Education Design Lab

Key stakeholders meet to shape future of broadband training at Montana colleges A group of key stakeholders convened in Uptown Butte to put a more than $5 million grant to use to help develop broadband workforce training programs.

Thanks @NBCMontana for covering our work in Montana!

With a $5.75M @USDOL grant, we're partnering with Montana’s two-year colleges to co-design skills-focused pathways that connect learners to opportunity through the Montana Rapid Broadband Training (MT- RBT) initiative

NBCMontana: buff.ly/lHhzxws

New CEO of Education Design Lab, Dr. Lisa Larson

🎉 We are proud to announce that Dr. Lisa Larson has been appointed as the new CEO of @eddesignlab.bsky.social!

"I’m deeply honored to lead the Lab into its next era... that requires a collaborative approach to intentionally redesigning how we learn and work." — Dr. Lisa Larson

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🎉 We're SO excited to announce the Community College Growth Engine Fellows 2.0!

🎓 10 Higher Ed leaders across 5 states are stepping up to design micro-pathways and ensure learners are equipped with the skills they need for high-growth career opportunities.

🍎 Thanks to Walmart!
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🎓 We just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS to our 24'-26' intern, Breanna Shaw, on being featured in this article and for graduating Mercer University 🥳

"Breanna Shaw began a two-year internship as a (Student Parent Success) co-designer for Education Design Lab in Washington, D.C.

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🎨 THIS is what it looks like to design and equip institutional staff using our human-centered design process. It's SO inspiring to see leaders, partners, and students come together to boldly reimagine what’s possible, with students at the center every step of the way.

💛 We're grateful!

🎉 A big round of applause to our design community, RuralTogether, for co-hosting the 2025 Rural Summit with Partners for Rural Impact and 150+ rural professionals in Alaska 🏔️

✨ Highlight: hearing from young individuals on how Alaska can balance honoring traditions

🧡 Head to ruraltogether.org!

Learning from the field: A collection of skills validation publications - Education Design Lab A curated collection of recent publications from Education Design Lab’s Center for Skills Validation and Skills Validation Network.

Education Design Lab’s Center for Skills Validation is a national hub for research in the emerging field of skills validation.

It's mission is to design, test, and demonstrate high-quality validation tools and practices that recognize the skills of all learners!

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5. National Returning Citizens |📍Columbus
6. ASU+GSV Summit |📍San Diego
7. National Association of Workforce Boards #NAWB |📍D.C.
8. SHRM Talent 2025 |📍 Nashville

It's #conference seasonnnn here at the Lab ✈️ Here are a few #LabOnTheGo highlights ✨

1. #AACC American Association of Community Colleges |📍 Nashville
2. John M. Belk Endowment Adult Learner |📍Greensboro
3. League of Innovation 2025 |📍 San Antonio
4. Generation HOPE 2025 |📍National Harbor

💡 According to @Gallup “Graduates of #communitycolleges are more likely to have professors who care about them."

This is why alumni say attending community college was their #BestDecisionEver 😉 🎓 Happy #CCMonth 🥳

Counting down to the Rural Summit? 🎉 Get hyped early! Join us for a pre-Summit webinar hosted by RuralTogether + @partnersrural.bsky.social.
📅 Apr 16 | 🕛 12PM CT
🔗 tinyurl.com/RTCircle
Sneak peeks, speaker chats, & early connections! Don’t miss it. #RuralTogether @eddesignlab.bsky.social

This bold micro-credential leader is expanding into new territory Community college leaders across Arkansas are calling its armada of micro-credential pathways as a "game-changer" for nontraditional students.

" The Lab has helped over 75 #communitycolleges across 20 states develop micro-credentials for more than 3 years. [The Lab] also worked with #Kansas to reskill the adult workforce in #IT and #cybersecurity + partnered w/ community colleges in #Colorado & #Montana." - Rachel Kahn
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It's time to celebrate Labbie Anniversaries! 🎉 Are you ready?! 🤩

#HappyAnniversary Faby, Kaman, Mary Ann, Miriam, Matt, Lauren & LaSha!
#EducationDesignLab #Nonprofit #Employees

🎓 April is #CCMonth! We invite you to show the world why attending a community college is the #BestDecisionEver 🥳

🚀 We're also celebrating our #CommunityCollege Growth Engine Fellows Cohort 1.0 funded by @Walmart! Don't miss their webinar: buff.ly/qoCbXJh

✈️ We'll be at the National Returning Citizens Conference 🥳
Session: Unlocking Talent Through Transferable Skills
📆: Fri. April 11th | ⏰: 2:30 PM - 4 PM ET | 📍: Columbus, Ohio
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😃 : Brian Rubin + Camieka Woodhouse-Willis
#Talent #TransferableSkills #DurableSkills

Should I Get Microcredentials To Complement My Four-Year Degree In Today’s Job Market? As microcredentials grow in popularity, they are increasingly regarded as complementary to degrees rather than standalone solutions.

📰 "A 2023 report by @EdDesignLab_ highlights that 70% of employers recognize micro-credentials as valuable indicators of specialized skills, while 87% continue to value the foundational knowledge provided by traditional degrees." - By Dr. Maja Zelihic, @Forbes
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Kathleen deLaski Book Signing at the Summit | Sessions | ASU+GSV Summit Apr 08, 2025 – Apr 08, 2025 at the ASU+GSV Summit!

💫 We PROMISE this is not an APRIL FOOLS 😏 Kathleen deLaski, Founder + Board Chair of @eddesignlab.bsky.social, will be signing her book “Who Needs College Anymore?” at #ASUGSVSummit 2025! ✨
📅 April 8 | ⏰ 9:55 AM | 📍Julia's Books & Brew in Town Square, 1st Floor
📚 Details: buff.ly/NvE5y9T

👀 Did you miss the Better Data: Jobs, Employment, and Learning Panel at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Headquarters on Mar. 25th? We're dropping the link to the recording 👇🏽
🔗: buff.ly/5Kozsmw
📍: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

✈️ We'll be at the National Association of Workforce Boards' #NAWBForum25! Session details below👇🏽 buff.ly/0GIISVj
🚀 Regional Collaboration and Systems Change
⏰ 10:30–11:30 AM ET
📍 Washington D.C.
🗓️ Mon. March 31st
😃 Speakers: Dr. Minzi Thomas, Marla Rye, Laura Ward, Amy Campbell

🚀 Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation for the future of talent acquisition at the Talent Forward: Digital Transformation event. THIS KICKS OFF TOMORROW! 👟

🗓️ March 25TH + March 26TH
⏰ 1 - 5 PM + 9 AM - 12 PM
📍 Washington, D.C.
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Experience You Webinar

The T3 Innovation Network, @eddesignlab.bsky.social + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will be hosting a webinar Mar 19th featuring:
1. Projects for job seekers
2. Gobekli.io, AstrumU®, SkillsAware + TeamLift
3. How to translate experience into validated skills
🔗: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This #WomensHistoryMonth we wanted to spotlight our Student Parent Project ✨

Rebecka Ramos, Senior Education Designer at the Lab, just gave a draw dropping presentation at @sxswedu.com 🤯

“You’re a student, you’re a professional, you’re a mom… keep them separated” 👀

#SXSW #AUSTINTX

↙️ We're presenting at #SXSWEDU 2025 🤠 Don't miss the most iconic conference!🎉
Session: "Raising Up the Voice of Postsecondary Parent Learners"
Track: Equity & Justice
Panelists: Rebecka Ramos + Jaye Fenderson + Jamila K. Taylor
📍: Austin Convention Center (Room 10AB)
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"Who Needs College Anymore?" book photograph by Ayanna Conway

🚨Webinar Tomorrow! Feb. 27🚨 "Who Needs College Anymore?" Virtual Book Chat w/ our Founder + Board Chair Kathleen deLaski plus:
1️⃣ Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera
2️⃣ Dr. Janet Spriggs, President of Forsyth Tech CC
Moderated by Lisa Larson, interim CEO at the Lab
🔗: buff.ly/42NvL6l

🚀 Will you be at the 2025 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Convention? We'll see you there → Designing the Future: Strategies to Transform Your Community College
🗓️ Apr 13, 2025
⏰ 8:00AM – 12:00PM CT
😀 Jessica Lauritsen + Ivan
🔗 Workshop Information: https://buff.ly/40RRZl6
#AACC2025

Reimagining Community Colleges Design Challenge - Education Design Lab The Reimagining Community Colleges Design Challenge is a multi-year initiative by Education Design Lab that empowers institutions to create and Read More »

🚨 Announcing the Reimagining Community College Design Challenge: buff.ly/3Qi9y9e

OUR next phase for leveraging #America’s #communitycollege system 🥳

✏️ The Colleges
Cuyahoga Community College
Forsyth Technical Community College
Lone Star College-Tomball
Rio Salado College
St. Paul College

Say it for the SMM's in the back 🗣️

🗓️ Event Details: https://buff.ly/42LmBaw
📕 Book Details: https://buff.ly/42LCVYL
💡How we define New Majority Learners: https://buff.ly/4bGrgfB


#Virtual #Webinar #Education #Nonprofit #Zoom #NewBook #College #HarvardPress

✏️ Who Needs College Anymore? Virtual Book Chat 👉🏼 Feb. 27th 🥳

Join our Founder Kathleen deLaski to chat about her new book → https://buff.ly/42NvL6l

📚 Who will also be joining the chat?
Marni Baker Stein, @Coursera
Dr. Janet Spriggs, @ForsythTechCC
Lisa Larson, Interim CEO, @EducationDesignLab

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