News & Thinking

d’Vinci Interactive and SAE International’s A World In Motion® (AWIM®) program have been recognized with a 2026 Tech & Learning Award of Excellence: Back to School in the Secondary Education category for AWIM Career Pathfinder.

Join us for the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) free webinar on creating training that prepares law enforcement professionals to perform when it matters most.

d’Vinci Interactive has received a W3 Award in the General Websites: Children & Youth category for its work with Alliant Energy to create a comprehensive online Energy Efficiency Curriculum.

d’Vinci Interactive’s immersive learning experience for PBS LearningMedia’s Ken Burns in the Classroom collection, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, has received a Silver 2026 W3 Award in the General Websites: Children & Youth category.

Effective onboarding requires more than delivering information—it should give learners opportunities to practice, receive coaching, and build confidence. Siesonn Fontaine, Director of Training and Quality at University of Maryland Global Campus, shares how her team uses structured onboarding, continuous improvement, and AI to create more effective learning experiences.

The business community is invited to attend “Reimagining Adult Training Through the Lens of K–12 Learning,” presented by d’Vinci President Mason Scuderi at a Washington County Chamber of Commerce event on October 6.

Scuderi’s presentation will help session attendees reimagine their next adult training project by drawing on successful K–12 learning techniques. The session will explore trends in K–12 education and practical strategies organizations can use to create more engaging and effective training experiences.

Lessons from SmartLab’s approach to preparing students for an AI-powered world can also strengthen adult learning and workplace development. Dr. Jennifer Berry explains how project-based learning, productive struggle, and durable human skills help learners use AI to enhance—not replace—their thinking.

Let me offer a challenge to every executive who has sponsored a training initiative: If your involvement ends when you approve the budget, you have not provided leadership partnership. You have provided permission.

Permission may allow a training initiative to begin, but it does not ensure that people will participate, apply what they learn, or sustain new behaviors over time.

Artificial intelligence is changing how we live, work—and increasingly, how crimes are committed. From deepfakes and voice cloning to AI-assisted fraud and synthetic identities, emerging technologies are creating new challenges for law enforcement agencies across the country.

A workplace assessment can create valuable insights—but its real impact comes from how those insights are put into practice. Texas811 Chief People Officer Shakheana Harrison and Director of Leadership and Development Terrence McCorkle share how the Working Genius framework has become part of the organization’s everyday culture.