Learning science first
Instructional decisions are grounded in how people actually build and retain capability, not in what a tool makes easy to produce.
About Tandiwe
Learning strategy that starts with people.
I am an AI Enablement and Learning Strategist with more than fifteen years in enterprise learning and development. I translate complex business challenges into human-centered learning strategies, scalable performance solutions, and AI-enabled experiences that build organizational capability. I hold an M.Ed. and Ed.S. in Instructional Design and an International Coaching Federation certification in Social and Emotional Intelligence.
My work sits where learning, technology, and change meet. Grounded in learning science, psychology, and change management, my approach recognizes that successful transformation requires more than implementing technology. It requires preparing people with the knowledge, confidence, and capabilities to use it effectively.
People. Possibilities. Progress.
Founder · TandiTech, LLC
At a glance
- Credential
- M.Ed. and Ed.S., Instructional Design
- Certification
- ICF-certified in Social and Emotional Intelligence
- Experience
- 15+ years across K‑12 education and enterprise learning and development
- Practice
- Learning strategy, AI enablement, change management, and K‑12 education
- Founder
- TandiTech, LLC
- K‑12 education
- Teaching, curriculum, and instructional leadership
How I work
Three principles behind every project.
Problem before tool
AI and platform work starts with a well-defined problem. The most valuable solutions are useful, trustworthy, and built around real workflows.
Adoption is change management
Technology transitions succeed or fail on adoption. Sustainable implementation depends on redesigned processes and people who feel confident using them.
Experience
Where the work has landed.
Fifteen years across K-12 education and enterprise learning and development, spanning platform transitions, AI enablement, and research-led experience design.
Learning technology & platform transitions
Evaluating learning ecosystems through developer efficiency and learner experience, migrating content libraries, and shaping how programs are organized after a transition.
Migrated more than 100 SCORM assets into Sana and established best practices for AI Tutor functionality.
LMS migration to SanaAI enablement & workflow design
Building AI literacy from the ground up: prompt engineering, custom agents, and AI-augmented workflows that fit the way teams already work.
Facilitated a Copilot agent workshop that took second place in an internal AI hackathon, and built a prompting program for 20 colleagues.
Content mapping to CopilotResearch & experience design
Applying qualitative and quantitative research methods to understand user needs, behaviors, and performance challenges before designing the experience.
Leading an independent mixed-methods research study as product owner and researcher.
Digital affirmations researchCareer path
From elementary classrooms to global learning teams.
The path started in Pre-K through 5th grade classrooms and ran through school districts, an education service center, and nonprofit program work before moving into enterprise learning.
- Senior Global Learning Experience Designer
- Program Manager and Lead Instructional Designer
- Curriculum Manager and Instructional Design Specialist
- Instructional Designer, Servicing Operations
Earlier roles: School district instructional designer, Education service center consultant, Grant project director, Nonprofit curriculum manager, Professional development facilitator, Pre-K through 5th grade educator.
Passion projects
The work I would do anyway.
Social and emotional intelligence coach
Coaching and workshop facilitation that helps people build self-awareness, empathy, and the confidence to lead themselves and others well.
Instructional design workshop facilitator
Practical workshops that help educators and learning teams turn good ideas into learning experiences people actually finish.
Volunteer social media manager, NAMI Emerald Coast
Supporting mental health awareness and community resources with clear, compassionate communication.
Beyond the projects
Also building TandiTech, LLC.
Through TandiTech, I create workshops and digital products for personal and professional growth, including the Affirmed Flower Method. The same intent runs through all of it: helping people build the confidence to do something new. I am also a wife, a mother, and a small business owner, and I bring that same care for people into every room I work in.
- Creator of the Affirmed Flower Method
- Workshops for personal and professional growth
- Digital courses and products
- Learning strategy consulting
- Social and emotional intelligence coaching
In their words
What colleagues say about working together.
Tandiwe, you bring the compassion, the passion, the empathy, the patience, and the emotional intelligence. You meet people at their point of need, and you make them feel that they matter.
Kathy G. Purnell, PhD, MSW, MSc
DEI Change Management Specialist and Program Developer
Tandiwe is a natural educator and communicator. Her genuine nature and easy style allow her to simplify technical or complex facilitator material, providing an excellent learning environment.
Yulander Ross
Senior Learning and Development Specialist
Tandiwe is one of the most dedicated and skilled people I have had the privilege to work with. Her knowledge of instructional technology and K-12 education helped not only herself, but those around her.
Rickie D. Frazier
Database Manager and Education Analyst
Let’s design what’s next