Designing learning that people actually use.
I'm Roger Batchelor — university educator, open-textbook author and learning designer. I build courses, simulations and AI-informed tools that help learners move from knowing to doing.
Where academic depth meets practical design.
Good learning design doesn't ask "what content goes online?" It asks "what should learners be able to do?"
I teach at Trent University, including in the Master of Management program, across entrepreneurship, business ethics, strategic management and human resources, and I've developed and delivered courses in asynchronous, blended and in-person formats across Moodle, Canvas, D2L Brightspace and Blackboard.
Alongside teaching, I write open textbooks, design decision-based simulations and build the digital tools that hold a course together. I founded ClasserlyHied to make that work freely available to learners and instructors everywhere.
My research looks at how artificial intelligence can strengthen — rather than undermine — authentic assessment and academic integrity.
One connected practice, six ways in.
University teaching
Undergraduate and Master of Management courses at Trent University in business, law, ethics, strategy and HR — online, blended and face-to-face.
Open textbooks
Pressbooks OER with cases, pretests, reflections, videos and slides built in.
Simulations
Branching, decision-based scenarios where learners lead — and live with the consequences.
Kahoot! reviews
154 published games turning retrieval practice into something students look forward to.
Instructional design
Curriculum maps, assessments, LMS builds and complete course development for institutions.
AI in education
Research and tools that use AI to support authentic, integrity-preserving assessment.
A lifelong learner, on purpose.
Currently completing two graduate programs at once — one in how people learn, one in how machines do.
PhD, Curriculum, Learning & Technology
University of Toronto (OISE)
Master of Science — Computing and Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence
Athabasca University
MEd, Curriculum & Pedagogy
University of Toronto — Digital Learning focus
Business, law & organizational development
MBA · JD · MOD · CTDP certification
Arts & sciences foundations
MA · BA · BSc
Learning ideas, brought to life.
A selection of open textbooks, simulations and tools — all freely available.
HRM & Labour Relations in Healthcare
A complete Ontario-focused learning ecosystem: chapters, cases, pretests, Kahoot reviews, simulations, videos and slides.
Read the book → ✓AI research toolPresentation Authenticity Check
Helps instructors tell whether a recorded presentation is being read from a script.
Try the tool → ◇SimulationsStrategic HR, Healthcare & Environmental Law
15+ branching scenarios — Riverside, NorthStar, Green Ridge and more.
Explore simulations → ▶Animation & microlearningAI Microlearning
Concise scripting and visual storytelling that make a complex concept move.
Watch → K!Kahoot! Verified CreatorBusiness & Law Kahoots
Study guides for financial accounting, Canadian politics, business law and more.
Play on Kahoot! →AI that protects authentic learning.
As generative AI changes how students produce work, I study how assessment can stay meaningful — and how AI itself can help instructors see genuine understanding.
My current project evaluates the Presentation Authenticity Check against trained human raters to see how well it detects scripted delivery in recorded student presentations.
- Designing online assessments that resist AI misuse
- AI-assisted evaluation of recorded presentations
- Open educational resources & simulation-based learning
- Game-based retrieval practice in higher education
- Textbook in progress: Artificial Intelligence and Education — Foundations, Practice, and Critical Perspectives
The Classerly family.
ClasserlyHied
Free open textbooks, simulations, study guides, Kahoot reviews and instructional design services.
classerlyhied.com → Grades 3–12Classerly
A learning-support portal connecting students, teachers and parents, with study guides and Kahoot modules.
classerly.com → Workplace learningClasserly LMS
A cloud-based LMS connecting employees, supervisors and HR managers — with expert content design.
classerly.net →Sailor, traveller, curious by default.
Away from the classroom you'll find me on the water or somewhere new — more than 65 countries so far. That global perspective shapes every course I design.
Have a course, textbook or learning idea to build?
I collaborate with colleges, universities and organizations on course development, open resources, simulations and AI-in-education projects.