Speaking Engagements
I am available to give presentations and workshops, typically on topics related to the theory and/or practice of transformative learning, or as it relates to leadership development and organizational change. I also frequently speak to educational institutions about how to better serve students’ transformational learning needs.
Recent
Seminars and Workshops
“The Varieties of Transformative Experience”
Guest Lecture, Third Space Lab, Duke Kunshan University (China)
December 3, 2021
“Transformative Learning as a Metatheory”
Guest Lecture, Transformative Learning, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg (Germany)
November 2021
“Wir sind alle Migranten” (We are all Migrants)
Guest Lecture, Adult Education and Migration, University of Augsburg (Germany)
May 2021
“Wir sind alle Migranten” (We are all Migrants)
Keynote, Augsburg Diversity Week
City of Augsburg, Germany
May 2021
“Transformative Learning and an Older Student Body: Pedagogical Implications”
Keynote, Imaging an Age Friendly University: Content, Colleagues, & Conversation, University of Nebraska
March 2021
“Learning Leadership”
Guest Lecture, Dialogical Human Resource Development, University of Augsburg (Germany)
February 2021
“Post-truth as a Challenge for Adult Education”
Guest Lecture, Adult Education and Democracy, University of Augsburg (Germany)
February 2021
“Transformative Learning in Community Colleges”
Faculty Learning Seminar: New Challenges, New Opportunities, Coastal Carolina Community College
August 2020
“Transformative Learning Theory as a Metatheory”
Guest Lecture, Adult Learning Strategies, Valdosta State University
September 2020
“Transformative Learning Theory as a Metatheory”
Guest Lecture, Overview of Adult Learning Theories, St. Francis Xavier University
July 2020
“Transformative Learning Theory as a Metatheory”
Guest Lecture, Adult Learning Strategies, Valdosta State University
July 2020
“Transitions and Transformations of Learners at Universities”
Tag der Hochschullehre (Day of University Teaching), hosted by Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, January 2020
“Teaching to Transform”
Professional Development Workshop, hosted by Wake Technical Community College, October 2019
“Transformational Learning in Community Colleges”
Executive Leadership Program, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, June 2019
“Teaching to Transform”
Professional Development Workshop, hosted by Carteret Community College, May 2019
“Teaching to Transform”
Professional Development Workshop, North Carolina Community College Leadership Program, April 2019
“Building a Culture of Student Success”
Advanced Administration Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, November 2018
“Learning Leadership: Transforming Ways of Being as Leadership Development”
Department Chairs’ Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, October 2018
“The Adult Learner in the Community College Classroom”
Professional Development Workshop, hosted by Carteret Community College, July 2018
“Effective Instruction and Continuous Improvement”
Professional Development Workshop, hosted by Carteret Community College, July 2018
“Building a Culture of Student Success”
Advanced Administration Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, April 2018
“Learning Leadership: Transforming Ways of Being as Leadership Development”
Department Chairs’ Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, March 2018
“Learning from Life”
Professional Development Lab, University of Aosta, Aosta, Italy, November 2017
“Teaching to Transform”
Masters of Pedagogical Sciences program, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, November 2017
“Learning Leadership”
Santa Chiara Lab, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, November 2017
“Teaching to Transform”
Santa Chiara Lab, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, November 2017
“The Varieties of Transformative Experience”
University of Siena, Arezzo campus, Arezzo, Italy, November 2017
“Learning Leadership: Transforming Ways of Being as Leadership Development”
Department Chairs’ Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, October 2017
“A Typology of Transformative Change”
Laboratory for Analytic Sciences, Raleigh, NC, June 2017
“Teaching to Transform”
Teaching and Learning Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, April 2017
“Building a Culture of Student Success”
Advanced Administration Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, March 2017
“Learning Leadership: Transforming Ways of Being as Leadership Development”
Department Chairs’ Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, March 2017
“The Transformative Learning Needs of Community College Students”
The Executive Leadership Program, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, February 2017
“Learning Leadership: Transforming Ways of Being as Leadership Development”
Department Chairs’ Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, October 2016
“Learning Leadership: Transforming Ways of Being as Leadership Development”
Department Chairs’ Institute, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, March 2016
“The Transformative Learning Needs of Community College Students”
Convocation, Durham Technical Community College, March 2016
“Transformative Leadership in Safety”
The North Carolina Summit on Safety Leadership, March 2016
“Transformative Learning Needs in the Community College Context”
The Executive Leadership Program, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, North Carolina State University, February 2016
Host a workshop
Teaching to Transform
Strategies to Promote Deep Learning + Change
What is it: This workshop details the social and emotional challenges that historically under served students face when they enter community college. Using a highly successful program as a case study, this workshop provides a structured approach to designing pedagogy and institutional support systems specifically to address the most difficult challenges of these students. Learn how to:
- Use support and positive feedback to guide students through the tumultuous aspects of transformation
- Guide students as they explore possible futures
- Help students transition from school to the workforce through immersive learning environments
Who should attend: This workshop is intended for community college faculty, staff, and administrators who want to drastically improve the completion rates and post-graduation outcomes of their most vulnerable students.
Why you should attend: The path to a college degree is different for everyone, but that path is often longer and more difficult for nontraditional (and historically under served) students enrolled in community colleges. For these students, the college experience often involves some type of transformation.
Registration Fee: $195 per person