Ep 32 - The Evolution of Learning Design: Why AI Changes Everything—Except the Need for Great Designers
Meet Our Guests Stuart Vanorny, VP Learning Design Group, Straive LearningMate As the VP of Learning Design at Straive LearningMate, Stuart oversees all learning design for the largest learning design services and digital enablement company in the world. Over his 28 years of ideating and building learning design solutions, he has seen and done it all. He has built thousands of online courses and learning solutions, and has been witness to incredible change in the industry over the years, with AI being the latest plot twist. Stu is at the forefront of AI. Where others might be talking about integrating AI into course developments and workflows, Stu and his team of 100+ learning designers are actually doing it. Despite all of this change, he always puts the learner at the center of the learning design solution, and, when it comes to the world of work, he is a passionate advocate for creating a culture of care and continuous improvement. Dan Klosterman, Ed. M, Sr. Director of Learning Design, Straive LearningMate Dan Klosterman is the Senior Director of Learning Design at LearningMate where he leads strategic design solutions clients in Higher Education and Workforce Development. Over a 20 year career Dan has worked with organizations across higher education, healthcare, financial services, and professional associations. His focus has been on developing the systems that enable effective learning experiences to drive better learning outcomes. He is currently focused on the intersection of AI and learning, advocating for AI as a powerful “co-pilot” that empowers learning professionals to build once impossible solutions. He is an enthusiastic champion of new learning technologies but tempers that enthusiasm with a pragmatic, evidence-first approach to adoption, rather than hype.
