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Diana Woolis

Dr. Diana D. Woolis, Learning Agenda.org, is equal parts practitioner, researcher, and learning theorist. Her experience led her to construct the Sustainable Learning Framework in 2017, an evidence-based set of practices that ensures that learners and education systems are resilient, adaptive, and inclusive.

She was the founding Director of the Center for Learning in Practice at the Carey Institute for Global Good and led the development of the Refugee Educator Academy. Diana co-founded Knowledge in the Public Interest, a social learning design consultancy. She has led education, government, and both non- and for-profit organizations. An innovator in ed tech, Diana was the lead architect of the only platform designed specifically for faculty professional development, which is now owned and used by Lumen Learning.

She has authored numerous articles, including Making the Case for Sustainable Learning: Action for Teachers of Teachers of Refugees, book chapters, Education Leadership for a Networked World, and is co-author of the book Pedagogy Matters: Taking College Teaching Seriously. She is a globally recognized learning strategy, design, and implementation expert focused on underserved and marginalized populations in formal and non-formal settings.