DESIGNING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES

What if instructional design focused not only on what learners know, but also on who they become?

Designing Transformative Learning Experiences introduces Transformative Mindset Instructional Design (TMID), a research-based framework developed to support meaningful learning, behavioral change, and personal growth through intentional instructional design.

Drawing from doctoral research, instructional design practice, and applications across higher education, workforce development, and nonprofit leadership, this keynote explores how educators and designers can move beyond information delivery and create experiences that inspire reflection, engagement, and transformation.

Participants leave with practical strategies for designing learning environments that remain effective, accessible, and deeply human.

Participants will:

• Understand the principles and foundations of the TMID framework. 
• Explore the difference between transactional and transformational learning experiences. 
• Identify opportunities to design for reflection, engagement, and behavior change. 
• Recognize the role of emotion, identity, and mindset in learning. 
• Learn practical strategies for creating meaningful and memorable learning experiences. 
• Develop approaches for measuring impact beyond content completion and assessment scores.

• Instructional designers 
• Faculty and educators 
• Learning and development professionals 
• Corporate training teams 
• Higher education leaders 
• Curriculum developers 
• Educational technology professionals 
• Workforce development organizations 
• Nonprofit educators and trainers

• What makes learning transformational rather than transactional? 
• How do emotions influence engagement and retention? 
• What role does identity play in learning and change? 
• How can instructional designers move beyond information transfer? 
• What happens when we design for becoming rather than simply knowing? 
• How do we measure learning that changes behavior, mindset, and action?

Participants evaluate an existing course, training, or learning experience and identify opportunities for deeper engagement and transformation.

Small groups explore where reflection, emotion, identity, and action can be intentionally embedded into learning experiences.

Participants apply elements of the TMID framework to redesign a lesson, course, workshop, or training experience for greater impact.

Participants leave with:

• A practical understanding of the TMID framework. 
• Strategies for creating transformative learning experiences. 
• Tools for designing beyond information delivery and compliance training. 
• Greater awareness of the relationship between learning, mindset, and behavior change. 
• A framework for supporting meaningful and lasting impact through instructional design. 
• Inspiration to create learning experiences that change more than knowledge.

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