Education & Instructional Design
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Education & Instructional Design
We believe learning is critical in the process and pursuit of being better. Whether that involves gaining new knowledge or developing new skills, each opportunity to learn is an opportunity to grow. Designing stimulating and thought-provoking learning experiences can take place in the classroom, workplace, in clubs or organizations, or from the comfort of our homes.
Helping others learn has always been central to our mission and is a core function of what we do. Our team of learning experts relies on decades of experience in education and development to guide individuals and organizations towards their goals.
Learning can take shape in many forms and settings. Here’s a bit about how we help others be better through education and instructional design:
Signature Online Programs
Plaid is proud to own and operate five signature educational programs. These online learning experiences were designed with the learner in mind and developed by content area experts and industry-leading instructional designers. Each of our signature programs is designed with the end-user in mind to meet the needs and interests of the learner audience.
Tighghtrope & Highwire
Tightrope is an online student health and safety program designed to help college students develop the knowledge and skills they need to make empowered decisions to have a meaningful and safe campus experience. Tightrope involves five course modules that cover topics such as alcohol and other drugs, hazing, healthy relationships, mental health, and how to be a safe student.
Chapter Advisor Training
The Chapter Advisor Training program is an online program to assist advisors in supporting fraternity and sorority chapters. This program provides engaging content related to the role of an advisor, college students today, and harm reduction.
AboveBoard
Fraternal organizations and their foundations can only operate to their fullest potential if there is effective and aligned leadership being practiced at the board level. AboveBoard is an online board development program designed to help board members practice effective strategic leadership. This program includes courses on governance, strategic planning, and improving board performance.
AboveBoard has two versions: one for professionals, the original Aboveboard, and one for undergraduates, AboveBoard: Student Leader.
Cultural Competency Program
Inclusive Practices Is an online program designed to help college students develop the knowledge and skills they need to create a welcoming environment and promote belongingness while on campus. This program includes courses on understanding identity, historical context, and inclusive practices.
How We can Help with Education & Instructional Design
Our industry-leading learning management system (LMS), PlaidLMS, is here to help you seamlessly manage your organization’s learning experiences. Designed with learners and educators in mind, PlaidLMS provides an end-to-end learning environment that supports content hosting, progress tracking, and systems integration. Want to provide a customized experience for your learners featuring your brand imagery? PlaidLMS can do that too.
PlaidLMS is also integrated with a number of customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, including Salesforce, ChapterSpot, OmegaFi and Patriot. If assessment and research are a part of your learning goals, PlaidLMS is integrated with Qualtrics to assist with data collection.
We pride ourselves in being educators and consultants who help others learn. We’re also not shy in front of a crowd. In addition to knowing a thing or two about instructional design, curriculum, and online learning, we have a team of facilitators who can present and lead sessions in real-time environments.
From personal awareness and team development to strategic planning and understanding today’s Generation Z students, our team delivers engaging and insightful training experiences. The time we spend together learning is precious, which is why each of our training and facilitation experiences are tailor designed to meet the interests and needs of each organization and group with whom we work.
High-quality and engaging curriculum is central to creating meaningful learning experiences. Whether you are looking to build a curriculum for a new learning experience or need assistance with reviewing and revising existing program content, our team of instructional designers can help you to fulfill learning outcomes and learning goals. Our curriculum design and review services are applicable to learning experiences deployed in-person, online, or in hybrid settings.
Case Study
Chi Phi Leap Program at the University of Florida
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