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DEMO: Accelerating Learning: The Power of Cloud Playgrounds for HR and L&D Leaders

Monday, May 13, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

Host: Association for Talent Development
By: Drew Firment, Chief Cloud Strategist , Pluralsight and Hayley Shuler, Cloud Hands-On Product Manager, Pluralsight
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Real-world experience is required to solve real-world challenges—and professionals agree that hands-on learning is the most effective way to develop new skills, retain knowledge, and get started.


Learn how individuals are getting hands-on experience with cloud computing using playgrounds and sandboxes to accelerate their learning journey in a safe, secure, and risk-free environment. Demo included!

  • 87% of professionals agree that hands-on learning is the most effective way to learn new skills.
  • Hands-on learners retain 75% of knowledge compared to only 10% for traditional methods like lectures.
  • Playgrounds and sandboxes drop learners into real cloud computing environments to learn real hands-on skills.

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Drew Firment
Drew Firment

Chief Cloud Strategist, Pluralsight

Drew Firment is chief cloud strategist at Pluralsight where he works closely with business and technology leaders to accelerate cloud adoption by migrating talent to the cloud. Drew was previously director of cloud engineering at Capital One leading enterprise cloud operations within their Cloud Center of Excellence focused on migrating the early adopters of Amazon Web Services (AWS) into production. Drew founded Capital One’s cloud engineering college that drove a large-scale talent transformation and earned a patent for measuring cloud adoption and maturity. He is recognized by Amazon as an AWS Community Hero for his ongoing efforts to build inclusive and sustainable learning communities.


Hayley Shuler
Hayley Shuler

Cloud Hands-On Product Manager, Pluralsight

Hayley Shuler is a Product Manager at Pluralsight on the Cloud Hands-On team. Hayley plays a key role in planning the Cloud Hands-On roadmap and completing discovery and development in partnership with the Cloud Hands-On design and engineering teams to further enhance Pluralsight's Cloud Hands-On Labs and Sandboxes. During 2023, Hayley led Pluralsight’s hands-on learning GenAI initiative with the development of Pluralsight’s AI Sandboxes, a collection of hands-on practice environments for learners to experiment with GenAI and AI services. Previously, Hayley was a software engineer and technical lead.