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Speaking for Change and Humanity
From the Arctic to Africa, Aaron loves to share his story of how he believes technology, design, and adventure can change how we deliver education throughout the world.
Doering is a polar explorer on the scale of a Will Steger or a modern day Ernest Shackleton — but one who is bringing the frozen world into classrooms from Africa to America (and who has not had his ship frozen in an ice floe). He’s the founder of initiatives including Earthducation, North of Sixty, and GoNorth! — arguably the world’s first MOOC. GoNorth! burst onto the educational landscape in 2003, sending live video of husky dogs and Arctic explorers into K-12 classrooms around the globe; more than 15 million students worldwide collaborated in the online environment.
— Driven to Discover, UMN
Selected Keynotes
Innovations in Technology-Enhanced Learning: Designing for Transformation and Engagement. Keynote & Workshop for Fulbright Peru. Lima, Peru.
From Apps to Adventure Learning.: Technology Enhanced Learning Conference. Singapore.
Building Community Online: Connecting People, Places, and Ideas through Innovative Design. Association for Information Science and Technology. St. Louis, MO.
Engaging Millions of Learners: The Role of Design & Aesthetics in Online and Mobile Learning. Technology & Teaching Practice Research Symposium. Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
EarthXplorers: Bringing America’s National Treasures to the Classroom. PastForward. Houston, TX.
Adventure Learning: At the Heart of Discovery. TEDx UMN. University of Minnesota.
Taking Education and Innovation to the Next Level. CSUed, annual teaching and learning conference. Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia.
Transformational Technology-Enhanced Learning: Designing for Experience and Engagement. International Conference on Management and Education Innovation (ICMEI). Paris, France.
From the Farm to the Top of the World: Growing up on a Farm Prepared for a Lifetime of Exploration. South Central College Ag Symposium: New Tools for New Rules.
Engaging Millions of Learners: The Role of Design and Aesthetics in Online and Mobile Learning. GlobalTIME. Online presentation.
Education, Exploration, and Innovation: Exploring the Nexus. eLearn Korea. Seoul, Korea.
Explore, Teach, Inspire: Documenting Stories of Strength & Hope to Inspire Kids Worldwide to #choose2care. Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Exposition.
Innovations in Technology-Enhanced Learning. Minnesota eLearning Summit. Minneapolis, MN.
Adventure Learning: Bringing Real-World Issues Direct from the Field into Classrooms Worldwide. EDULEARN. Barcelona, Spain.
Designing for Engagement. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.
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