Praise for Rob as a speaker
"Rob Eaton is a dynamic speaker. His insights will change the way you teach!"
--Lisa Nunn, author of 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty and College Belonging, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Educational Excellence at University of San Diego
"One of the most energizing discussions of our faculty and staff learning community was thoughtfully facilitated by Rob Eaton. We are so grateful for the new perspectives he helped us consider as we advance our collective goal of supporting international student success at Michigan State University."
--Opal Leeman Bartzis, Ed.D., Executive Director of Education Abroad, Michigan State University
“Rob is a master teacher! He engages, enlightens, entertains, and provokes deeper thoughts in his audiences. Most importantly he leaves them wanting more! ”
--Kelly Burgener, former Academic Vice President, BYU-Idaho
"Rob’s enthusiasm for teaching excellence is contagious. He employs effective classroom teaching techniques to both engage faculty and model great teaching. His natural aptitude as an entertaining presenter underscores excellent technique, making his presentations fun as well as informative."
--Casey Ann Hurley, Associate Dean for the College of Business and Communication, BYU-Idaho
“In 25 years, I’ve been fortunate to listen to some of the best and brightest professors who write and speak on pedagogy and student success. Rob Eaton is among the most engaging of such scholars. His extensive teaching experience, breadth and depth of familiarity with the literature of teaching and learning, and dynamic delivery make a rich experience for any lucky to spend time with him.”
--Scott Galer, former Associated Academic Vice President for Student Success, BYU-Idaho
“Rob's experience and research make him an expert in supporting both in-person and online students. Regardless of the modality, anyone who works with students will leave his presentations with tools to better serve, lift, and support.”
--Rachel Huber, Director of Instructional Support, BYU-Idaho Online Learning
“Rob was an outstanding speaker—engaging and substantive. I have helped bring 14 national thought leaders in education to speak to faculty on our campus. I’d rank Rob Eaton’s presentation in the top five.”
--Brian Schmidt, Director of Instructional Development, BYU-Idaho
--Lisa Nunn, author of 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty and College Belonging, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Educational Excellence at University of San Diego
"One of the most energizing discussions of our faculty and staff learning community was thoughtfully facilitated by Rob Eaton. We are so grateful for the new perspectives he helped us consider as we advance our collective goal of supporting international student success at Michigan State University."
--Opal Leeman Bartzis, Ed.D., Executive Director of Education Abroad, Michigan State University
“Rob is a master teacher! He engages, enlightens, entertains, and provokes deeper thoughts in his audiences. Most importantly he leaves them wanting more! ”
--Kelly Burgener, former Academic Vice President, BYU-Idaho
"Rob’s enthusiasm for teaching excellence is contagious. He employs effective classroom teaching techniques to both engage faculty and model great teaching. His natural aptitude as an entertaining presenter underscores excellent technique, making his presentations fun as well as informative."
--Casey Ann Hurley, Associate Dean for the College of Business and Communication, BYU-Idaho
“In 25 years, I’ve been fortunate to listen to some of the best and brightest professors who write and speak on pedagogy and student success. Rob Eaton is among the most engaging of such scholars. His extensive teaching experience, breadth and depth of familiarity with the literature of teaching and learning, and dynamic delivery make a rich experience for any lucky to spend time with him.”
--Scott Galer, former Associated Academic Vice President for Student Success, BYU-Idaho
“Rob's experience and research make him an expert in supporting both in-person and online students. Regardless of the modality, anyone who works with students will leave his presentations with tools to better serve, lift, and support.”
--Rachel Huber, Director of Instructional Support, BYU-Idaho Online Learning
“Rob was an outstanding speaker—engaging and substantive. I have helped bring 14 national thought leaders in education to speak to faculty on our campus. I’d rank Rob Eaton’s presentation in the top five.”
--Brian Schmidt, Director of Instructional Development, BYU-Idaho
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Rob speaks on a variety of topics based on Improving Learning and Mental Health in College Students. Typically, he introduces the overall theme and approach of the book and then drills into one strategy, such as becoming natural mentors or awakening students' innate desire to learn. In each presentation, he includes a combination of practical ideas and some studies in which they are grounded. Rob has:
To hear Rob and Bonnie discuss their book and make each other laugh, check out their podcast appearances:
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Rob's background
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After 19 years at BYU-Idaho, Rob Eaton is currently a visiting teaching professor at BYU. At BYU-Idaho, he was a professor of religious education and a learning and teaching fellow at BYU-Idaho. He spent eight years as an associate academic vice president, helping create what has become BYU Pathway Worldwide—an online program now serving over 57,000 students in over 160 countries. He also oversaw efforts to improve learning and teaching among the campus-based faculty and helped develop a semester-long course for new faculty members, which he continues to team teach.
Rob has an especially winding career path, which was a bit embarrassing to him until he read David Epstein’s Range. Now he just feels well-rounded. Rob earned a bachelor’s in international relations from BYU and a law degree from Stanford Law School, where he graduated with honors and was named the outstanding oralist in the law school’s appellate court competition. Before ditching the legal and corporate world for teaching, Rob practiced law for seven years in Seattle and worked as a vice president of a consortium of Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies in the Northwest for another three years. He’s written a number of books on religious themes as well as a biography, but Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom is his first work in the scholarship of learning and teaching. Having taught and spoken extensively at BYU-Idaho as an academic leader, with the publication of Improving Learning and Teaching in the College Classroom, Rob is now transitioning to speaking to educators anywhere about how they can simultaneously increase learning and decrease unnecessary stress in their students. |
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Samples of Rob's presentations and interviews
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Here are some highlights of Rob's address to over 350 faculty members at BYU-Idaho in June 2022. You can also listen to Rob and co-author Bonnie Moon on the Teaching with Higher Ed podcast as well as Tea for Teaching and Teaching Intentionally with Derek Bruff. Or listen to Rob and Bonnie make Harvard's Eric Mazur laugh on the Perusall podcast, Social Learning Amplified. Or read "What Happens When Students Have More Chances to Master Concepts: They Less and Engage More Deeply" on Harvard Business Publishing's Inspiring Minds site. You can reach Rob at [email protected]. |
