Gain valuable insights & best practices to future proofing learning through evidence based research
1Gain valuable insight on emerging global & national trends driving innovation in education through real world case studies
3Network with top education and industry thought leaders in person and virtually
2Senior Level Leadership K-12, Post secondary & EdTech Industry Partners, Policymakers, Teacher Leaders, Investors, Students, Parents & EdTech startups, who are passionate about refining the future of learning to help all students thrive
4Founder & Conference Chair
Robert Martellacci (MA EdTech) is president of MindShare Learning Technology, Canada’s leading EdTech strategy, news & events company he founded in 2001. Mr. Martellacci is also president & co-founder of C21 Canada—Canadians for 21st Century Learning & Innovation.
Mr. Martellacci is a lifelong learner who is committed to connecting business and education to transform learning in the 21st century to support student success. He completed a transformational learning journey as a mature student earning a master’s in educational technology from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California which inspired the creation of the MindShare Learning Report—Canada’s Learning & Technology eMagazine.
Mr. Martellacci has over 25 years of expertise and thought leadership in education as a former university administrator at York University; he also launched The Learning Company School Division for Kevin O’Leary which was the catalyst to forming his start-up MindShare Learning following the Mattel acquisition.
One of Martellacci’s signature slogans, “until next time, keep the learning curve steep.”
On behalf of Steve Joordens, my fellow Summit Co-Chair, and myself, I want to extend our gratitude for your highly engaged participation in the 15th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit on AI. Your contributions as a thought leader enriched the experience for all attendees, helping to make this year’s summit our best ever yet on many levels.
We would greatly appreciate 5 minutes of your time to complete a brief survey. Your insights into the sessions, speakers, and overall event experience will directly shape future summits and help us continue leading the conversation on the Future of Learning in an AI-inspired World.
Your thoughts matter. Together at the Summit, we made history given the state of AI in education, let’s create even more impactful and forward-thinking events for the Canadian EdTech community. On that note, we are planning to launch an ongoing community channel to continue the important conversations around the impact of AI based on themes of the sessions at the Summit. Watch for the invite within the next week!
We are planning to keep the Summit in Toronto and looking to expand an offering of regional Summits in Western Canada and the East, as we want to be more inclusive and recognize that not all are able to travel long distances.
Further, we are planning to offer in 2025 a MindShare – Cebra Architects Learning Design Exchange site tour in Denmark, If you are interested in attending, please drop me a note!
A special thank you to our incredible presenters, sponsors, partners, and the MindShare advisory board members for their unwavering support. We’d also like to recognize Hanan Mousa, our Coop students and volunteers from our team for their invaluable contributions to this summit’s success.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if there’s anything more we can assist you with through our strategic consulting services offering.
Until next time, keep the ‘Digital Learning’ curve steep!
Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
President, MindShare Learning Technology™
Chief Digital Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report™
Founder, MindShare Workspace
Co-founder & CEO, C21 Canada™
Summit Co-Chair, Full Professor at University of Toronto Scarborough
Steve was initially trained as a Cognitive Psychologist who performed research related to human memory and the distinction between conscious and unconscious influences. More recently though, his research has shifted to focus on the effective use of educational technologies in general, and especially to support the develop or core “Skills of Success” like critical and creative thought, effective two way communication and collaboration, and metacognitive awareness. Some of the research is laboratory based, but a lot of it occurs in the context of real classes. The Advanced Learning Technologies Lab that he directs also does research on third party technologies, assessing their efficacy and usability.
I teach Introduction to Psychology and am the Director the Advanced Learning Technologies Lab (www.altlab.ca) at the University of Toronto. Our goal in the lab is to create and assess educational technologies that have research proved effects while being easy to use. Our technologies focus on the development of core cognitive skills like critical thought, and our most used technology, peerScholar, is now used the world over (see vision.peerScholar.com). I teach both within my university, and as a Gates-sponsored Massive Open Online Course on Coursera.org.
My teaching has been recognized by a number of awards including a Leadership in Faculty Teaching Award, a President’s Teaching Award, and twice making the final round of TVOs Best Lecturer competition. Two of my awards are national level, the 3M National Teaching Fellowship and, most recently, the Canadian Post-Secondary #EdTech Leader of the Year Award (Mindshare Learning).
I am also a very active researcher with my research focussing on Educational Psychology. I primarily research issues related to peer-assessment, critical thinking, engagement, and the effective use of technology for education, and in addition to research I also help create technologies that mobilize effective educational practices.
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