Keynote Speaker

Dave Yearwood, Ph.D., CSIT is an Associate Professor and chair in the Technology Department at the University of North Dakota. Yearwood has been teaching in higher education for almost 20 years, and his experience reaches across two academic tracks—Technology and Higher Education—where he teaches or taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Yearwood was presented with the outstanding teacher award in the College of Business and Public Administration (CoBPA) on two occasions, earned the coveted teaching, service, and scholarship award (CoBPA), was nominated at the university level for outstanding graduate and undergraduate teaching awards and was listed several times in the Who’s Who Among America’s College Teachers.

In Technology, Dr. Yearwood’s focus is on: Electronic control systems, computer hardware, and technology and society courses at the undergraduate level. In Higher Education, Dr. Yearwood has taught graduate education courses in assessment, instructional technology, curriculum development, and adult learners.

Dr. Yearwood is an education consultant and has conducted numerous workshops—regional, national, and international—on the use of technology to facilitate purposeful learning. Dr. Yearwood’s experience in two disciplines has him conducting workshops for departments or colleges including Minnesota West Community Colleges (five campuses) to lineman training for Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Dr. Yearwood has been a featured invited presenter at the Teaching Professor conference (twice) and is currently a conference board member. Dr. Yearwood also has extensive experience designing and developing instructional multimedia modules as stand-alone units or as supplements for use in blended classrooms. He currently records podcasts for courses he teaches and leads a podcast called “Statistically Speaking” which is posted on UND iTunes University. Yearwood’s study/research and publications on instructional technology focus primarily on electronic pedagogy—how faculty infuse presentation or other technologies into their practice to connect and engage students, enhance their understanding of course content, and promote dialogue that leads to a critical examination of a topic/subject under examination. His study of electronic control systems is focused primarily on the creation of “smart rooms” using computer multi-function systems.

Click here to listen to a short greeting from Dr. Yearwood.