As an international learning consultant, I am available to present keynote addresses, conference spotlight sessions, professional development sessions, and educator workshops on a variety of topics. I present presentations and workshops both face-to-face and over video using H.323 videoconferencing as well desktop videoconferencing including Skype, iChat, Google Video, and other options. Please contact me to inquire about availability.

Five of my presentations are currently advertised and offered over video via the Professional Development Marketplace of the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC.) These are:

1. Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning
2. Digital Storytelling On a Shoestring
3. Hyperlinked Writing
4. Intro to Educational Podcasting
5. Introduction to Twitter

Some of my past conference keynote topics have been:

1. The Landscape of 21st Century Learning: Personalised and Differentiated (Learning@School09 - Rotorua, New Zealand - February 2009)
2. Reinventing Education for the 21st Century: Designing School 2.0 (eTechOhio09 - Columbus, Ohio, USA - February 2009)
3. Creating and Collaborating: The Keys to 21st Century Literacy (MASSCUE - Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA - November 2008)
4. Navigating Opportunities and Risks in Hyperconnected Schools (TechCon08 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - October 2008)
5. Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning / Digitally Interactive Learning (Missouri Distance Learning Conference - Osage Beach, Missouri, USA - July 2008)
6. So The World Is Flat? Now What?” (TechForum Southwest - Austin, Texas, USA - November 2007)

The following is a relatively thorough list of presentations and workshops I've shared in the past (since 2006) and can present for your conference, school, district, or other educational organization. Often, I am willing and able to develop customized presentations to match a conference or event theme. All referenced resources from these presentations (including many podcast recordings from some sessions) are available on handouts.wesfryer.com. Please contact me for more information and scheduling.

BLENDED LEARNING:

1. Assessment Menu in our Web 2.0 World (The)
2. Blogging: Safe Classroom Blogging to Improve Student Writing
3. Creating, Collaborating, and Blending Learning in the 21st Century Infoverse
4. Creating and Collaborating: The Keys to 21st Century Literacy
5. Cell Phones for Learning: Accessing, remixing, sharing and publishing media-rich content with cell phones
6. Digital Curriculum Sources (free and commercial)
7. Digital Learning Objects on the Open Web
8. Digital Magic Tricks: An ecclectic series of digital learning tools and techniques
9. Electronic White Boards: Engaging Students through Interactive Instruction
10. Get Wiki With It! Using Wikis for Collaboration and Learning
11. Google Tools: Using Google Tools for Educational Research and Collaboration
12. Hyperlinked Writing: The most powerful form of writing!
    
13. Inventing The Future: Safely Empowering Learners in the Read/Write Society
14. K-12 Online Conference: Free Professional Development on Web 2.0 Technologies
15. Powerful Blending: Using Web 2.0 to Interact, Create, and Assess
16. Powerful Ingredients for Digitally Interactive Learning
17. Quick Victories for Blended Learning
18. Search and Research: Effective Search and Research Strategies
19. Supporting Reading and Writing Skill Development with Free Digital Tools
20. Web 2.0: Engaging Digital Natives with Web 2.0 Tools

DIGITAL  STORYTELLING:

1. Celebrate Oklahoma Voices - Empowering learners to become digital witnesses
2. Cell Phone Digital Storytelling
3. Continuum of Digital Storytelling Options
4. Copyright, Fair Use, Intellectual Property & Podcasting
5. Digital Music Creation: Engage, Inspire, Have Fun!
6. Digital Storytelling: Listen deeply. Tell stories. Engage students!
7. Digital Storytelling With Minimal Clicks: Improving Reading and Writing Skills
8. Geo-StoryChasing: Mobile digital storytelling!
9. Podcasting: Communicate safely with a global audience!
10. Podcasting2: Intermediate/Advanced Topics in Podcasting
11. VoiceThread: Powerful digital storytelling with a minimum of clicks!

CONVERSATIONS:

1. 1:1 - The Case for 1:1 Computing in Schools
2. Balancing Access and Freedom with Safety and Liability Protection
3. CyberBullying and Internet Safety: Defining and addressing cyberbullying and Internet safety
4. Digital Citizenship for Digital Natives
5. E-Rate Presentation Materials and Resources
6. Global Education Conversation: A presentation about 21st century professional development for educators
7. Internet Safety and Social Networking for Parents
8. Landscape for 21st Century Learning: Personalised and Differentiated
9. Lead Differently: Digitally Informed School Leadership for the 21st Century
10. Mindware: Creativity and Updating Mindware: Hardware and software are not holding us back!
11. Navigating Opportunities and Risks in Hyperconnected Schools
12. Powerful Tools, Powerful Possibilities
13. Proactive Approaches to Address Cyberbullying and Digital Social Networking
14. Public Relations: Leveraging the Potential of Social Media for School Public Relations
15. Reinventing Education for the 21st Century (Designing School 2.0)
16. Safe Digital Social Networking: We teach kids to drive, we need to teach safe DSN too
17. School 2.0: Reinventing Education for the 21st Century
18. So The World Is Flat? Now What?: Supporting learning culture change in schools
19. Summer Of Professional Learning Choices for Educators! Where Should I Start?
20. Technology Leadership: Resources for Principals, Superintendents, School Board Members and other educational leaders
21. Technology Planning (resources and links for district technology planners)
22. Thrive in 2065: Reinventing Schools for the 21st Century (A presentation for local civic groups) 

COLLABORATION:

1. Connecting and Collaborating with International Teachers Worldwide
2. Creating, Collaborating, and Blending Learning in the 21st Century Infoverse
3. Global Voices: Distributed Learning Projects With Interactive Podcasting and VOIP Tools
4. Grant Opportunities for Schools: Various grant opportunities for schools in Oklahoma and elsewhere
5. Invent The Future: Safely Empowering Learners in the Read/Write Society
6. Magic of Digital: Collaborative Interaction in Teacher Professional Development
7. Teaching with Videoconferencing: Using iTV to engage students and teach effectively
8. Twitter: An introduction to micro-blogging with Twitter
9. Videoconferencing Collaborations and Virtual Field Trips (both via videoconferencing and via web browsers)
10. Get WIKI With It!: Using Wikis for Collaboration and Learning
11. Webcasting on a Shoestring: Hosting radio shows for a global audience with an Internet-connected laptop and $30

I have maintained the Tools for the TEKS: Integrating Technology into the Classroom website since 1997 for K-16 educators worldwide. In addition to maintaining my personal blog ("Moving at the Speed of Creativity") I am a frequent contributor to ISTE Connects, ISTE's new blog leading up to the NECC 2009 Conference.

One of the best ways to see what I'm up to currently is to follow me on Twitter!

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