Dawn Lee DiPeri
Dawn Lee DiPeri has served as the Global Content Lead for UNICEF since 2023, following her previous role as a Digital Content Management Specialist for UNICEF. Prior to joining UNICEF, she concluded her contract with the Harvard Graduate School of Education in November 2021, where she worked as a Learning Designer for both the AERID Lab and the Teaching and Learning Lab. She is an internationally recognised expert on online pedagogy and inclusive classrooms.
She holds a Doctorate in Management, Higher Education, Teaching and Learning and a Master of Fine Arts in Advertising and a Bachelor of Technology in Visual Communications. Dawn also holds a CITI certification for human subject research, a Hubspot Inbound Marketing Certification, and an E-Learning Launch certificate for Articulate Storyline.
Dawn is a contributor to the widely recognised Cahoots Ed Tech Strategy course, has presented on UDL and DEI for the E-Learning Summit, and has worked with Thomas J. Tobin to develop the OneHE Learning Path on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Dawn has conducted research on the subjects of online learning, gender and race disparity in the workforce and recently completed her first book:
About the book:
“This book was written to help educators and instructional designers to design visually appealing courses (and curricular materials) that are also digitally accessible. I argue that applying graphic design principles reduces barriers, lowers cognitive load, and improves learning. I created the Graphic Design E-Learning Checklist to help instructional designers improve the look and feel of their courses while designing for inclusivity at the forefront.”
Peer Reviewed Publications
Blogs:
How to Develop Writing Skills in Students and Help Them Be Original.
How to spot a struggling student online and what to do about it.