Selected Previous Speaking Engagements

South by Southwest EDU “Artful Idea: Critical Creativity & Global Learners,” March 2023, Austin, TX

Tech & Learning College Park: “Impact of Worldwide Virtual Exchange Programs,” February 2023, College Park, MD

Future of Educational Technology (FETC), “Digital Badging & Open Educational Resources: Tools for Global Impact,” January 2023, New Orleans, LA

Digital Curriculum & App Innovation Summit, “Embarking on New Voyages for Teaching and Learning,” November 2022, Baltimore, Maryland

Global Learning for an Online World (GLOW), “Connecting with Global Classrooms: Virtual Exchanges for Critical Thinking and Language Learning,” November 2022, Virtual  

Fulbright Teachers Exchanges: Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program “Office of English Language Programs and Materials,” Washington, DC October 2022

“Plot-twist! Now what?! A Creative Playbook For Humans,” MassCUE2022, Foxborough, MA 

 “Beyond Word Bubbles: Superpowered Virtual Exchange,” SXSWEDU 2022, Austin, TX

“Cultivating Creative Capacity from K12 to Higher Ed,” SXSWEDU 2022, Austin, TX

“Cultivating Creative Capacity K12 to Higher Ed,” ISTE2022, New Orleans, LA 

“Comics VX: Creating Comics in Classrooms,” FanExpo Philadelphia, April 2021

 “Beyond the Word Bubbles: Critical Thinking & Language Learning Through Comics Creation” ISTELive, 2021, virtual 

“Beyond Word Bubbles: Comics & Critical Creativity,” SXSWEDU, Austin, TX March 2020 (Canceled) 

“Beyond the Word Bubbles: Critical Thinking & Language Learning through Comics Creation,” ISTE 2020, Anaheim, CA June 2020 (Canceled)

“Beyond the Word Bubbles: Critical Thinking & Language Learning Around the World through Comics Creation” Comics Arts Conference at Comic-Con International, San Diego, CA 2020 (Canceled)

“Panels to Pages: Using Comics to Produce Better Writers” NCTE 2020, Denver, CO (Canceled)

“Beyond the Bubbles: Critical Thinking & ESL Through Comics Creation,” EduCON 2020, Philadelphia, PA, January 2020 

“Government, Games, and Grants: Meet the Federal Games Guild.” MAGFest. National Harbor, MD. January, 2020.

“Artistic Pedagogy for Literacy Learning,” NCTE, Baltimore, MD, November 2019 

“Beyond the Word Bubbles: Critical Thinking & Language Learning through Comics Creation,” MassCUE, Foxborough, MA, October 2019 

“Beyond the Word Bubbles: Mega Llama and Ultra Chuy Join the “A” Team of Global Education”, Comic-Con International, San Diego, CA, July 2019 

“Online and Blended Learning”, ISTE 2019, Philadelphia, PA June 2019 

“Linking Language Education and Public Diplomacy,” SXSWEDU, Austin, TX, March 2019

“Digital Badging and Open Educational Resources: Tools for Global Impact,” Badge Summit, Philadelphia, PA, 2019 

“Office of English Language Programs Materials and Resources,” Southern African Region Annual Mid-Year Conference, Limpopo, South Africa, 2017

“English Language Programs and Public Diplomacy,” 4-day course, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2017

“English Language Programs- Teaching Resources for You!” Fulbright English Language Teachers Pre-Departure Orientation, Washington, DC, 2016 

“Bridging the Gap: Creating Opportunities for High-Tech Learning in Low-Bandwidth Regions,” TESOL 2014, Portland, OR 

“Resources for a Global Audience from the U.S. Department of State,” TESOL 2014, Portland, OR 

“English Language Programs Materials and Resources,” American Corners, Moscow, Russia, 2013 

“Video games, collaborative activities, and more!” Kalmyk State University, Elista, Russia, 2013 

“Creating Virtual Reality Games for the ESL/EFL Classroom,” TESOL, Dallas, TX  2013 

“Preparing Teachers to Use Virtual Reality Games in the Classroom,” TESOL, Dallas, TX, 2013 

TESOL 2013, Dallas: “Gaming and Language Learning,” TESOL, Dallas, TX, 2013   

“Video Games and Language Learning,” Electronic Village, TESOL, Philadelphia, PA, 2012 

“Rethinking Facebook,” TESOL, New Orleans, LA, 2011 

“Podcasting for EFL Learning,” TESOL, New Orleans, LA, 2011

“Digital_Nation and You: A Movie and Discussion on Digital Learning Today,” Workshop, American Corners, Novi Sad, Serbia, June 2010

“Using Podcasts for Test Preparation,” American Corners, Novi Sad, Serbia, June 2010

“Webquests, Podcasts, and Class Blogs in EFL,” co-presentation with Natasha Jovanovich, Narva, Estonia, May 2010

“Podcasts in EFL Settings,” lecture presentation, Narva, Estonia, May 2010

“Utilizing Web Technologies in EFL Settings,” ELTA National Annual Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, May 2010

“Effective Warm-ups and Closures,” Workshop, Nis, Serbia, April 2010

“Getting to know American Culture,” Workshop, Novi Pazar, Serbia, April 2010

“Using Webcasts, podcasts, and Web 2.0 in English Language Teaching”, Workshop, Belgrade, Serbia, British Council, February 2010

“Podcasts in Adult Education Settings”, Montgomery College, MD, Spring 2009