Shawn Jordan

Invited Keynotes

1. Jordan, S. (2018, December 1). Inspiring students to invent the future in the creative classroom. Invited keynote at the Mesa Public Schools Professional Development Day, Mesa, AZ.
2. Jordan, S. (2018, February 10). Problem solving in a digital age: Tackling real-world problems. Invited keynote at the STEM AZ Collaborative Annual Unconference, Phoenix, AZ.​
3. Jordan, S. (2016, December 9). Navajo engineering professionals’ experience of design in the context of their culture. Invited keynote at the Arizona Educational Research Organization Annual Meeting, Tempe, AZ.
4. Anderson, I., Fernandez, J., & Jordan, S. (2016, September 16). Engineering design across Navajo culture, community, and society. Invited keynote at the Diné BiOlta School Board Association, Inc. Fall Conference: “Thinking Accountability”, Albuquerque, NM.
5. Jordan, S. (2016, April 21). Inspiring students to invent the future with Rube Goldberg machines. Invited keynote at the IgniteSTEM Conference sponsored by Princeton University and Columbia University, New York, NY. http://ignitestem.org
6. Jordan, S., Pereira, N., White, K., & Phillips, J. (2015, November 12). The art of invention: Developing engineering talent among Navajo youth with chain-reaction machines. Invited keynote at the Identifying and serving gifted and talented Native American students: Future directions for research, partnerships, and practices pre-convention for the 62nd Annual Convention & Exhibition of the National Association for Gifted Children, Phoenix, AZ.
7. Jordan, S. (2015, August 4). Engineering communities of sharing: Insights from the Maker movement. Invited keynote at the 2015 Freshman Year Engineering Education Conference, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
8. Jordan, S. (2015, April 11). Rube Goldberg and Making: Engineering cultures of innovation. Invited keynote at the Innovention 2015 weekend, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA. 

Invited Talks

1. Brayboy, B., & Jordan, S., et al. (2022, October 28). Meaningful research: Effectively engaging with tribal communities and working on tribal lands. Invited panelist at conference sponsored by Arizona State University Office of American Indian Initiatives, Tempe, AZ.
2. Jordan, S. S. (2022, May 23). Culturally-relevant engineering education with the Diné engineering design process. Invited virtual talk for the Playful Engineering-Based Learning Team on the Navajo Nation.
3. Lerman, L., Stoesz, P., Jordan, S., et al. (2022, April 27). Critique is creative: Feedback dialogue in teaching and learning. Invited panelist for the ASU FRANKx Lecture Series.
4. Jordan, S. S. (2022, April 1). Reflections on design-based research, community-based participatory design, and our roles as researchers engaging with systemically marginalized communities. Invited virtual talk as part of the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State Seminar Series.
5. Jordan, S. S. (2022, March 11). Making, makerspaces, and the future of ECE education [Webinar]. Invited talk for the ASA-SEMI Proposal Planning Workshop Session #2.
6. Jordan, S. S. (2022, February 9). Why STEAM should be the future of STEM education. Invited talk at the International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) Lunch and Learn Series.
7. Jordan, S., Artiles Fonesca, M., Coley, B., & Joseph, C. (2022, January 13). Graduate experience of (in)equity in engineering: What administrators should do. Invited talk to university Presidents and Provosts at the Association of Independent Technological Universities Annual Virtual Meeting.
8. Jordan, S. S. (2021, November 18). Engineering design across Diné (Navajo) culture, community, and soviety. Invited virtual talk as part of the University of San Diego ExSJ Seminar Series.
9. Jordan, S. (2021, February 16). Invited “Camelback Chats” virtual talk to high school students interested in STEM, Camelback High School, Phoenix, AZ.
10. Deliwala, S., Asare, P., Jordan, S., & Smith, C. (2020, December 1). Lessons learned & plans for the spring [Webinar]. Presented at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) Lab Pros Network Summit. https://www.ecedha.org/Meetings/ECEDHA-Summit-Series/ECEDHA-Lab-Pros-Network-Summit-December-2020
11. Jordan, S., Smith, C., Kane, P., Pham, K., Liu, M., Brumley, T., Lamparter, M., Khoshabeh, R., Deliwala, S., & Easley, M. (2020, June 25). Making it educational, real, and fun: Crowdsourcing solutions for hands-on ECE education [Webinar]. Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA). https://www.ecedha.org/Working-Groups/ECEDHA-Lab-Pros-Network/ECE-Lab-Pros-Network-Zoom-Calls 
12. Jordan, S. (2020, October 20). Presented my personal STEM/STEAM pathways story for the Mesa Public Schools Chief Science Officers Fall Cabinet Meeting [Webinar].
13. Jordan, S., Le Doux, J., Turns, J., Adams, R., & Cheville, A. (2020, April 9). What’s your story? Using storytelling to propel research and teaching. Invited webinar for 250 members of the American Society for Engineering Education.
14. Jordan, S. (2020, February 7). Future Chapter Presidents: Development of a culturally-relevant engineering design curriculum for Navajo students. Invited talk at the University of Illinois ISE Research Seminar, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
15. Jordan, S., White, K., Cook-Davis, A., Eustice, K., Betoney, C. A., Pangan, T. J. D., Anderson, I., & Fernandez, J. (2019, November 8). Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society. Invited talk at the Navajo Nation Board of Education monthly meeting, Window Rock, AZ.
16. Brayboy, B., & Jordan, S. (2019, September 27). Meaningful research: Effectively engaging with tribal communities and working on tribal lands. Invited talk at conference sponsored by Arizona State University Office of American Indian Initiatives, Tempe, AZ.
17. Jordan, S. (2019, February 12). Future Chapter Presidents: Development of a culturally-relevant engineering design curriculum for Indigenous students on the Navajo Nation. Invited talk as part of the “What We Do” series at Central Saint Martins, London, UK.
18. Jordan, S., & Anderson, I. (2018, November 16). Inventing the future with Navajo culture and engineering design. Invited talk at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) – Arizona State University chapter event for Native American Heritage Month, Tempe, AZ.
19. White, K., & Jordan, S. (2018, November 14). The Navajo Nation CAREER design engineering curriculum project. Invited talk at the AdvancED® Navajo Nation Fall Conference, Flagstaff, AZ.
20. Jordan, S., & Betoney, C. (2018, October 26). Inventing the future with Navajo culture and engineering design. Invited talk at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) – Four Corners chapter meeting, Farmington, NM.
21. Jordan, S., & Anderson, I. (2018, August 29). Inventing the future with Navajo culture and engineering design. Invited talk at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) - Phoenix chapter meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
22. Jordan, S. (2018, May 3). Storytelling across cultures: Inventing the future with Navajo culture and engineering design. Invited talk at the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Medford, MA.
23. London, J., Gleghorn, V., Ireland, D., Jordan, S., Lee, W., & Villanueva, I. (2018, May 1). Culturally responsive education – Why bother? Invited panelist at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD) Annual Conference, Crystal City, VA.
24. Jordan, S. (2018, April 11). Storytelling across cultures: Inventing the future with Navajo culture and engineering design. Invited Tempe Historical Society Lunch Talk, Tempe History Museum, Tempe, AZ.
25. Bornman, B., Jordan, S., Reichman, A., Ruiz, D., Tan, L., Woodson, S., & Wright, K. (2018, April 6). Balancing community impact with student learning outcomes in community-based teaching and learning experiences. Invited panelist at the Arizona State University Social Embeddedness Network Conference, Glendale, AZ.
26. Jordan, S. (2017, October 9). Art of the machine: Rube Goldberg and the maker movement. Invited “Feed Your Head” talk at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL.
27. Jordan, S. (2017, September 19). Empowering students to invent the future with STEAM. Invited talk at Gateway Polytechnic Academy, Mesa, AZ.
28. Jordan, S. (2017, April 4). Storytelling across cultures: Inventing the future with Navajo culture and engineering design. Invited talk at the Trustees of Arizona State University Meeting, Mesa, AZ.
29. Brayboy, B., & Jordan, S. (2016, October 20). Meaningful research: Effectively engaging with tribal communities and working on tribal lands Invited talk at conference sponsored by Arizona State University Office of American Indian Initiatives, Tempe, AZ.
30. Lande, M., Jordan, S., & Weiner, S. (2016, October 2). Making research to educational practice. Invited talk at the 2016 World Maker Faire New York, Corona, NY.
31. Jordan, S. (2016, September 9). Putting the Maker in ChangeMaker: Lessons from the Maker Movement. Invited talk at Next Generation STEM High School: A Forum Supported by the NSF, Washington, D.C.
32. Jordan, S. (2016, February 26). Arts and the Creative Campus II: STEAM Curriculum for College. Invited talk at Gateway Community College and the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction, Phoenix, AZ.
33. Jordan, S., White, K., & Phillips, J. (2015, November 12). Engineering design across Navajo culture, community, and society. Invited talk at the Identifying and serving gifted and talented Native American students: Future directions for research, partnerships, and practices pre-convention for the 62nd Annual Convention & Exhibition of the National Association for Gifted Children, Phoenix, AZ.
34. Schlemper, B., Oberhauser, K., Svetlana, D., Popovic, Z., Jordan, S., & Vallieres, K. (2015, November 9). Engaging students in authentic STEM discovery and innovation. Invited talk at Next Generation STEM Learning for All: A Forum Supported by the NSF, Washington, D.C.
35. Jordan, S. (2015, October 16). Navajo engineering professionals’ experiences of design in the context of their culture. Invited talk at Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
36. Jones, B., Jordan, S., Jennings, A., Moore, O., Major, J., & Slow, H. (2015, October 1). Reaching new communities with STEM. Invited talk at the 2015 Innovation Arizona Summit, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale, AZ.
37. Jones-Davis, D., Hurst, A., Jordan, S., Bradford, K., & Valadez, J. (2015, September 27). Building a nation of Makers: Celebrating the creativity, ingenuity, and diversity of the Maker community. Invited talk at the 2015 World Maker Faire New York, Corona, NY.
38. Jordan, S. (2015, April 14). Engineering storytelling across cultures. Invited talk at the Science, Technology, and Society in Museums Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
39. Jordan, S. (2015, April 11). The art of invention: Design thinking 101. Invited talk at the Innovention 2015 weekend, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA.
40. Jordan, S., & Lande, M. (2015, April 10). Engineering and the Maker movement: Communities of sharing. Invited talk at the Microchip Technology Inc. headquarters, Chandler, AZ.
41. Jordan, S. (2015, March 27). Art of the machine: Rube Goldberg and the STEAM movement. Invited talk as part of the STEM to STE[A]M Lecture Series, Gateway Community College, Phoenix, AZ.
42. Lande, M., & Jordan, S. (2014, October 23). Pathways of Makers. Invited talk at the Higher Education Maker Summit, Chandler, AZ.
43. Jordan, S. (2014, October 1). Art of the machine: Rube Goldberg and the Maker movement. Invited talk at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
44. Jordan, S. (2014, October 1). Rube Goldberg and Making: Engineering communities of sharing. Invited talk for the Bucknell University Culture and Technology Intersections Lecture Series, Lewisburg, PA.
45. Lande, M., & Jordan, S. (2014, September 17). Should Makers be the engineers of the future? Invited talk at MakerCon 2014, Corona, NY. Watch at http://makercon.com/session/should-makers-be-the-engineers-of-the-future/
46. Jordan, S., & Lande, M. (2014, July 24). Pathways of Makers. Invited talk at the National Science Foundation Workshop: Engineering and the Maker movement, Washington, D.C.
47. Jordan, S. (2014, July 15). Context-Centered Embedded Systems Education. Invited talk at the International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA) Phoenix Chapter Monthly Meeting, Tempe, AZ.
48. Jordan, S. (2014, May 21). Inspiring future engineers in the Navajo Nation. Invited talk at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) chapter meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
49. Jordan, S. (2013, November 13). My experience as a Maker. Invited moderator at the Arizona State University College of Technology and Innovation Maker Summit, Chandler, AZ.
50. Jordan, S. (2013, October 18). STEAM Machines™ + Dance. Invited talk at the AIGA Phoenix Design Week PechaKucha, Phoenix, AZ.
51. Jordan, S. (2013, September 17). The STEAM Machines™ K-12 enrichment program. Invited talk at the International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA) Phoenix Chapter Monthly Meeting, Tempe, AZ.
52. Ornstein, C., Beschloss, S., Dolin, P. A., Eschrich, J., Jordan, S., Mendoza, C., & Rorke-Davis, S. (2013, September 4). How do interdisciplinary arts foster creative thinking and discovery? Invited panelist at the Arizona SciTech Kickoff Conference, Scottsdale, AZ. Quoted in the Arizona Republic: http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/20130903festival-helps-kids-mentally-plug-science.html
53. Jordan, S., & Lande, M. (2012, July 29 – 30). Invited guest lecture: Design thinking. ENGG1100 Engineering Design, Dr. Carl Reidsema, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
54. Carberry, A., Abulencia, J., Cardella, M., Jordan, S., Kellam, N., & Steinhauer, H. (2011, June 29). Student Constituent Committee/New Engineering Educators Roundtable panel. Invited panelist at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia.
55. Jordan, S. (2011, May 11). How to design a winning Rube Goldberg machine. Invited talk at The Gateway School, New York, NY.
56. Jordan, S. (2008, October 2). Design Squad: A journey into reality (TV). Invited talk for the Purdue University School of Engineering Education Seminar Series, West Lafayette, IN.
57. Jordan, S. (2006, December 11). …A good imagination and a pile of junk. Invited talk at The Orchard School 7th grade Rube Goldberg project kickoff, Indianapolis, IN.
58. Jordan, S. (2006, September 22). …A good imagination and a pile of junk. Invited talk at the Purdue University Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter Centennial Celebration dinner, West Lafayette, IN.
59. Jordan, S. (2005, October 7). Lead presenter of Batteries included. Rube Goldberg 101: From mind to masterpiece. Invited talk at the Purdue University President’s Council Back to Class session, West Lafayette, IN.
60. Jordan, S., & Hollingsworth, K. (2005, September 19). Rube Goldberg 101: From mind to masterpiece. Invited talk at the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH.