Instructional Design & Adult Education

I’m Ayla (eye-la). With 10 years of experience in adult education, I combine pedagogical strategy, digital design, and interactive facilitation to build meaningful, end-to-end learning programs. My core passion lies in the puzzle of instructional design: taking complex, abstract concepts and transforming them into clear, structured, and engaging learning paths. I love experimenting with innovative learning formats and hybrid delivery—constantly refining content to spark genuine ‘aha’ moments and drive sustainable personal and organizational growth.

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Skill set

  • Japanese: acquired with a bachelor’s degree at the Catholic University of Leuven
  • Bilingual since childhood: English and Dutch
  • French: Je sais me debrouiller

Knowledge gained through completing a Subject Specific Teacher Training Programme, and experience gained through various teaching jobs. 

I also have experience in using the flipped classroom-method and, since the corona lockdown, online teaching.

Through self study, with a focus on Vector Art. Proficient knowledge of Affinity Designer.

I have some experience in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

Acquired through a combination of self study and courses. I consider this a useful hobby.

Experience

At Linguapolis, since February 2016.  

From January to June 2020 I taught English at St.-Jozef Schoten. It has been a wonderful challenge. Due to the corona pandemic, I also gained more experience as an online teacher. 

  • EduKempen, from October 2020 to June 2021.
  • Eurospeak, from June to august 2018, outsourced from the VDAB. 
  • Lerian, July 2018: Private classes.

At Ogilvy Brussels in September 2016. 
Tasks: contacting journalists about potentional news articles.

  • MO* Magazine, from May to June 2014.
    Daily online news articles, research, and interviews.
  • The Culture Trip Brussels, from January to March 2016.
    Daily online news articles, research and interviews, aimed at tourists.

Projects and
Publications

I made a podcast that teaches Belgian-Dutch to Japanese listeners. To promote this podcast, I maintain an Instagram account. 

Listen on Spotify, Pocketcasts, Apple Podcasts, Deezer and YouTube. 

 

MO* Magazine

The Culture Trip Brussels

  • Note: These articles have been modified and updated by the publisher following my departure. The current live versions may not reflect my original writing.

I am available for (online) Japanese lessons at Apprentus. 

Eindwerk van een opleiding webanimatie. 

I worked on a project named FreeTextbookImages, to provide free resources for teachers. This project has been disbanded due to lack of time. I also struggled with giving this project a good direction. I do hope to do a similar project in the future. 

I enjoy making vector images, mostly for teaching materials. Occasionally, I post these on Pixabay. 

free textbook images

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Education

At the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, from 2016 to 2017.

At the Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, from 2013 to 2015.

A cultural exchange program at Fukuoka Women’s University, Japan, from 2011 to 2012.

At the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, from 2008 to 2013.

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