Past Events

Nebraska Wesleyan University

On 22nd March 2023 at Lincoln, Nebraska (in person)

Frostburg State University

On 17th March 2023 at (webinar)

The Diocese of Phoenix

On 10th March 2023 at Phoenix, AZ (in person)

SXSW EDU (March 6-9)

On 6th March 2023 at Austin, TX

Reedley College

On 4th March 2023 at Reedley, California (in person)

Keynote, the Learning Ideas Conference

On 16th February 2023 at New York City (webinar)

Teaching Fellows Institute (serving K-12 teachers in Charlotte NC)

On 13th February 2023 at (webinar)

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Hunter Industries (one day learning webinar-workshop)

On 24th January 2023 at (webinar)

Navigo Lyceum

On 19th January 2023 at Wrocław, Poland (webinar)

Coursera all-star instructor panel with Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng and “Dr. Chuck” Severance

On 17th January 2023 at (webinar)

Defense Language Institute

On 20th December 2022 at Monterey, CA (webinar)

the Global Science of Learning and Education Network (GSoLEN) (8:00 am Pacific)

On 6th December 2022 at (webinar)

Keynote Speaker at IEEE TALE 2022

On 6th December 2022 at Hong Kong (via webinar) 9:30 am – 10:30 am Hong Kong time (followed by Q/A (about 15 minutes))

Engineering Institute of Technology Keynote

On 30th November 2022 at Perth, Australia

Universitas Negeri Makassar (Makassar State University)

On 15th November 2022 at Makassar, Indonesia (webinar)

Vinaphone

On 14th November 2022 at Hanoi, Vietnam

TH Group

On 14th November 2022 at Hanoi, Vietnam

Learning in Vietnam (ETS Data)

On 12th November 2022 at Hanoi, Vietnam

National Economics University

On 11th November 2022 at Hanoi, Vietnam

FPT University

On 11th November 2022 at Hanoi, Vietnam

Chandigarh University

On 5th November 2022 at Remote from New Delhi

all India webinar for Coursera

On 5th November 2022 at Remote from New Delhi

Woxen University

On 4th November 2022 at (remote from New Delhi, India)

Bajaj Finserv (Non-Banking Financial Company – NBFC)

On 4th November 2022 at remote from New Delhi, India

Aditya Birla Group

On 4th November 2022 at Remote from New Delhi, India

PwC India

On 4th November 2022 at New Delhi, In person at main office & remote for online viewers

KL (formerly Koneru Lakshmaiah) University (remote) with participants from Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi

On 3rd November 2022 at webinar given from New Delhi, India

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

On 3rd November 2022 at Ghaziabad, Delhi, India (in person)

Tergar Monastery, Nepal, extended set of workshops Oct 27-30

On 27th October 2022 at Kathmandu, Nepal

Chiang Mai University

On 21st October 2022 at Chiang Mai, Thailand (face-to-face)

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) Academy

On 20th October 2022 at Bangkok , Thailand (face-to-face)

Ministry of Finance Learning Week, Indonesia

On 19th October 2022 at Jakarta (webinar) (12.30-2.00 pm Jakarta time)

Quizlet

On 4th October 2022 at (webinar)

LWMOOCS 2022, September 29 (winner, best flash presentation)

On 28th September 2022 at Antigua, Guatemala

Longyearbyen School (World’s Northernmost K-12 School)

On 27th September 2022 at Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.

researchED

On 24th September 2022 at Dublin, Ireland

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South Plains College (webinars) Sep 16 and Sep 23

On 16th September 2022 at

Community Colleges of Spokane

On 14th September 2022 at Spokane, Washington (webinar)

32BJ Training Fund

On 10th September 2022 at

Coding Bootcamp webinar Class Central

On 8th September 2022 at

USP Zdrowie

On 5th September 2022 at (Webinar)

Effective Ways to Teach and Learn During War

On 1st September 2022 at webinar for Ukraine

Progressive Community; The biggest community of higher education workers in Ukraine.

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Fundación Mustakis

On 26th August 2022 at Santiago, Chile (webinar)

Khalifa University (August 22-26)

On 22nd August 2022 at Abu Dhabi

OpenStax with iDoRecall

On 17th August 2022 at Webinar on retrieval practice

(OpenStax is the 4th largest textbook publisher)

Nanyang Technological University

On 11th August 2022 at Singapore

Fall Vets Hackathon

On 5th August 2022 at (Webinar)

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Education Writers Association

On 26th July 2022 at Orlando, FL (In person)

Amdocs July 5 and 6

On 5th July 2022 at (webinar-worldwide)

Middle College National Consortium

On 25th June 2022 at Jersey City, NJ

Shamir Optics

On 9th June 2022 at Webinar

Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Conference June 2, 2022

On 2nd June 2022 at

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ORLEU Kazakh national center for vocational training: How to effectively teach and learn?

On 25th May 2022 at Kazakhstan (webinar)

ASEE Master Class on Teaching May 17, 18, and 19 (12 – 4 PM, ET all days)

On 17th May 2022 at (webinar)

Teaching Kids in a Stressful Time

On 3rd May 2022 at Webinar for Osvitoria, Kyiv, Ukraine

YPO St. Louis

On 13th April 2022 at St. Louis, Missouri

Canadian Accredited Independent Schools National Leaders Conference

On 11th April 2022 at

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JDC

On 11th April 2022 at

Opening plenary (and two in-depth workshops) for the European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH)

On 6th April 2022 at University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

Librăria Humanitas Cișmigiu

On 28th March 2022 at Bucharest, Romania

Technopark Celje: Learning in math and science

On 24th March 2022 at Celje, Slovenia

Learning and Maintaining Mental Health During Times of Challenge

On 18th March 2022 at Webinar for Ukraine Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv

Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Keynote, Georgia Tech “Celebrating Teaching Day”

On 15th March 2022 at Atlanta (webinar)

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IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section

On 15th March 2022 at

UC Berkeley, 12-2pm

On 22nd February 2022 at Chou Hall (on campus)

The Neuroscience of Learning—and How It Can Inform Educational Policy

On 21st February 2022 at Sheraton Palo Alto, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Learning & the Brain Conference–The Science of Schooling: Combining Brain Science and COVID Lessons Learned to Rethinking Teaching and Learning, Feb 18-20

On 18th February 2022 at San Francisco

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Association for Research in Otolaryngology 45th Annual MidWinter Meeting 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Pacific Time

On 5th February 2022 at webinar (live event in San Francisco)

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ASEE Master Class on Teaching January 11, 12, and 13 (12 – 4 PM, ET all days)

On 11th January 2022 at webinar

Beijing Academy

On 18th December 2021 at Webinar for Beijing, 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm US Mountain time, 8:30 am to 9:00 am December 19 Beijing Time

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (10:00 am December 16th India Standard Time; 9:30 pm December 15 US Mountain time)

On 15th December 2021 at

Learning how to learn for engineering professionals Keynote for EIT

On 8th December 2021 at webinar

Interview about learning: Kommersant

On 25th November 2021 at

Galileo University

On 5th November 2021 at Guatemala City

Learning Specialists Association of Canada: Going Deeper into How Neuroscience Is Changing What We Know about Learning (1:00 pm Eastern)

On 28th October 2021 at (webinar)

Delta College, Michigan

On 28th October 2021 at webinar

On Course Conference

On 8th October 2021 at

eTEACH conference; Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

On 8th October 2021 at Weimar, Germany

University of Zielona Góra

On 4th October 2021 at Zielona Góra, Poland

Federal Congress for Protestant Schools September 30 and October 1, 2021

On 30th September 2021 at Dresden, Germany

Rasmussen University

On 23rd September 2021 at Online

Keynote, Western Michigan University

On 16th September 2021 at Kalamazoo, Michigan

City of Glasgow College, Learning and Teaching Conference 2021

On 14th September 2021 at Glasgow, Scotland (via web)

Cauca University, Colombia, keynote & workshop

On 10th September 2021 at webinar

Russian Global Forum “Time for Education” by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation Institute for Education Strategy of the Russian Academy of Education

On 27th August 2021 at Webinar (physical event in Moscow)

Chicago Public Schools

On 19th August 2021 at Chicago Public Schools- ECCE 42 West Madison Street, Garden Level Chicago, IL 60602

Keynote for Future of Learning an inaugural learning festival organised by the National Library Board of Singapore

On 13th August 2021 at Webinar

Keynote speaker, Jefferson Community and Technical College’s annual Faculty Professional Development Day

On 6th August 2021 at webinar

Course Hero Annual Summit

On 30th July 2021 at Online

American Society of Engineering Education: 90 minute plenary “Rethinking Active Learning” July 26-29

On 29th July 2021 at Long Beach, CA

Keynote, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

On 29th July 2021 at (Webinar)

United States Military Academy West Point (onboarding for new faculty)

On 28th July 2021 at webinar

Beta.gouv (specializing in digital solutions for public policies (4:00 – 5:00 pm in France) in France)

On 23rd June 2021 at

ASEE Master Class on Effective Teaching Monday 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern, June 21 through Wed, June 23

On 21st June 2021 at Webinar

Keynote, EdCrunch

On 16th June 2021 at Ugra, Russia (webinar)

Microsoft All Hands Meeting: Azure Cloud & AI

On 3rd June 2021 at

Webinar on learning, 1:00 pm Eastern time

On 27th May 2021 at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Microsoft Learning to Lead Speaker Series, Azure Cloud & AI – Learning with Managers

On 26th May 2021 at

Proctor and Gamble (Webinar for 600+ IT Managers)

On 25th May 2021 at Webinar

Keynote for Learning Day, Microsoft UK

On 20th May 2021 at

Learning Specialists Association of Canada (Webinar)

On 20th May 2021 at

Speaker for the online forum for the winners of the Russian Professional Competition “Teacher of the Future.”

On 16th May 2021 at Webinar

Keynote, Professional Advisers Council (PAC) Retreat, Oakland University

On 14th May 2021 at Rochester, Michigan (webinar)

University of Delaware Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series

On 30th April 2021 at (Webinar)

National Aerospace University -‘Kharkiv Aviation Institute’​ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm US Eastern Time

On 29th April 2021 at Kharkiv, Ukraine (via web)

II Central Asian Nobel Fest online April 7-9, 2021–Barb on at 8:00 AM Eastern April 8

On 8th April 2021 at webinar

MyTutor, webinar

On 24th March 2021 at UK

live webinar interactive sessions with Sydney Grammar School

On 23rd March 2021 at Siydney, Australia

Keynote, Engaged Learning in Engineering at McGill University (ELINE)

On 6th March 2021 at McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Harvard, MIT, Dana Alliance Learning & the Brain Online Conference on the “The Science of Teaching in a Pandemic: Improving Student Motivation, Attention, Autonomy, and Agency in an Age of in-School and Online Learning”

On 20th February 2021 at

Siam Commercial Bank Thailand

On 25th January 2021 at Webinar (prerecorded)

Keynote for the Mofet Institute

On 22nd December 2020 at Israel

Keynote for SYNERGY 2020

On 22nd December 2020 at Ukraine (webinar)

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Keynote and workshops for Singapore Institute of Management (Dec 3 & 4 US time)

On 3rd December 2020 at Webinar for Singapore

2020 World Engineering Education Conference and Global Engineering Dean’s Council, 16-19 Nov 2020

On 16th November 2020 at (Online)

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European University Alliance for Global Health, sponsored by the University of Szeged, 3 part workshop on learning, advanced topics in teaching, and teaching well online

On 24th October 2020 at Szeged, Hungary (via webinar)

Haaretz/The Marker Annual Education conference Oct 19-21

On 19th October 2020 at Israel

Lightning Keynote, Learning with MOOCs Conference Sep 30 – Oct 2

On 30th September 2020 at Webinar

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Novartis Keynote for Curiosity Month Sep 28 9:30 – 10:30 am Mountain Time

On 28th September 2020 at Basel, Switzerland (Webinar)

Red Oak Independent School District (webinar on learning & online learning)

On 13th August 2020 at Northern Ellis County, TX

Faculty professional development day, Logan-Magnolia Community School District (10 Aug)

On 10th August 2020 at Logan, Iowa

Course Hero online conference July 29-31

On 30th July 2020 at

DTEK–Ukraine’s largest energy holding company: Teaching Well Online Part 1 (3 hour webinar)

On 18th July 2020 at Webinar based out of Kyiv, Ukraine

“Zoom-Out: Re-imagine the Future of Education” E-Summit

On 13th July 2020 at Webinar sponsored by the Israeli American Council (IAC) and Tel Aviv University Online (TAU) - Innovative Learning Center

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ING Group Financial Services Company – Learning How to Learn

On 1st July 2020 at webinar based out of Amsterdam

DTEK–Ukraine’s largest energy holding company: Teaching Well Online Part 2 (3 hour webinar)

On 25th June 2020 at Webinar based out of Kyiv, Ukraine

Keynote for the Teaching Professor Conference Online (recording video on May 14 2020)

On 14th May 2020 at

India Didactics Association (DIDAC) webinar-keynote

On 14th May 2020 at

AKLTG–Creating Great Online Learning Materials

On 23rd April 2020 at Webinar centered out of Singapore

ING Group Financial Services Company–Creating Great Online Learning Materials

On 22nd April 2020 at Webinar centered out of Amsterdam

“Inclusive Teaching for Diverse Student Groups,” for the Learning Specialists of Canada (LSAC). 1:00 pm Eastern

On 20th April 2020 at

IKEA Keynote for Talent Focus Week

On 24th March 2020 at Philadelphia, PA

Webinar for Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, How Neuroscience Is Changing What We Know about Learning: Practical Insights for Instructors

On 24th March 2020 at Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Bangalore, India

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Keynote and Talks

On 5th March 2020 at Columbus, Ohio

Stanford Online High School (webinar) 7:00 pm Eastern

On 20th February 2020 at Redwood City, CA (via web)

Workshop on creating great online videos, for Novartis, Dec 3-4

On 4th December 2019 at Basel, Switzerland

Keynote on learning for Novartis, Dec 3-4

On 3rd December 2019 at Basel, Switzerland

Kickoff keynote for the Science of Learning Conference, co-sponsored by Harvard, MIT, and the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, November 22-24

On 22nd November 2019 at Boston, Massachusetts

Touro College

On 20th November 2019 at New York, New York

Workshop on teaching and learning for DTEK Academy (a corporate university of DTEK energy company)

On 15th November 2019 at Kyiv, Ukraine

Advanced workshop on teaching for the Osvitoria Hub

On 14th November 2019 at Kyiv, Ukraine

Workshop for teachers from around Ukraine on teaching and learning (Osvitoria Hub)

On 14th November 2019 at Kyiv, Ukraine

Opening keynote for the grand opening of Osvitoria Hub

On 13th November 2019 at Kyiv, Ukraine

Workshop on Teaching and Learning at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute

On 13th November 2019 at Kyiv, Ukraine

Faculty Training for IE University: Leveraging Neuroscience for More Effective Teaching

On 7th November 2019 at Madrid, Spain

4-hour workshop on teaching and learning, for Spanish teachers, sponsored by Santillana Publishers

On 6th November 2019 at Madrid, Spain

Faculty Training for IE University: Leveraging Neuroscience for More Effective Teaching

On 5th November 2019 at Madrid, Spain

International alumni live and webinar speech, IE University, on Learning How to Learn

On 5th November 2019 at Madrid, Spain

Learning How to Learn-Lecture for executives from VRBO (Vacation Rentals by Owner)

On 4th November 2019 at Madrid, Spain

Keynote, Learning How to Learn Conference for International Schools (sponsored by ESIC)

On 17th October 2019 at Barcelona, Spain

Master event for students (ESIC)

On 17th October 2019 at Barcelona, Spain

Workshop with instructors from the program “Excellence in Teaching” (Higher Education Academy) ESIC

On 16th October 2019 at Barcelona, Spain

Keynote, Learning How to Learn Conference for International Schools (sponsored by ESIC)

On 15th October 2019 at Valencia, Spain

Workshop with instructors from the program “Excellence in Teaching” (Higher Education Academy) ESIC

On 14th October 2019 at Valencia, Spain

Master event for students (ESIC)

On 14th October 2019 at Valencia, Spain

Master event for students (ESIC)

On 14th October 2019 at Valencia, Spain

Master event for sophomores and freshmen (ESIC)

On 11th October 2019 at Madrid, Spain

Workshop with instructors from the program “Excellence in Teaching” (Higher Education Academy) ESIC

On 10th October 2019 at Madrid, Spain

Keynote, open Learning How to Learn Conference (ESIC)

On 9th October 2019 at Madrid, Spain

Workshop with instructors from the program “Excellence in Teaching” (Higher Education Academy)

On 8th October 2019 at Madrid, Spain

Master event for juniors and seniors (ESIC)

On 8th October 2019 at Madrid, Spain

EnlightEd: How Neuroscience Is Changing What We Know about Learning

On 3rd October 2019 at Madrid, Spain

EdCrunch Debate–Modern neuroscience and education: new arguments supporting old methods with Tatyana Chernigovskay

On 2nd October 2019 at Moscow, Russia

EdCrunch: Learning How to Learn 12:40 – 1:20 pm

On 1st October 2019 at Moscow, Russia

EdCrunch: Making Powerful Online Videos

On 1st October 2019 at Moscow, Russia

Russian Educators Meeting and Discussion of Online Education Trends (19:00 – 20:30)

On 30th September 2019 at Native speakers Cafe, Moscow, Russia

EdCrunch: Neuroscience of learning and its Implications for teaching practice in higher education institutions, 2.5 hour pre-conference workshop

On 30th September 2019 at Moscow, Russia

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Astana Hub Entrepreneurial Center: Learning How to Learn

On 29th September 2019 at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

1 hour keynote, Nazarbayev University

On 28th September 2019 at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

7.5 hour workshop for instructors/teachers, Alma University

On 26th September 2019 at Almaty, Kazakhstan

1 Hour Keynote, Alma University, (Open to the Public)

On 25th September 2019 at Almaty, Kazakhstan

Keynote Sam Houston State University Digital Education Summit, Sep 19-20

On 19th September 2019 at Hunstville, TX

Learning How to Learn, keynote and workshops, Weber State University

On 18th September 2019 at Ogden, UT

Professional development, Tower Hill School

On 27th August 2019 at Wilmington, DE

Professional Development Workshop, Southwestern College

On 12th August 2019 at Chula Vista, California

Course Hero Annual Education Summit, July 18-19

On 18th July 2019 at Redwood City, California

Keynote on learning, The Aga Khan University

On 14th June 2019 at Karachi, Pakistan

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Keynote on Learning, LUMS

On 13th June 2019 at Lahore, Pakistan

Workshop on Learning How to Learn, Arbisoft 11:00 – 12:00 pm

On 10th June 2019 at Lahore, Pakistan

“Lights, Camera, Action … CUT!” Workshop – Creating Online Courses, LUMS

On 10th June 2019 at LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan

Active workshop on Learning How to Change, senior executives of the Inter-American Development Bank, via HyperIsland

On 5th June 2019 at Panama City, Panama

Holland Park State High School, (12-1 speech for students, 3:30 – 5:30 PD for teachers)

On 23rd May 2019 at Bapaume Road Holland Park West, Queensland, Australia

Keynote, Queensland Secondary School Principal Association Conference, May 22-24, 2019 (Keynote on May 24, 9am – 10:15am)

On 22nd May 2019 at Brisbane, Australia

Keynote, Higher Education Commission

On 12th May 2019 at Islamabad, Pakistan

University of Techology Sydney: “Lessons from a Basement Studio: How to Create a Successful Massive Open Online Course”

On 7th May 2019 at Sydney, Australia

This session will be held at our Learner Experience Lab (LX.lab), please find directions here https://goo.gl/maps/HVgvjjAiqKs

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Talk on Learning How to Learn sponsored by NBNC 10:00 am

On 7th May 2019 at Discovery Centre, 100 Arthur Street, North Sydney, Australia

University of Auckland and the New Zealand Initiative

On 1st May 2019 at Auckland, NZ

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Keynote, Delta-Schoolcraft ISD

On 16th April 2019 at Escanaba, Michigan

2019 University of Kentucky Economics Teaching Workshop

On 13th April 2019 at Lexington, Kentucky

Keynote/fireside chat April 8-10 ASU-GSV Summit

On 9th April 2019 at San Diego, California

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Research presentation, AERA Annual Conference April 5-9

On 6th April 2019 at Toronto, Ontario

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Keynote, IMAT (April 1-2)

On 1st April 2019 at Valencia, Spain

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Keynote, INTED 2019 13th Annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference

On 11th March 2019 at Valencia, Spain

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Keynote and workshops for Yarat, March 6-9

On 6th March 2019 at Baku, Azerbaijan

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Goodenough College Feb 1 & 2

On 1st February 2019 at London UK

St Matthias School

On 1st February 2019 at London UK

Speaking for IE Business School, January 22-27, 2019

On 22nd January 2019 at Madrid Spain

Keynote, Blå Stjärnan Akademin, “Learning, communication and clinical problem solving: Caregivers taking care of their patients and themselves” Jan 19-20

On 19th January 2019 at Gothenburg, Sweden

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Rotary–Talk about Learning, and How to Improve Education Worldwide

On 4th December 2018 at Rochester, MI

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

On 28th November 2018 at Charlotte, North Carolina

Lessons from a Basement Studio, Georgia Tech 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

On 27th November 2018 at Atlanta, Georgia

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SC4 Fine Arts Building 323 Erie, 6:00 pm

On 26th November 2018 at Port Huron, MI 48060

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Khan Academy: Fireside chat with Sal Khan,12:15 pm

On 16th November 2018 at Mountain View, California

“Making Internationally Relevant, Diverse, Culturally Attuned Videos that People Love to Watch,” Google-YouTube HQ

On 15th November 2018 at Mountain View, California

Speech for Monta Vista High School on Learning How to Learn

On 13th November 2018 at Cupertino, CA

Webinar for Women at the BBC, 12:00 noon London time

On 7th November 2018 at UK

Keynote: Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Conference, Niagara College

On 24th October 2018 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Educational Resource on the Fundamental Principles of Rigorous Neuroscience Research: Workshop organized by the NIH, Oct 22-23

On 22nd October 2018 at Bethesda, MD

Webinar, Association of Educational Therapists, Dec 13, 2018

On 13th October 2018 at

Webinar for Southwestern College

On 10th October 2018 at Chula Vista, California

Keynote, EnlightED, Madrid

On 3rd October 2018 at Spain

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Keynote, Gran Canaria, September 30 to October 6, 2018.

On 30th September 2018 at Canary Islands

Keynote, Learning with MOOCs conference 2018

On 28th September 2018 at Madrid, Spain

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Norway, various institutions August 24-Sep 20, 2018

On 24th August 2018 at Oslo, Norway

Keynote speaker, district-wide professional development day for all teaching staff

On 14th August 2018 at Delta, Colorado

Cadence Design Systems

On 8th August 2018 at San Jose, California

Helping You—and the Children in Your Life—Learn STEM Subjects More Effectively (taught by a Fellow of IEEE!) 2:00 pm Eastern time

On 7th August 2018 at International webinar

Silicon Valley IEEE Computer Society

On 7th August 2018 at Silicon Valley, California

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Lecture at University of California, San Diego, on learning 9:00 am

On 4th August 2018 at the main auditorium on the entrance level floor of the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, room #1W-210, 9452 Medical Center Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037

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Keynote, SEA Homeschoolers Conference 4:00 pm

On 13th July 2018 at Atlanta, Georgia

Middle College National Consortium Summer Professional Development Institute, June 22-24

On 22nd June 2018 at New York/New Jersey

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Keynote, International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace (ICELW), Colombia University

On 13th June 2018 at New York City

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Keynote and workshop, SUNY Conference on Instruction and Technology, May 23-24, 2018

On 23rd May 2018 at Buffalo, New York

Shanghai-Taipei MOOCs, several events May 11-20 timeframe

On 11th May 2018 at

University of Nebraska Distance Education Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium, Keynote, May 8th, 2018

On 8th May 2018 at Lincoln, Nebraska

Latin American Heads Conference, April 18th to 20th, 2018

On 18th April 2018 at Bogotá, Colombia

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Keynote, Cornell University’s Provost Seminar on Teaching

On 12th April 2018 at Ithaca, New York

Keynote, World’s Fair Nano, San Francisco March 10-11, 2018

On 10th March 2018 at San Francisco, California

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Coursera Annual Conference, March 6-8, 2018

On 6th March 2018 at Tempe, Arizona

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Keynote, V International Symposium on Applied Innovation, 1-2 March

On 1st March 2018 at Valencia ,Spain

Texas A&M University at Qatar Feb 19-22, 2018

On 19th February 2018 at Doha, Qatar

Keynote, Middle College National Consortium Annual Conference

On 13th February 2018 at Newport, California

Amos Fetzer and Alice Fetzer Memorial Lecture, Nebraska Wesleyan, Feb 9 (workshop on online learning Feb 8)

On 9th February 2018 at Lincoln, Nebraska

Keynote, All Hands Meeting, Microsoft Western Europe

On 6th February 2018 at Monaco

Sounding Series speaker, January 24, 2018 (3:00 – 4:30 pm)

On 24th January 2018 at Oakland University, 242 Elliott Hall

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Opening Keynote, Colorado Association of School Boards Conference

On 2nd December 2017 at Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO

University of São Paulo, Nov 13 – 14, 2017

On 13th November 2017 at São Paulo, Brazil

Autodesk Leadership Summit (Oct 31 – Nov 2)

On 31st October 2017 at San Francisco, California, USA

Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast, Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 25-26

On 25th October 2017 at

 

 

Smithsonian Institution

On 18th October 2017 at Washington, DC

City University of Dublin

On 5th October 2017 at Dublin, Ireland

Keynote, Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC)

On 3rd October 2017 at Belfast, Northern Ireland

IE University, Madrid, Sep 26-28, 2017

On 26th September 2017 at Madrid, Spain

Virtual experiential learning, McMaster University President’s Retreat

On 25th August 2017 at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

McMaster Symposium on Education & Cognition

On 27th July 2017 at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, July 10-12, 2017

On 10th July 2017 at Bogotá, Colombia

Extended Workshop on Teaching and Learning, July 3-7 and July 13, 2017.

On 3rd July 2017 at Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Columbia

“How to Make a Great MOOC,” University of Tokyo, at the Fukutake Learning Theater, June 28, 2017

On 28th June 2017 at Fukutake Learning Theater, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,

MOOCs Are Like Dating—Classes Are Like Marriage: Lessons from Teaching the World’s Largest MOOC, Graduate School of Informatics and the International Research Unit of Advanced Future Studies, Kyoto University

On 14th June 2017 at Kyoto, Japan

Visiting Scholar, June 1-30, 2017.

On 1st June 2017 at International Research Unit of Advanced Future Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Opening Keynote, Florida Literacy Conference

On 10th May 2017 at South Seas Island Resort, Captiva, Fl

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Santa Fe Institute Colloquia Series

On 2nd May 2017 at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM

McGill University

On 24th March 2017 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Keynote presentation for “Activate Learning: New Strategies for Chemistry Education Today,” Cengage Learning

On 25th February 2017 at Austin, TX at the Sheraton Austin Capital,

Barbara Oakley: “A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel in Math and Science – and Anything Else You Study,” University of Michigan – Dearborn, January 25, 2017.

On 25th January 2017 at Dearborn, Michigan, USA

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“Revolutionizing Corporate Learning,” Association for Talent Development-Coursera webinar, January 4th, 2017

On 4th January 2017 at Register Online

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Improving your “in-person” teaching in a competitive online world

On 24th December 2016 at Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City, Guatemala

MOOCs Are Like Dating—Classes Are Like Marriage. Lessons from Teaching the World’s Largest MOOC

On 5th December 2016 at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Speaking on teaching and learning

On 25th November 2016 at Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City, Guatemala

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Learning for rural teachers

On 22nd November 2016 at Starfish School for Girls, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

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Antigua 10X Festival

On 18th November 2016 at Antigua, Guatemala

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DevLearn

On 16th November 2016 at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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Opening keynote, University of Nebraska Extension Conference

On 8th November 2016 at Kearney, Nebraska USA

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Learning, and using active learning in the classroom

On 7th November 2016 at University of Nebraska East Campus, Lincoln, Nebraska USA

Morning talks on teaching and learning

On 4th November 2016 at Pikes Peak Community College

US Air Force Academy

On 3rd November 2016 at Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

Day long series of workshops on learning and teaching

On 19th October 2016 at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Keynote Speaker, Learning Technologies Symposium, 2016

On 18th October 2016 at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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The Michigan chapter of the American Association of Physics Teachers (MIAAPT)

On 15th October 2016 at Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan, USA

Chief Judge and Guest speaker/Keynote Speaker Premium Teaching Award Ceremony and Workshop

On 6th October 2016 at University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica

Keynote, Improvement through Self-Reflection and other talks, Ivy Tech Bloomington Faculty Professional Development Conference

On 12th August 2016 at Ivy Tech Bloomington, Indiana USA

Opening keynote speaker, EMBS ISC 2016

On 29th May 2016 at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

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Keynote, Liberating Leaders Conference

On 25th May 2016 at Bedales School, Petersfield, Hampshire UK

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Keynote presentation for the Association of Chief Executive Officers

On 14th May 2016 at Athens, Greece

Opening keynote speaker, Maryland Association for Adult, Community and Continuing Education,

On 12th May 2016 at The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, USA

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Talks on learning and online learning, May 5, 6, 7 and 10, 2016, commemorating the 25th anniversary of COLFUTURO

On 5th May 2016 at Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia

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Opening keynote speaker, Enriching Scholarship Conference

On 2nd May 2016 at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Opening keynote speaker, International Conference on MOOCs

On 22nd April 2016 at Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan

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Talks about learning, University of Connecticut

On 17th April 2016 at Hartford, Connecticut

Opening keynote speaker, On Course National Conference

On 8th April 2016 at Orange County, CA

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“Lessons from a Basement Studio: How to Make Riveting Online Courses”

On 8th March 2016 at Neumann University Faculty Showcase, online webinar

Closing keynote: “Why Teaching Online Matters,” Coursera Annual Conference

On 5th March 2016 at The Hague, Netherlands

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Keynote speaker, 2016 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference

On 5th March 2016 at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Webinar, American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB)

On 18th February 2016 at Online

Keynote speaker, Learning Technologies Conference

On 4th February 2016 at Olympia, London, United Kingdom

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Opening keynote speaker, Courage to Risk Conference

On 22nd January 2016 at Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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Various talks, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, January 18-19

On 18th January 2016 at Guatemala City, Guatemala

Keynote speaker on learning and online learning for the 30th Anniversary of the founding of the Centre for the Advancement of Science and Mathematics Education (CASME)

On 26th November 2015 at University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Keynote Speaker at the Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA) conference

On 20th November 2015 at North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

“Shaping Careers and Learning – 21st Century Skills – how to stay resilient in the face of a changing economy,” Singapore Workforce Development Agency Professionals, Managers, and Executives Event

On 3rd November 2015 at Singapore

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“Shaping Careers and Learning – Trends in learning & development and insights on productivity,” Singapore Workforce Development Agency Human Resources Event

On 3rd November 2015 at Singapore

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“Unlocking the 21st Century Learning Code,” Learning Event for Parents

On 1st November 2015 at Singapore

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Keynote, 21st Century Learning – Education Breakthrough Conference 2015

On 31st October 2015 at Jakarta, Indonesia

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“Learning How to Learn,” Baidu Headquarters

On 23rd October 2015 at Beijing, China

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Center for Education & Innovation (CEI) Inaugural Keynote

On 20th October 2015 at Hong Kong

Keynote speaker, “An Extraordinary Opportunity,” Coursera Asia Regional Workshop

On 17th October 2015 at Hong Kong

“Learning How to Learn,” IEEE Conference

On 28th August 2015 at Milan, Italy

Talks on learning and teaching, Student/Academic Affairs vision-planning retreat, Eastern Michigan University

On 4th August 2015 at Ypsilanti, Michigan

U. S. News & World Report national leadership summit for STEM education and workforce development

On 1st July 2015 at Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA

“Lessons from a basement studio,” University of California, Los Angeles

On 25th June 2015 at Los Angeles, California, USA

Opening Keynote speaker, INNOVATE 2015, “Innovation in Learning: An Animal Sciences Curriculum for the 21st Century”

On 31st May 2015 at Braselton, Georgia

“Human Nature and Philanthropy,” Spark Forum, The Philanthropic Enterprise

On 21st May 2015 at Charlotte, North Carolina

“Learning in STEM,” Charlotte Area Science Network

On 21st May 2015 at Charlotte, North Carolina

Keynote speaker, Western Region Education Service Alliance

On 19th May 2015 at Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Workshop with Barbara Oakley—How to Make a Riveting Online Class, Harvard University

On 6th May 2015 at Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Special presentation for Hitchwood Capital Management LP

On 5th May 2015 at New York, New York, USA

Naval Postgraduate School

On 1st May 2015 at Monterey, California

Defense Language Institute

On 1st May 2015 at Monterey, California

“Overcoming the Pain in Your Brain,” UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative Symposium, University of California, Los Angeles

On 30th April 2015 at Los Angeles, California, USA

Opening Keynote Speaker, Center for Distance Learning Conference, Empire State College, SUNY

On 15th April 2015 at Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

Ruth S. Ammon Endowed Lecture in Education, Adelphi University

On 31st March 2015 at Long Island, New York

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Keynote and workshops, Hope College

On 30th March 2015 at Hope, Michigan

Closing speaker for the “All in the Mind” Teaching and Learning Conference, Berkhamsted School

On 21st March 2015 at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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Talk on learning, University of Warwick

On 13th March 2015 at Coventry, United Kingdom

Coursera Partners Conference 2015

On 2nd March 2015 at Newport Beach, California

–  Quantifying a ‘Sticky’ MOOC with High Retention and Activity Levels
–  Promoting Your MOOC: Going Beyond the ‘If You Build It, They Will Come’ Mentality

“Making Lasting Memories and Life-Long Learning,” Co-sponsored by the Stanford School of Education, UC Berkeley and the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives

On 13th February 2015 at San Francisco, California, USA

–  “A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel in Math and Science – and Anything Else You Study” Friday, February 13, 2015 4:15–5:30 PM
“Lessons From a Basement Studio on How to Make—and Use—a ‘Sticky’ Online Course to Enhance Student Learning” Saturday, February 14, 2015, 8:30–9:45 AM

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“The Making of a Sticky MOOC,” Coursera

On 11th February 2015 at Mountain View, California, USA

Authors at Google

On 10th February 2015 at Mountain View, California, USA

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Keynote to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Academic Achievement Center, University of Connecticut

On 5th February 2015 at Hartford, CT

Remote Keynote for the conference “Mathematics education in high school: challenges and progress,” National Autonomous University of Mexico through the Ministry of Institutional Development, the SUMEM (University Seminar for the Improvement of Mathematics Education)

On 5th November 2014 at Mexico City, Mexico (Remote link)

Keynote, IEEE EMBS International Student Conference

On 3rd November 2014 at Concepcion, Chile

“Learning How to Learn” Online Learning Consortium International Conference

On 31st October 2014 at Orlando, Florida

“The Future of Education and the Role of MOOCs,” Presentation for Leadership Macomb

On 15th October 2014 at Clinton Township, Michigan

Keynote Speaker, Teaching and Learning Collective’s Speaker Series and Conference, Oct 1-3, Central Michigan University

On 1st October 2014 at Mt Pleasant, Michigan

  –  Mind for Numbers Student Workshop. UC Auditorium 12:30-1:45 pm.
–  STEM and Women: What Does it Take to Succeed in College and Careers? UC Auditorium 12:30-2:00 pm.
–  Learning How to Learn: Insights From Neuroscience (and Zombies!) Plachta Auditorium 7:30-8:30 pm.
–  Teaching Quantitative Reasoning: A Conversation With Faculty UC Terrace Rooms 9:00 -10:30 am.

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Women’s City Club

On 25th September 2014 at Grand Rapids, Michigan

Finlandia University

On 11th September 2014 at Hancock, Michigan

Keynote for 1,100 incoming freshman class on learning, Michigan Technological University

On 10th September 2014 at Houghton, Michigan

Half day workshop on learning, IEEE-Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Conference

On 26th August 2014 at Chicago, Illinois, USA

2 hour workshop for the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) K-12 Workshop Series “Getting into Engineering Habits of Mind,” ASEE Annual Conference

On 14th June 2014 at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

TED Talk

On 15th March 2014 at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA

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Talk on Learning about Learning for the Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project

On 1st March 2014 at Santa Cruz, California, USA

San Jose State University

On 28th February 2014 at San Jose, California

“High Impact Practices: Creating a Culture of Success Student Success Conference”

On 5th February 2014 at Troy, Michigan

Talk on learning for eBay Headquarters

On 13th July 2013 at Silicon Valley, California, USA

Temporal Dynamics Learning Center, University of California, San Diego

On 12th March 2013 at San Diego, California

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Salk Institute for Biological Studies

On 11th March 2013 at San Diego, California

National Academy of Sciences Colloquium, Beckman Center of the National Academy of Sciences

On 12th January 2013 at Irvine, California

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Keynote speaker, Utah Children’s Justice Symposium

On 14th May 2012 at Midway, UT

Evolution in Biology, the Human Sciences, and the Humanities Conference, University of Missouri

On 23rd January 2012 at St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Invited talk at The University of Michigan for the Evolution and Human Adaptation Program (EHAP) and the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD)at the Institute for Social Research

On 23rd January 2012 at Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Invited talk, Yale University, Institute for Social and Policy Studies

On 12th October 2011 at New Haven, CT

Convocation speech for Stephens College

On 1st September 2011 at Columbia, Missouri

Secular Humanist Association of New York, at the Community Church of New York

On 11th August 2011 at New York, New York, USA

Grand Valley State University, Evolution for Everyone Series

On 25th March 2011 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Lawrence Technological University, Life Sciences Seminar Series

On 1st February 2011 at Southfield, Michigan, USA

University of Nevada

On 22nd October 2010 at Las Vegas, Nevada

Bowling Green State University

On 8th April 2010 at Bowling Green, Ohio, USA

Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

On 10th February 2010 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hamilton Medical-Legal Society

On 8th October 2009 at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

The San Francisco Writer’s Grotto

On 22nd May 2009 at San Francisco, California, USA

Emeritus College (a program of Diablo Valley College)

On 21st May 2009 at Walnut Creek, California, USA

California Institute of Technology

On 17th May 2009 at Pasedena, California, USA

Faulkner Gallery, Central Public Library

On 16th May 2009 at Santa Barbara, California, USA

Montana Tech of the University of Montana

On 6th April 2009 at Butte, Montana, USA

Contact: Cultures of the Imagination Conference, NASA Ames Research Center

On 4th April 2009 at Moffett Field, California, USA

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Four Points by Sheraton

On 28th March 2009 at Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Michigan State University

On 26th March 2009 at Lansing, Michigan, USA

Reedley Peace Center Fellowship Hall of First Mennonite Church

On 20th March 2009 at Reedley, California, USA

Reedley College

On 19th March 2009 at Reedley, California, USA

Center for Inquiry

On 26th February 2009 at Washington, DC

Church of the Heavenly Rest

On 25th February 2009 at New York, New York, USA

Marymount Manhattan College

On 24th February 2009 at New York, New York, USA

Cobleskill University, SUNY

On 23rd February 2009 at Cobleskill, New York

OpenClassrooms–A Talk about Creating Great Online Materials

On 14th January 2009 at Paris, France

Case Western Reserve University

On 12th November 2008 at Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Binghamton University, kick off lecture for the EvoS seminar serie

On 5th September 2008 at Binghamton, New York

Steve Allen Theater, Center for Inquiry

On 29th June 2008 at Los Angeles, California, USA

World Affairs Council Auditorium

On 27th June 2008 at San Francisco, California, USA

Barnes & Noble, (Filmed by Book TV)

On 24th June 2008 at Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA

The Half King Pub in Chelsea

On 2nd June 2008 at New York, New York, USA

Duke University

On 5th April 2008 at Durham, North Carolina, USA

Arkansas Literary Festival

On 5th April 2008 at Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

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As the Ramón y Cajal Distinguished Scholar of Global Digital Learning, McMaster University, Dr. Oakley speaks around the world. She has given invited talks and keynotes at venues as varied as Harvard, Yale, UCLA, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Post Graduate Institute, Google Headquarters in Silicon Valley, Baidu Headquarters in Beijing, and for Hitchwood Capital Management LP in Manhattan. She has appeared on shows ranging from Ira Flatow’s NPR Science Friday to Bloomberg News. Her op-eds have appeared in such publications as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

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