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Action Over Words: Higher Education’s Day of DEI Reckoning Has Arrived

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is being framed as a political weapon these days, but the truth is that our economy requires that we produce a viable workforce and it serves no one if we are failing to include all people as educated, viable contributors in our society. We must design a student experience that enables the success of all learners.

Laurie PulidoMay 31, 2023DEI, Learning Design, student experience

5 Reasons DEI is Important to the Learning Design Process

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has become paramount to putting learner success at the forefront in the learning design process. Understanding this will ensure we are successful at making learning effective for learners.

Ease LearningMay 16, 2023DEI, Learning Design

3 Key Takeaways: DEI and the Design Process

Jada Hebra, the Chief Diversity Officer at Southern New Hampshire University and Dr. Joyya Smith, the VP of Diversity, Access and Inclusion at Suffolk University recently discussed their insights and experiences regarding intentionality around diversity, equity and inclusion during a webinar hosted by Ease Learning.

Ease LearningMay 1, 2023DEI, webinar, Learning Design, curriculum design

Designing for Authenticated Skills™

Many people have knowledge, but can they apply it? Job readiness is the accumulation of a variety of skills, in combination with a degree of mastery that allows someone to DO their role effectively. Surely they must know things, but they must also be able to apply that knowledge to effectively contribute to their organization. To move from “knowing” to “doing” is commonly the challenge facing employers in their talent pipelines

Laurie PulidoMarch 20, 2023Learning Design, Skillways, Authenticated Skills

The Corporate Skills Crisis

The demand for skilled workers across many sectors continues to increase, but without qualified applicants to fill positions, the demand for skilled workers will persist, and we will continue to experience the economic results. Perhaps the secrets to solving this job-related economic phenomenon lives with trainers and designers of learning experiences.

Laurie PulidoFebruary 21, 2023Job Readiness, Learning Design, Skillways

Designing Effective Learning for the Learning Economy

Designing effective learning experiences needs to shift from pushing out content to pulling learners to integrate and apply knowledge

Laurie PulidoFebruary 2, 2023Learning Design, DEI

A Hybrid Approach to CBE: Authenticated Skills™, Academic Frameworks and Higher Ed

How can prior learning assessment (PLA) expedite career pathways? And what does this have to do with competency based education (CBE)? Is there perhaps a hybrid option to CBE that post secondary education will more warmly embrace? One that blends authenticated skillsTM into academic frameworks without abandoning all of higher education’s benefits?

Laurie PulidoJanuary 18, 2023Learning Design, CBE, Authenticated Skills