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RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
A.M. in Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
B.S. summa cum laude in Computer and Information Sciences, Brooklyn College of the City University of N.Y.
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- Keynote speaker at 1st International Conference on Innovative Engineering Sciences & Technological Research (ICIESTR-2024), Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. May 14-15, 2024
- Presentation at UPCEA 2024 Annual Conference, “Learner Controlled Verifiable Credentials: Adopting Open Badges Version 3.” With colleagues Steve Harmon (GA Tech), Kristine Collins (University CA Irvine), and Kerri Lemoie (Digital Credentials Consortium at MIT). Boston, MA, March 27, 2024.
- Presentation on AI bots in teaching computer science to a group of MBA and doctoral students from Esade business school in Barcelona. One Brattle Square, Harvard University, September 14, 2023.
- Online presentation at EdTech Korea Conference 2022: Innovations in Online Teaching and Learning at the Harvard Extension School. September 22, 2022
- Presentation at UPCEA Annual Conference, “Making Connections: Designing a Portable, Blended Classroom for the New Normal.” With colleagues Christian Wisecarver and Christian Franco. April 7-9, 2021.
- Online presentation at UPCEA 2020 New England Region Conference, “New Models for Lifelong Learning in the Global Digital Economy: the 60 Year Curriculum.” With Prof. Chris Dede (Harvard University GSE), Dr. John Richards (Harvard University GSE), and Dean Jason Wingard (Columbia University). October 21, 2020
- Online presentation at the 2020 UPCEA Annual Conference, “The 60-Year Curriculum: Lifelong Learning in the Digital Economy.” With Prof. Chris Dede (Harvard University GSE) and Dr. John Richards (Harvard University GSE). March 19, 202
- Presentation at the 12th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2019), “Implementing the 60 Year Curriculum (60YC) at Harvard University's Division of Continuing Education (DCE).” Seville, Spain, November 11-13, 20 .
- Presentation at the 10th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2017), “The Future of Technology-Supported Education: Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness Through Learning Engineering.” Seville, Spain, November 16-18, 2017.
- Presentation at the Harvard IT Summit, “Opencast Matterhorn in the Cloud: Live and On-Demand from the DCE Classroom.” With Jody Fanto as co-presenter. Cambridge, MA, June 2, 2016
- Invited panelist at the SXSW Interactive conference, “Designing a Successful Distance Education Program.” Austin, Texas, March 10, 2 2.
- Invited keynote talk on “Innovation in Online Education,” Harvard and China Research Symposium, Harvard Shanghai Center, China, March 19 2010
- Invited keynote talk on “Innovation in Distance Learning at Harvard,”American Society of Engineering Education conference, Boston, MA, March 21, 09.
- Invited panelist at ACM’s SIGCSE conference, “Great Ideas in Computer Science Using Scratch,” Chattanooga, TN, March 5 2009.
- Invited talk on “Recent Developments in Distance Education,” Universidad Latina, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 26 2008.
- Invited talk on “Learning to Think Analytically and Algorithmically Through Programming in Virtual Environments,” Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Instanbul, Turkey, June 10, 2007.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
- H. Lambert and H. Leitner: “Implementing 60YC Learning at the Harvard Division of Continuing Education” in The 60-Year Curriculum: New Models for Lifelong Learning in the Digital Economy. Edited by Christopher Dede and John Richards. New York, NY: Routledge Press, 2020 .
- H. Leitner, R. Nesson and E. Walker: “From Artisanship to Learning Engineering: Harvard DCE’s Framework for Improving Teaching and Learning” in Learning Engineering for Online Education: Theoretical Contexts and Design-Based Examples. Edited by Chris Dede, John Richards and Bror Saxberg. New York, NY: Routledge Press, 2019
- C. Laserna and H. Leitner: “Bit by Bit: Innovating at the Periphery to Extend Harvard’s Core,” Continuing Higher Education Review, pp. 163-183, Volume 72, Fall 2008.
- D. Malan and H. Leitner: “Scratch for Budding Computer Scientists,” Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (the Association for Computing Machinery), Volume 38, Covington, Kentucky, pages 223-227, March 2007.
- U. Wolz, H. Leitner, D. Malan and J. Maloney: “Starting with Scratch in CS-1,” published in SIGCSE ’09 Proceedings of the 40th ACM Technical Symposium and Computer Science Education. New York, NY, ISBN 978-1-60558-183-5
