UNT College of Information Discovery Series

The Discovery Series hosts prominent and impactful speakers from industry, academia, and nonprofits to stimulate the exchange of ideas at the intersection of information science, linguistics, and learning technologies. Learn more and watch the sessions at https://ci.unt.edu/discovery-series

The 2022 - Speakers 2023 speakers include:

Justin Reich, Assistant Professor and Director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, “Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education.”

Dr. Stephen F. Wheeler, Clinical Assistant Professor at UNT College of Information, “NASA Crew 88: Mars Desert Analog Research Mission.”

Taylor Shead, CEO at STEMuli, “The Metaverse of Learning.”

Dr. Henry “Trae” Winter, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at ARISA Lab, LLC., “The Eclipse Soundscapes Projects: How ARISA Lab is Making Science more Inclusive, Accessible, and Engaging for Everyone.”

Dr. Michael K. Thomas, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago, “Designing Experiences in Games and Simulations to support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”

Dr. Justin Simard, JD, PhD, MSU Assistant Professor of Law Director of the Citing Slavery Project, “Addressing the Precedential Weight of Slavery.”

Dr. James Matisoff, Professor Emeritus at the University of California Berkley, “Sweet Memories of Fieldwork in the Pre-Computer Era.”

Executive Producer Walt Wolfram and Producer Renée Blake, “TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA - ROOTS Documentary Screening.”

Dr. Rob Moore, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Florida, Director of the IDEATE Lab in the Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies, “Charting New Pathways to Academic Credit with Mesocredentials.”

Adamu Chan, Filmmaker, Writer, and Community Organizer, “What These Walls Won’t Hold” Documentary Screening.

Dr. Curt Bonk, Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University Bloomington, College of Education, “Ideas, Approaches, and Strategies for DEI in the Learning, Design, and Technology Curriculum.”

Dr. Hiroaki Ogata, Dr. Brendan Flanagan, Dr. Rwitajit Majumdar, Dr. Izumi Horikoshi, Yuko Toyokawa, “Discovery Series: LEAF: A Learning and Evidence Analytics Framework in Japan and for the World.”