Alyshia Keys-Harris

Biography

Alyshia Keys-Harris is a Learning Designer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Teaching and Learning Lab (TLL), where she collaborates with faculty to design online learning experiences grounded in learning science and built to inspire meaningful engagement. She supports the development of impactful, scalable tools and strategies that empower educators to meet their learners' needs.

With nearly two decades of experience in instructional design, Alyshia brings creativity, collaboration, and deep pedagogical expertise to every project. She leads the design of flagship programs and mentors emerging learning designers, by equipping them with the thought practices that support the creation of human-centered instructional solutions. Alyshia is committed to building and advancing sustainable learning systems that respond to the ever-evolving challenges of learning and teaching.

EDUCAUSE Publications

  • A Practical SAMR + AI Framework for Instructional Design
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    The SAMR + AI Matrix is a structured learning design tool that aligns the SAMR Model with Bloom's Taxonomy, mapping levels of technological use to cognitive demand to guide instructors in determining how artificial intelligence (AI) could impact student work. This matrix is operationalized through a five-step framework that helps instructors deliberately design for the presence of AI in learning experiences.