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Steve Wheeler is regularly invited to present his unique perspectives on the future of education, emerging pedagogies, new media and technology supported learning at international conferences, workshops and symposia around the world. He has keynoted some of the most influential educational conferences in the world, including ALT-C (Manchester, UK), ULearn (Christchurch, New Zealand), EduTech (Brisbane, Australia), ICL (Villach, Austria), EDEN (Budapest, Hungary) and Sloan-C (Las Vegas, USA), and has presented at the Royal Society and the Royal Institution (London), Windsor Castle, UNESCO Headquarters (Paris) and the European Commission (Brussels).

What they said:

Steve was a storyteller who knew how to engage his audience while driving home his key messages. – Susie Vesper, New Zealand, 2o1o.

Relevant, humorous and thought provoking in equal measures, (Steve) had some great things to say and put a different slant on many things that are at the forefront of the technology in education debate.  I felt like I was mentioning significant points from the presentation via Twitter every few minutes, there was so much worth repeating and sharing. – Bev Evans, England, 2o11.

Wheeler is a well established visionary in how technology is not only influencing the world of education, but how we think. – Simon Lewis, Ireland, 2012.

Steve was a …. charismatic speaker with a great presentation style at this year’s THE conference in Doha. His talk, entitled “Learning Futures: Emerging Technologies, Pedagogies and Contexts” was both funny and informative. The audience clearly connected with him through his creative use of visuals and techniques for getting us to think critically... – Jenn Wicks, Qatar, 2013.

Steve is one of a rare breed who can make educational theory accessible and relevant to all. – Simon Finch, England, 2015.

‘Inspiring and dangerous’ – Martin King, England, 2015.

Steve has presented over 250 keynote speeches, seminars and invited lectures to audiences in more than 35 countries, including  Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, USA and Wales.

These include e-learning, distance education and technology supported learning events, technology trade fairs, education sector (primary, secondary and tertiary) conferences, teaching/learning and professional development days. Steve has presented his research at Human Resource/Personnel conventions, large trade expos, legal, medical, library, military, government and corporate training events. He has also presented training sessions and workshops for various local and national government authorities and professional development events for schools, colleges and universities.

Steve can be contacted directly via this e-mail address. Below is the list of Steve’s most recent and forthcoming invited speaking engagements.

2018

  • January 30. Keynote speech, University of Greenwich, London, England.
  • January 31. Invited speech, Learning Technologies Conference, Olypia, London, England.
  • June 27. Keynote speech, Active Learning Conference, Newcastle University, England.

2017

  • January 24. Invited presentation, British Accreditation Council, London, England.
  • January 25. Invited panel presentation, BETT Show, Excel Centre, London.
  • January 26. Keynote speech, BETT Show Higher Education Summit, Excel Centre, London, England.
  • February 1. Invited presentation, Learning Technologies, Olympia, London, England.
  • March 20-24. Invited round table discussions, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore.
  • March 24. Invited research seminar, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore.
  • May 17. Annual Distinguished Lecture,  National University of Singapore Teaching Academy, Singapore.
  • May 25. Public keynote speech, Makerspace Centre, Liberec, Czech Republic.
  • June 20. Keynote speech, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland.
  • June 23. Opening keynote speech, ICT for Education Conference, Westpoint, Exeter, England.
  • June 24. Closing keynote speech, Moving On Conference, ISCA School, Exeter, England.
  • 21-23 August. Lectures, workshops and panels at Peel District Schools, Canada.
  • September 13. Keynote speech, Northampton University, England.
  • October 5. Keynote speech, SURPASS Conference, York, England.
  • October 18. Keynote speech, tMAIL National Dissemination Event, Brussels, Belgium.
  • October 23-November 3. Lectures, workshops and seminars at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
  • November 7-9. Invited speech, Learning Technologies Asia, Singapore.

2016

  • January 22. Invited Panel, Technology in Higher Education Summit, The BETT Show, Excel Centre, London, England.
  • February 3. Invited presentation, Learning Technologies, Olympia, London, England.
  • March 10. Invited panel presentation, Mobile Learning Week Symposium, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France.
  • March 17. Keynote speech, 5th International Conference on Education and Information Technology (ICEIT2016), Paris, France
  • April 6. Keynote speech, Dutch Vocational Education Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • April 7. Keynote speech, BETT Middle East Leadership Summit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  • April 11. Keynote speech, e-Learning Conference, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj campus, Saudi Arabia.
  • April 12. Keynote speech, e-Learning Conference, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Howtat bani Tamim campus, Saudi Arabia.
  • April 23. Opening keynote speech, ICT in Education Conference, Limerick Institute of Technology, Tipperary, Ireland.
  • May 25. Invited research seminar, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic.
  • June 7. Keynote speech, Digital Transformation Conference, Plymouth School of the Creative Arts, Plymouth, England.
  • June 9. Keynote speech, Solstice Conference, Edge Hill University, England.
  • June 13-17. Keynote speech, EDEN Conference, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary.
  • June 20. Invited panel presentation, British Academy of Business Conference, Portsmouth Business School, England.
  • June 30. Keynote speech, JISC Connect More Conference, Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England.
  • July 7. Keynote speech, Learning and Teaching Conference, Staffordshire University, England.
  • July 14. Keynote speech, Australian Higher Education Summit, Melbourne, Australia.
  • July 18. Invited presentations, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.
  • September 23. Keynote speech, Council for Validating Universities Annual Conference, Holiday Inn, Portsmouth, England.
  • October 21-23. Keynote speech, Pan-Hellenic Conference on Innovation in Education, Larissa, Greece.
  • November 3-4. Keynote speech, Adult Learning Symposium, Institute of Adult Learning, Singapore.
  • November 10. Keynote speech, Danish Teachers Association Conference, University of Reading, England.
  • November 14. Keynote speech, dTransform Digital Leadership School, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
  • November 16. Keynote speech, Global Leaders Forum, Seoul, South Korea.
  • December 12. Keynote speech, Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, England.

2015

  • January 14. Keynote speech (online) Moodlepalooza Event, State University of New York, USA.
  • January 21. Invited panel, School Leaders Summit, BETT Show, Excel Centre, London, England.
  • January 21. Keynote speech, Danish Teachers Association, Royal Institute, London, England.
  • January 28-29. Invited presentation and session chair, Learning Technologies, Olympus 2, London, England.
  • March 2. Keynote speech, International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED2105), Madrid, Spain.
  • March 4. Keynote speech, 4th International Conference on eLearning and Distance Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • March 11. Invited panel presentation, Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Innovation Conference, London, England.
  • March 14. Keynote speech, Educational Technology Summit, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Instanbul, Turkey.
  • April 13. Keynote speech (online), Vidensfestival, University College Nordjylland, Denmark.
  • April 20. Keynote speech, London Grid for Learning Conference, Mermaid Theatre, London, England.
  • May 7. Keynote speech, Center for Undervisningsmidler, University College Lillebaelt, Fune, Denmark.
  • May 12. Keynote speech, Scottish Learning through Technology Conference, Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland.
  • May 13. Keynote speech, Symposium on Games, Learning and Literacy, University of Central Lancashire, England.
  • June 2. Keynote speech, EduTech National Congress and Expo, Brisbane, Australia.
  • June 4. Invited Masterclass, EduTech National Congress and Expo, Brisbane, Australia.
  • June 18. Invited speech, Festival of Education, Wellington College, England.
  • June 19. Invited speech, RECON 2016: 3rd Edinburgh Publishing Conference, Edinburgh Business School, Scotland.
  • June 24. Keynote speech, Curriculum Enhancement Day, Portsmouth Business School, England.
  • July 3. Keynote speech, Digital Pedagogies Conference, University Centre Doncaster, England.
  • September 8. Opening keynote speech, Association for Learning Technology Conference, Manchester University, England (presented with Becca Smallshaw and Kate Bartlett).
  • September 9. Invited speech, Learning Live, Bishop’s Gate, London, England.
  • September 16. Invited presentation, TALOE Webinar (Online) Zagreb University, Croatia.
  • September 23. Keynote speech, University College Lillebaelt, Odense, Denmark.
  • September 23. Keynote speech, Center for Undervisningsmidler, Southern University of Denmark, Fune, Denmark.
  • October 10. Keynote speech, Children’s Learning Conference, King Alfred’s School, London, England.
  • October 20. Invited speech. Filtered Personalised Learning event, Grange Hotel, London, England.
  • October 30. Keynote speech, DISCUSS Conference, Munich, Germany.
  • December 3-4. Keynote speech, HEA Inspire Annual Social Science Conference, The Studio, Manchester, England.

2014

  • January 22. Invited presentation, Technology in Higher Education Summit, BETT Show (BETT 2014), Excel Centre, London, England (presented with Tyla Elworthy).
  • January 29. Invited presentation, Learning Technologies, Olympus 2, London, England.
  • February 5. Invited presentation, Government Knowledge Event, London, England.
  • February 19. Keynote speech, Sheffield Hallam University, England.
  • February 24. Keynote speech, Future of Learning in Higher Education Conference, Parkroyal Darling Hotel, Sydney, Australia.
  • March 3. Keynote speech, mLearn Conference Tour, Riccarton Park, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • March 5. Keynote speech, mLearn Conference Tour, Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • March 6. Keynote speech, mLearn Conference Tour, Claudeland Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.
  • March 10. Keynote speech, mLearn Conference Tour, Ellerslie Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • March 11. Invited presentation, Northland Polytechnic, Whangarei, New Zealand.
  • March 26. Invited presentation, Talking about Teaching Staff Seminar, University of Leeds, England.
  • April 2. Keynote panel presentation, 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2014), Barcelona, Spain.
  • April 4. Keynote speech, 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2014), Barcelona, Spain.
  • April 9. Keynote speech, Computer Education Management Association Conference (CeDMA 2014), Marriott Hotel, Windsor, England.
  • April 11. Invited presentation, Committee of University Chairs Plenary event, Royal Society, London, England.
  • April 24. Invited presentation, Learning and Teaching Conference, Warwick University, England.
  • April 24. Keynote speech (online) Learning Revolution Event, Global.
  • April 29. Keynote speech, Innovations in Learning Summit, Lensbury Conference Centre, Teddington, England.
  • May 4. Keynote speech (online) Reform Symposium Minicon, Global.
  • June 11-13. Keynote speech, International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace (ICELW 2014), New York, USA.
  • June 17. Keynote speech, Learning and Teaching Conference, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England.
  • June 30. Keynote speech, Teach and Learn Day, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.
  • July 8. Keynote speech, Strategic HR Network Organisational Development Conference, Dexter House, London, England.
  • July 11. Keynote speech and invited panel, ICT for Education Conference, Riviera Centre, Torquay, England.
  • September 18. Keynote speech, National Centre for eLearning and Distance Education Event, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • September 26. Keynote speech (online) Høyskolen Campus Kristiania, Olso, Norway.
  • October 2. Keynote speech, NEN Conference, Nottingham, England.
  • October 3. Keynote speech, Future of Technology in Education Conference (FOTE14), Senate House, London University, England.
  • October 9. Keynote speech and invited workshop, Flanders Learning and Development Conference, Brussels, Belgium.
  • October 24. Invited panel, RM Results Assessment Event, Chandos House, London, England.
  • November 14. Invited Webinar (online) University of Lund, Sweden.
  • December 15. Keynote speech, CBE Global Management Consultants event, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • December 17. Keynote speech, Dublin City University, Ireland.

2013

  • January 29. Invited presentation, Learning Technologies Conference, Olympia, London, England.
  • January 30. Invited presentation, Learning and Development Summit, BETT Show, Excel Centre, London, England.
  • January 30. Invited presentation, Higher Education Summit, BETT Show, Excel Centre, London, England.
  • February 3. Invited Workshop, 3rd  International Conference on E-Learning and Distance Learning, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • February 7. Keynote speech, 3rd  International Conference on E-Learning and Distance Learning, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • February 28. Invited presentation, Liverpool Law Society Management Conference, Liverpool, England.
  • March 7. Invited presentation, Future of Science Education 2.0 Conference, Hasselt University, Belgium.
  • March 12. Invited workshop, Government Knowledge Event, London, England.
  • March 14. Keynote speech, Reboot ICT Conference, Epsom Downs Racecourse, England.
  • March 20. Keynote speech, Social Media in Business Conference, London, England.
  • March 25. Opening keynote speech, Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference LILAC, Manchester University, England.
  • March 27. Keynote speech, Learning Through Technology Conference, Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland.
  • April 4. Keynote speech, Human Resources Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  • April 9. Keynote speech and invited workshop, Sloan-C 6th Annual International Symposium, Planet Hollywood Hotel, Las Vegas, USA.
  • April 16. Featured speaker, Technology in Higher Education Conference, Doha, Qatar.
  • April 24. Keynote speech, Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Portsmouth, England.
  • April 25. Invited workshop, CIPD Human Resources Development Conference, Olympia, London, England.
  • April 30. Invited research seminar, University of Reading, England.
  • May 9. Invited research webinar (online), ELESIG, Nottingham University, England.
  • June 3. Keynote speech, The Future of Hospice Education, St Joseph’s Hospice, London, England.
  • June 6. Invited presentation (online), eLearning Guild, Global.
  • June 12. Keynote speech, The Future of Sport Conference, Northampton University, England.
  • June 13. Invited chair and moderator, Keynote session, EDEN Conference, Oslo, Norway.
  • June 18. Invited presentation, Learning and Skills Group Conference, Olympia, London, England.
  • June 20. Keynote speech, National Digital Learning Event, Cardiff City Stadium, Wales.
  • June 21. Keynote speech, INTO Staff Conference, Newcastle University, England.
  • June 24. Keynote speech, Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Portsmouth, England.
  • July 5. Keynote speech, Staff Development Conference, North Hertfordshire College, England.
  • July 24. Keynote speech and invited workshop (2), Nanyang Technical University, Singapore.
  • September 25. Opening keynote speech, E-ATP Conference, Dragonara Resort, St Julian’s, Malta.
  • October 9. Keynote speech, Learning Pool Live Conference, Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England.
  • October 13. Keynote speech, Online Reform Symposium, Global.
  • October 16. Keynote speech, Learning Pool Live Conference, Holiday Inn, Cardiff, Wales.
  • October 23. Keynote speech, Learning Pool Live Conference, Camden Town Hall, London, England.
  • October 25. Invited Webinar (online) Oslo Askerhus University, Norway.
  • November 5. Invited workshop, Government Knowledge Event, London, England.
  • November 9. Invited presentation. Christian New Media Conference, The Brewery Conference Centre, London, England.
  • November 27. Keynote speech, Learning and Teaching Conference, Bangor University, Wales.
  • November 28. Keynote speech, Computing: Reboot the Curriculum Conference, Riviera Centre, Torquay, England.
  • December 6. Keynote speech, International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy, Sligo, Ireland.
  • December 14-16. Keynote speech, ICICIS Conference, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

2012

2011

  • January 9. Invited presentation, Learning without Frontiers Conference, The Brewery Conference Centre, London, England.
  • January 26. Invited presentation, Learning Technologies Conference, Olympia 2, London, England.
  • January 28. Invited presentation, Effective Web Based Research Day, City Hall, London, England.
  • February 2. Keynote speech, LEARNTEC 2011, Congress Centre, Karlsruhe, Germany.
  • February 15. Invited presentation, Google Apps for Education UK User Group Conference, Loughborough University, England.
  • March 5. Keynote speech, Learning & Teaching with New technologies Conference, Bedruthan Steps Hotel, Mawgan Porth, England.
  • March 25. Keynote speech, 14th National IT Training Conference, Dublin Convention Centre, Ireland.
  • March 31. Invited Seminar, BIS Conference Centre, London, England.
  • April 14. Keynote speech, Moodlemoot Conference, Nord Akademie, Elmshorn, Hamburg, Germany.
  • May 9. Keynote speech, HEA Escalate Conference, University of Birmingham, England.
  • June 14. Invited presentation, Learning Skills Group Conference, Olympia 2, London, England.
  • June 24. Keynote speech, Northern Grid for Learning Conference, Marriott Hotel, Newcastle, England.
  • July 31. Keynote speech (online), Reform Symposium, Global.
  • August 16. Keynote speech, IFIP IIGWE Conference, Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, Kenya.
  • August 26. Opening keynote speech, Fair Measures: Assessment in the Digital Age, eAssessment Scotland Conference, University of Dundee, Scotland.
  • September 1. Invited presentation, Your Idea, Our Health Conference, Plymouth University, England.
  • September 14. Keynote speech, Concede User Generated Content Conference, Lisbon Oeiras, Portugal.
  • September 16. Keynote speech, EFQUEL Innovation Forum, Lisbon Oeiras, Portugal.
  • September 21. Invited presentation, Personal Learning Environments and the Cloud, Professional Learning Europe, Cologne, Germany.
  • September 22. Keynote speech, Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age: A Look into the Future, Zukunft Personal European HRM Expo and Convention, Cologne, Germany.
  • September 30. Keynote speech (online), USA Distance Education Conference, Global.
  • October 6. Opening keynote speech, 8th International Seminar on Teacher Training, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
  • October 21. Keynote speech, Colchester Institute, Colchester, England.
  • October 24. Keynote speech, Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics Conference, Birmingham, England.
  • November 3. Opening keynote speech, Moodlemoot, Wyższa Szkola Lingwistyczna, Czestochowa, Poland.
  • November 3. Invited seminar (0nline), SVEA Project Workshop, Global.
  • November 15. Opening keynote speech, Technology for Teaching and Learning Summit, Melbourne, Australia.
  • November 17. Invited presentation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • November 22. Invited presentation, Albany Senior High School, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • November 24. Keynote speech, Learning Futures Symposium, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
  • November 25. Keynote speech, Learning Futures Symposium, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • November 28. Keynote speech, Higher Education Summit, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • November 30. Opening keynote speech, International Conference on eLearning Futures, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • December 5. Invited presentation, Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand.
  • December 6. Invited presentation, Waiariki institute of technology, Rotorua, New Zealand

2010

  • January 27. Invited presentation, Learning Technologies 2010, Olympia 2, London, England.
  • February 3. Invited presentation, University of Brighton, England.
  • March 31. Invited presentation, University of Portsmouth, England.
  • May 3. Invited presentation, UNESCO Open Educational Resources Workshop, Windhoek, Namibia.
  • May 19. Keynote speech, Let’s talk about txt conference, University of Bath, England.
  • June 8. Invited presentation, Learning Skills Group Conference 2010, Olympia 2, London, England.
  • June 22. Keynote speech, Association of Colleges HE/FE Managers Group Conference, Oake Manor, Taunton, England.
  • June 24. Keynote speech, Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Portsmouth, England.
  • June 29. Keynote speech, Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Middlesex, England.
  • September 2. Keynote speech, Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society, London, England.
  • September 22. Invited presentation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • September 23. Keynote speech (online), Kaplan University Village Online, USA.
  • September 27. Keynote speech, New Zealand Applied Business Education Conference, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
  • September 28. Invited presentation, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, New Zealand.
  • September 29. Invited presentation, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
  • September 30. Keynote speech, LATENT Conference, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
  • October 6. Keynote speech, ULearn 2010 Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • October 11. Invited presentation, Teachmeet, University of Plymouth, England.
  • October 22. Invited presentation, Colchester Institute, Colchester, England.
  • October 26. Keynote speech. EDEN Research Workshop on Open Educational Resources. Budapest, Hungary.
  • November 5. Keynote speech (online). 2nd Polish Moodelmoot Conference, Czestochowa, Poland.
  • November 16. Keynote speech, Let’s talk about txt conference, University of Leeds, England.
  • November 18. Invited presentation (online), ASCILITE. New Zealand.
  • December 1. Invited presentation, G8WAY Workshop, Online Educa Berlin, Germany

Other keynotes and invited speeches have included:

  • May 4, 2000. Keynote speech, EUCEN Conference, Bergen University, Norway.
  • May 12, 2000. Keynote speech, Teachers Conference, University of Western Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic.
  • June 22, 2002. Closing keynote address: Ministry of Communications and Information Conference on Telemedicine and Distance Learning, National Conference Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
  • June 13, 2005. Keynote speech, Teaching and Learning Conference, University of Wales at Newport, Wales.
  • November 11, 2005. Featured Speaker (online), TAFE Learning Technologies Conference, Mooloolaba Campus, University of Queensland, Australia.
  • November 23, 2006. Invited presentation, Centre for Information Technology Conference, University of Umea, Sweden.
  • October 25, 2007. Invited Research Seminar, Beyond Distance Alliance, University of Leicester, England.
  • December 14, 2007. Invited workshop, Bazaar Networks, Communities and Learning: Show that you Share Conference, University of Utrecht, Holland.
  • January 25, 2008. Keynote speech, HEA Subject Centre for Languages, e-Learning Symposium, University of Southampton, England.
  • May 9, 2008. Invited panelist (online), Sloan Consortium e-Learning Conference, University of Pheonix, Arizona, USA.
  • June 2, 2008. Invited presentation, EduMedia 2008 Conference, University of Salzburg, Austria.
  • June 19, 2008. Keynote speech, Virtual University Conference, Technical University of Warsaw, Poland.
  • September 30, 2009. Opening address, HMS Raleigh e-Learning Conference, HMS Raleigh, Cornwall, England.
  • October 15, 2009. Invited research seminar, University College Cork, Ireland.
  • October 21, 2009. Invited research seminar, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany.
  • October 28, 2009. Keynote speech to the HEA Physical Sciences Subject Centre Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, England.
  • November 11, 2009. Keynote speech to the HEA Podcasting Subject Centre Conference, University of Bath, England.
  • November 16, 2009. Invited symposium paper, University of Wolverhampton, England.

Image courtesy of Zukunft Personal, Cologne, Germany 2011.