World-Shaker

Presentations

As an educational consultant, my specialties are teaching, learning, and social media (often a combination of two or more of those). I’ve presented at the high school, collegiate, graduate, and business level.

My sessions include:

Online Living & Learning (technology, and how it affects our lifestyles, how we communicate, and how we interact with others; view a sample outline) students, parents, educators

Watch a preview of Online Living & Learning right here!

Tech That Will Revolutionize Education (formerly titled “Ed Tech Potential”; technology, and how it is affecting the educational experience) educators, parents

The Best Worst Decisions (academic integrity, good decision making, and college survival) students

Social Media: The Ways We Connect (social media awareness, image management) students, educators, parents, business professionals

Participating Isn’t Leading (social media and leadership; topics include the potential of social media, the consequences, and how it has affected leadership potential/development) students, educators

Rethinking Creativity (redefining the skills that promote creativity; topics include synthesizing information, developing discipline, and rediscovering empathy) educators, parents

…and more!

Interested in talking to me about a possible speaking engagement? Check out my contact info here.

I’ve been the Keynote Speaker for the Kent State University Fall Leadership Conference, the Law Student Speed Networking event (sponsored by the Cleveland Hillel Foundation), the Jobs for Ohio Graduates Leadership Development Conference, and the Kent State University Department of Residence Services staff awards ceremony.

I’ve also had the privilege of presenting for some of these fine schools and organizations:

• Destination Kent State (Kent State University)
• Kent Academic Support and Advising Association
• Kent State University Admissions Office
• Kent State University Department of Residence Services
• Kent State University - Trumbull Campus
• Case Western Reserve University
• Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy
• The Cleveland Hillel Foundation
• The Cleveland Institute of Art
• The Dublin City School District, Middle School level (Dublin, OH)
• The Ohio Middle Level Association
• Jobs for Ohio Graduates
• Central Catholic High School (Toledo, OH)
• Cuyahoga Community College
• and others!

Below is a comprehensive list of presentations I have given (or am scheduled to give).

• Online Living & Learning — Featured Presenter: Campus Kick-Off, Kent State University Tuscarawas; New Philadelphia, OH (Aug 2012)

• Online Living & Networking — Featured Presenter: Cleveland Hillel Foundation; Cleveland, OH (Jul 2012)

• Online Living & Learning — Featured Presenter: Destination Kent State (freshman intake program, 25 sessions); Kent, OH (May, Jun, Jul 2012)

• Technology is Awesome (And No One Cares) — Keynote Speaker: Kent State University Department of Residence Services, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Apr 2012)

• Leveraging Lecture (Effective Slideware Design) — Workshop Facilitator: Kent State University Faculty Professional Development Center, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Apr, May 2012)

• Online Living & Learning, Tech That Will Revolutionize Education — Featured Conference Presenter:Ohio Middle Level Association 2012 State Conference; Columbus, OH (Feb 2012) 

• Social Media: The Ways We Connect Today — Event Speaker: Cleveland Institute of Art; Cleveland, OH (Feb 2012)

• Using Technology to Reach Students — Workshop Facilitator: Kent Academic Support & Advising Association; Kent, OH (Jan 2012)

• Participating Isn’t Leading — Keynote Speaker: Jobs for Ohio Graduates Leadership Development Conference; Akron, OH (Nov 2011)

• Ed Tech Potential — Featured Presenter: Amherst Public Library Staff Retreat; Amherst, OH (Oct 2011)

• I Share Therefore I Am — Presenter: Kent State University Student Success Series, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Sep 2011)

• Online Living — Presenter: Kent State University Department of Residence Services, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Sep 2011)

• The Benefits of Social Media — Presenter: Kent State University Admissions Office, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Sep 2011)

• Online Living & Learning, The Best Worst Decisions — Featured Presenter: Campus Kick-Off, Kent State University Trumbull; Warren, OH (Aug 2011)

• The Best Worst Decisions — Featured Presenter: Welcome Weekend, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Aug 2011)

• Online Living & Learning, Ed Tech Potential — Featured Presenter: Dublin City Schools, Middle School Teacher Retreat; Dublin, OH (Aug 2011)

• Ed Tech Potential — Conference Presenter: Creativity and Technology Integration in Innovative Education conference, Central Catholic High School; Toledo, OH (Jun 2011)

• Online Living & Learning — Featured Presenter: Destination Kent State (freshman intake program, 25 sessions); Kent, OH (Jun, Jul 2011)

• Social Media: The Ways We Connect Today — Keynote Speaker: Law Student Speed Networking (Cleveland Hillel Foundation); Cleveland, OH (Mar 2011)

• Online Living & Learning — Presenter: Central Catholic High School; Toledo, OH (Nov 2010)

• Ed Tech Potential — Presenter: Central Catholic High School; Toledo, OH (Nov 2010)

• Online Living — Presenter: National Distance Learning Week (Cuyahoga Community College District); Cleveland, OH; Parma, OH; Highland Hills, OH (Nov 2010)

• How Facebook Changed Our Lives — Presenter: Student Success Series (Kent State University); Kent, OH (Nov 2010)

• I Share, Therefore I Am — Presenter: Student Success Series (Kent State University); Kent, OH (Nov 2010)

• Online Living & Learning — Presenter: Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH (Oct 2010)

• Participating Isn’t Leading — Keynote Speaker: Kent State University Fall Leadership Conference; Kent, OH (Sep 2010)

• Online Living — Presenter: Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy; Rootstown, OH (Sep 2010)

• The Best Worst Decisions — Presenter: Kent State University; Kent, OH (Aug 2010)

• Online Living & Learning — Presenter: Kent State University (Trumbull Campus); Warren, OH (Aug 2010)

• Online Living & Networking — Presenter: Cleveland Hillel Foundation; Cleveland, OH (Aug 2010)

• Online Living & Learning — Featured Presenter: Destination Kent State (freshman intake program, 25 sessions); Kent, OH (Jun, Jul 2010)

• Participating Isn’t Leading: Facebook, Twitter and the Rise of Tribes — Presenter: On Course National Conference; Raleigh, NC (Apr 2010)

• Rethinking Creativity — Presenter: On Course National Conference; Raleigh, NC (Apr 2009)

• Electronic Communication — Presenter: Kent State Student Success Leader Saturday training sessions; Kent, OH (Feb 2006, Mar 2007, and Mar 2008)

• Students Teaching Students: The Power of Peer Instructors and Mentors — Concurrent Session Co-presenter: On Course National Conference; St. Louis, MO (Mar 2006)

• Pop Culture in the Classroom — Presenter: On Course National Conference; St. Louis, MO (Mar 2006) and Houghton Mifflin College Survival Conference, Cincinnati, OH (Jun 2006)