Dr. Ellen Weber
After years of teaching secondary school and higher education, Dr. Ellen Weber began a quest to renew learning and teaching approaches. She earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction as she researched ways to apply new developments in human intelligences to many disciplines. Weber developed practical reform programs that bring multiple intelligences theory, constructivism, inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning and brain science insights into classrooms. In so doing, Weber expects students to meet and exceed standardized test requirements. Weber's pioneer work in brain-based learning practices "has inspired others to make similar applications." (Quote by Howard Gardner, at Harvard University)

Traditional universities and high schools tend to neglect active student involvement, for instance. Research evidence shows that students understand deeply when they investigate authentic problems, rather than simply recite back isolated facts on standardized tests. When students enjoy a climate where they think critically and creatively and where they relate classroom instruction to tasks and experiences they encounter outside of school, they prepare for meaningful contributions to humanity. To find out more about Dr. Weber's work visit her website.

Dr. Jane Piirto
Trustees’ Professor at Ashland University in Ohio, Director of Talent Development Education, teaching in the departments of Curriculum and Instruction and in Educational Leadership. Her scholarly books are Talented Children and Adults (3 editions, latest 2007 from Prufrock Press); Understanding Those Who Create (2 editions); Understanding Creativity; Luovuus; and “My Teeming Brain”: Understanding Creative Writers. Her literary books are The Three-Week Trance Diet (novel); A Location in the Upper Peninsula (collected poems, stories, essays); several poetry and creative nonfiction chapbooks. A new poetry collection is forthcoming from Mayapple Press. She has published many scholarly articles in journals and anthologies. As an award-winning artist, she is listed as both a poet and a writer in the Directory of American Poets and Writers. She was named an Ohio Magazine educator of distinction, and she has an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Northern Michigan University. In 2007 she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mensa Education and Research Foundation. She regularly speaks and consults throughout the country and the world. To find out more about Dr. Piirto's work visite her website.

Dr. Terry Doyle
Is a professor of reading and learning disabilities at Ferris State University where he has taught for the past 30 years. He is currently the Chief Instructor for Faculty Development and Coordinator of the New to Ferris Faculty Transition Program.

He has presented over fifty workshops on teaching and learning at national conferences and has worked with faculty on thirty different colleges and universities across the country since 2000 on issues of teaching and students’ learning. He is the co-author of the book New Faculty Transition -An Ideal Program and has a new book that will be out May of 2008 titled Helping Students to Learn in a Learner Center Environment: A Guide to Teaching in Higher Education published by Stylus. He has developed a comprehensive website on teaching and learning which contains information on dozens of different topics related to teaching and learning in higher education.