Speaker Profile

Barbara A. Oakley, PhD

Ramon y Cajal Distinguished Scholar of Global Digital Learning, McMaster University; Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Oakland University; Co-Author, Learn Like a Pro (2021), Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn (2021), and Learning How to Learn (2018); Author, Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential (2017) and A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (2014)

Upcoming Talks

Teaching Whole Learners

Using Science to Develop Social, Engaged, Thriving, Curious, Critical Thinkers

Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA

November 14-16, 2025

Past Talks

The Science of Teaching and Learning

Promoting Healthy Brains, Active Minds, Memory, Movement, and Well-being for Effective Teaching and Learning

The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA or Virtually via Zoom

November 17-19, 2023

The Science of Teaching During a Pandemic

Creating Motivated, Focused, Active, Autonomous Learners

Virtual Conference

February 20-20, 2021

Learning How to Learn

Applying Learning Sciences for Deeper Reasoning, Retention, and Reflection

The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA

November 22-24, 2019

The Science of Teaching

Applying Brain Science and COVID Lessons to Improve Teaching, Schools, and Learning Spaces

The Fairmont, San Francisco, CA or Virtually via Zoom

February 18-20, 2022

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Speaker Profile

Barbara A. Oakley, PhD

Upcoming Talks

Past Talks