-Life as a Global Content Lead at UNICEF-
Dawn Lee DiPeri is an Education Specialist – Content Lead at UNICEF Learning Passport and Vice President of East End Advertising, Graphic & Instructional Design.
Educational Impact on Scale
At UNICEF Dawn leads the content department which helps dozens of countries create, curate, procure and adapt educational materials for children, adolescents and educators. Dawn also helps train on topics of online pedagogy/digital & blended learning and ed tech.
Past Experiences
Prior to working for UNICEF, Dawn was a Learning Designer and faculty developer at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dawn taught online, hybrid and face to face at the college level, teaching graphic design, new media and interpersonal communications.
Entrepreneurship
Dawn has also co-owned a design firm since 2012 with clients ranging from education, non-profit, healthcare and workforce development.
Authorship
She is also the author of “Graphic Design for Course Creators, Digitally accessible, Visually Appealing Courses” published by Press Books with a CC-BY Creative Commons license.
Educational Background
Dawn has earned her Doctor of Management in Higher Education, Teaching and Learning and her Master of Fine Arts in Advertising.
Reasons to Listen
This will be a talk worth listening to for:
- those who are looking to learn more about the varied career options available to those with a passion for education
- who are seeking deeper insights on what it’s like to be a Global Content Lead at UNICEF
- those curious about what it’s like to involved in educational projects that deliver on scale
Listeners will come away with insights on:
- what digital learning is all about and truly encompasses
- a day in the life a Global Content Lead at UNICEF
- the reasons Dawn also co-owns and operates a design agency off to the side of her professional work
- her pathway into the work she presently does
- how a combination of skill and interest in areas such as teaching, technology and design can create varied career pathway options
- her take on career setbacks
- the value of truly knowing yourself and what interests you as far as making career decisions
- how a passion for education can be expressed in so many ways and is not limited to just being an educator within a classroom
- less obvious but critically important skills she draws upon in her work
- the meaning of her work and what she finds to be the biggest reward
- the value of mission driven work
- advice relating to careers and managing one’s self identity
- a humorous look at the hidden challenges of a career with an international slant
- how AI is impacting the digital learning space
- much more!
A Memorable Quote from the Episode:
“Being in the UN, I’m fairly new to it. I’ve been part of it for two and a half years. I spent most of my life in academia and in corporate having my own company. It’s nice to have that network which I had from my previous life because it does benefit me in my current role tremendously.”
-Dawn Lee DiPeri
Check out the Video Conversation:
For those who desire to view video highlights of the conversation, you can do so via Youtube.
Discover More
For those interested in learning more about Dawn and her work, you can check out her work at UNICEF. You can also visit her Design firm here. Finally, Dawn can also be reached on:
*Special note: the comments and opinions contained within the episode with Dawn are that of her own and not official stances from UNICEF.
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