms: around the people who move through them.
What I bring
Instructional strategy
Curriculum and assessment design that survives external scrutiny. My degree modules go through internal moderation, then assessment by examiners from the University of Hertfordshire and Oxford Brookes, and are built to LAM accreditation requirements.
Spatial & experiential thinking
The same toolkit that shapes how a room feels shapes how a course feels: pacing, focus, what a learner notices first.
Communication & storytelling
From Critical and Cultural Studies writing to a dedicated Storytelling Workshop, I teach people to build arguments, present with intent, and make ideas land.
Selected work
Three studies in how I design learning: one published, one in progress, one concept I'm still shaping.
Design thinking,
applied to learning.
I spent 12 years teaching Interior Architecture and Design, but what I was really doing was designing learning. Sequencing knowledge. Scaffolding complexity. Creating environments where people could think, make mistakes, and grow.
That experience is the foundation I bring to Learning & Development. I understand how adults engage with new information, how to structure a curriculum that builds genuine competency, and how to create materials that don't just inform: they shift behaviour.
I've worked with Canvas LMS and approach every learning challenge the way a designer would: start with the problem, understand the people, then build something purposeful.
- Based in
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Currently
- Lecturer, The One Academy
- Focus
- Learning Design, L&D, experiential learning
Get in touch
Let's talk about
your learning goals.
Open to L&D roles, instructional design projects, and conversations about building learning cultures that actually work. Based in Malaysia, available for remote and hybrid engagements.