by Kris Benefield | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
Writings from the JDP – Fall 2021 In my first semester of doctoral study in the Joint Doctoral Program in Education at San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University, I produced three final papers. You can find copies of the unpublished manuscripts...
by Kris Benefield | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog
Why Intersectionality Matters at Work Part One Intersectionality affects every aspect of our lives both within and beyond the realm of work, but it’s not always considered as a framework for meaningful change within organizations. In this series, we’ll walk you...
by Kris Benefield | Aug 10, 2021 | Blog
I just wrote a new blog post for the Cultivate company blog all about how we designed and developed a hybrid, multi-week, cohort-based learning program for workplace community builders: The Community Accelerator. Excerpt from the post: Whenever we design a shiny new...
by Kris Benefield | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog
New blog post on the Cultivate company blog by yours truly! It’s all about how we designed and developed our new email-based learning program on individual empowerment: The Empowered Cultivator Lab. Excerpt from the post: Welcome to our learning design shop at...
by Kris Benefield | Sep 9, 2020 | Blog
3 ways to support & amplify your colleagues None of us, or our organizations, are immune to bias. Even if we thoroughly educate ourselves, actively grow our awareness of our privileges, listen actively, and promote inclusive mindsets & practices within...
by Kris Benefield | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog
Why is “organizational culture” so hard to explain? Imagine a space-alien just landed in front of you, ran out of their ship on one of those retro, retractable ramps, and demanded an explanation of a complex topic that you’re familiar with but not an...
by Kris Benefield | Mar 16, 2018 | Blog, Events
Note: Please download the PowerPoint file above to view the animations (which are not visible in the embedded preview). Today, I’ll be presenting on Canvas content at Penn State’s Canvas Day 2018 event! The session is titled “Canvas: Creating and...
by Kris Benefield | Aug 4, 2017 | Blog, Notes, Professional Development
Now that I’ve finished my change management course via Prosci, I am officially a Certified Change Practitioner! These are some of my high-level notes and takeaways from the training. Key Principles Change is a process. OCM is about “the people side of change.”...
by Kris Benefield | Jul 30, 2017 | Blog, Notes, Professional Development
Building Culture: Adjunct faculty success and connection Contact info: jvankley@olivet.edu, smoore2@olivet.edu (Olivet University) Training for Instructors: Learn canvas by training in canvas Self paced modules on other teaching topics Simple assessment for completion...
by Kris Benefield | Oct 30, 2016 | Blog, Notes, Professional Development
Communications toolkit workshop: A hands-on guide to creating meaningful messages that support your IT change UMich has distributed IT across the university Example project: wifi upgrades across all buildings/areas comm toolkit included digital signs, table tents,...
