Patricia Wallace, Ph.D.

Recent Presentations

Virtual Learning Environments for Highly Able Learners: Promises and Realities. Invited presentation, Association for the Advancement of International Education, 2009 Conference, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 12-14, 2009.

Complementary curriculum options. Association for the Advancement of International Education Annual Conference and Workshop. Baltimore, MD, June 21-24, 2009

Virtual learning environments Invited presentation, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 26, 2009.

Virtual learning environments: promises and realities. Davidson Institute Gathering, Baltimore, MD, June 21, 2008.

Distance learning: Expanding academic options for gifted students. Association for the Advancement of International Education, Regional Directors' Conference, December 11, 2008.

Expanding options for gifted students. Invited presentation, National Association for Gifted Children, 2006 Conference, Charlotte , NC , November 3, 2006 .

Advanced learning experiences in science and math. 3 rd Annual Johns Hopkins Education Summit, Baltimore, MD, May 23, 2006 .

Descartes' Cove: Enhancing Problem Solving Through Software Adventures. Beyond Boundaries Conference, LA Unified School District. Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 14, 2007.

Simulations and gaming. Invited panelist, Emerging Technologies Symposium, Advanced Physics Laboratory, Nov. 8, 2007.

Virtual learning communities for special learners: The case of gifted students. Tech Ed 2006, Sharing the Vision. Pasadena , CA , March 27-29, 2006 .

Using standards-based adventure software to enhance problem solving skills. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) 2006. Orlando , FL , March 20-24, 2006 .

Blending instructional design principles with computer game design: The development of Descartes' Cove. Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2005, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Montreal , Canada , July 2, 2005 .

Helping talent soar. Invited presentation, Association of American Schools in South America Conference 2005, Caracas , Venezuela , October19-21, 2005.

Blackberries, crackberries and the workday. BBC World Business Programmes, June 29, 2005 . (Radio discussion.)

Technology and Distance Education. Invited presentation, University of La Laguna , Canary Islands , Spain , April 6, 2005 .

Virtual Learning Environments . Invited keynote speaker, European Conference on High Ability, Pamplona , Spain , September 11, 2004 .

Psychological Aspects of the Internet. Invited address, Interactive Future and Man 2002 Conference, Tampere, Finland. http://www.tmc.tampere.fi/liitetiedostot/konferenssi_ohjelma/10_1.ppt, October 1, 2002.

Human Behavior and Wireless Technologies. Invited keynote address, Java Conference 2001, Milan , Italy . May 25, 2001.

The Challenges of E-Government. Invited panel presentation, E-Government in the 21st Century, Brookings Institution, Washington , DC , December 12-14, 2000 .

PsychologicalAspects of Online Human Behavior . Invited keynote address, ASPO, Eindhoven University , Netherlands , November 29- Dec 1, 2000 .

Cyberethics in Today's Society. Invited keynote presentation, National Conference on Cyberethics. Marymount University , Arlington , VA , October 6-8, 2000 .

Online Human Behavior: Psychological Aspects of the Internet. Invited presentation for the Internet and Society Lecture Series, sponsored by the School of Public Affairs , University of Maryland , College Park , May 4, 2000 .

The Internet in Transition . Invited presentation, Georgetown University , April 26, 2000.

The Challenges of Implementing a Portal. Invited keynote address at the 1999 Portal Technology Symposium, Marriott Hotel, Baltimore , MD September 21, 1999 .

The Virtualized University . Invited presentation at CUMREC, San Antonio , TX , May 10, 1999 .

Professional Writing in the Digital Economy . Invited presentation to professional writers and faculty, August 31, 1999 , University of Maryland , College Park .

Behind the Scenes at the Virtual University . Focus Session Presentation at CAUSE, Seattle , WA , Dec. 11, 1998 .

Planning for Distance Education: Administrative and Academic Issues. Invited moderator for roundtable discussion at CAUSE, Seattle , WA , December 10, 1998 .

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