I have experience presenting on a number of topics including teaching & learning, open educational resources, eLearning and water resources across the US as well as internationally. I have presented in person as well as virtually through webinars, live stream, etc. I have been published in a number of journals and publications.
Presentations & Publications
DBIG Webinar MCCCD Healthcare Microcredential Presentation. ACRL - Association of College and Research Librarians, DBIG - Digital Badges Interest Group. April 30, 2025. Presented with Rochelle Rivas.
Supporting and Implementing Microcredentials in the Wild West. American Association of Community Colleges. April 15, 2025. Presented with Rochelle Rivas and Jason Weinstein.
Where OER and Microcredentials Intersect: OER to Accelerate Access to Workforce Credentials and Professional Development. WICHE 2025 OERWest Network Convening. April 8, 2025.
Bridging OER and Microcredentials: A Discussion. OERizona Conference. Feb 27, 2025. Presented with Anthony Palmiotto.
Cross-Border Connecting Micro-Credentials. Arizona Town Hall. November 14, 2024.
Advancing Educational Equity through OER: Arizona’s Collaborative Approach to Statewide Success. 2024 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference. October 22, 2024. Panel with Megan Crossfield, Lucinda Luegers, Doug Berry.
OER to Accelerate Access to Workforce Credentials. OpenEd Conference 2024. October 8, 2024. Presented with Anthony Palmiotto.
From Analysis to Action: Advancing Equity Through OER. OpenEd Conference 2024. October 8, 2024. Presented with Debbie Baker, Stephanie Green.
Centering Community College Faculty Perspectives: Pros and Cons of MIT OpenCourseWare. OpenEd Conference 2024. October 10, 2024. Presented with James Glapa-Grossklag, Sarah Hansen, Shira Segal.
Strategy, Supporting and Implementing Microcredentials in the Wild West. Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education 2024. October 1, 2024. Presented with Janelle Elias and Rochelle Rivas.
Illuminating Pathways: Leveraging Tenure and Review Process for Sustainability of OER Efforts. WICHE OERWest Network Annual Convening. April 23, 2024. Presented with Andrea Scott.
Leadership Panel. 2024 Arizona Regional OER Conference. March 1, 2024. Moderator.
Ethical Considerations: Navigating AI in Higher Education. Artificial Intelligence Teaching and Learning Summit, Chandler, AZ. October 26, 2023. Presented with Steven Crawford, Matt Jolly.
Planned Communities: Building the Foundation for Successful Cross-Institution Open Collaborations. OE Global. Edmonton, Calgary, Canada. October 17, 2023. Presented with James Glapa-Grossklag, Sarah Hansen, Shira Segal.
2023 Fall Global Dialogue Series: "Space Exploration for the Global STEAM Workforce". September 22, 2023. Presented with Sian Proctor.
Valuing OER in the Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment Process. September 18-19. 2023. DOERS3 2023 Annual Convening.
WICHE Legislative Advisory Group. September 12, 2023. Open Educational Resources (OER): A Tool for Advancing Affordability & Student Completion. Presented with Liliana Diaz, Debbie Baker, Megan Crossfield.
Education Design Lab Microcredential Pathways. Innovation Presentation Showcase: League for Innovation 2023 Site Visit. September 7, 2023. Presented with Janelle Elias.
Generative AI Guidance for Maricopa Faculty. Estrella Community College Lunch n Learn. Presented with Patty Finkenstadt and Matt Jolly.
Course Marking for Research on Impact. CCCOER Summer Conversation. August 1, 2023. Presented with Debbie Baker, Sunyeen Pai, Robert Awkward, Michael LaMagna.
The role of community colleges in preparing the future space-related STEM workforce. Presentation to the STEM Education, Diversity & Inclusion, and Outreach (STEM EDIO) subcommittee of the Users’ Advisory Group to the National Space Council, July 18, 2023.
Ensuring Your OER Work Thrives in Times of Uncertainty and Volatility. Presentation to American Association of Colleges & Universities OER Institute. July 14, 2023. Panel Discussion presented with Kate McConnell, Caleb Keith, Deepak Shenoy, David Hubert.
Course Marking-Lessons Learned from the Field. New England Board of Higher Education, Open Education Course Marking Grant (OECG) Webinar, June 14, 2023. Presented with Sunyeen Pai, Boyoung Chae, and Lindsey Gwozdz.
Evaluating your OER Program. OERwest Network Convening, April 25, 2023. Presented with Andrea Scott and Wayde Oshiro.
Now What? We’ve Adopted Course Marking. OERwest Network Convening, April 25, 2023. Presented with Debbie Baker.
Open To All: Leading Open Education Efforts. American Association of Community Colleges, Denver, CO, April 2, 2023.
Open Education: Scaling for Multiple Perspectives. Educause Webinar, March 21, 2023. Presented with Debbie Baker.
Where are the Students? OER’s Impact on Enrollment. American Association of Colleges & Universities, February, 10, 2023, New Orleans, LA. Presented with Tanya Spilavoy and James Glapa-Grossklag.
Debunking OER Measurements and Assessments. Presentation to American Association of Colleges & Universities OER Institute. February 2, 2023. Panel presentation with Jess Mitchell, Nancy O'Neill, Erik Christensen, David Harris.
OER For Beginners and Beyond. GateWay Community College Day of Learning. January 13, 2023. Presented with Stephanie Green and Emi Kawasaki.
Faculty Discuss Developing Essential Workplace Skills with Open Interactive Learning Experiences. Educause, October, 27, 2022, Denver, CO. Presented with Debbie Baker and Stephanie Green.
Breaking Down Silos In Open Education: Strategies for Collaboration. OpenEd Conference 2022. October 18, 2022. Presented with Robert Awkward, Trudi Radtke Jenny Parks.
Keynote Presentation. Changing the World: One Student at a Time. University of Puget Sound. June 16, 2022.
Gratitude: Thanking faculty for their role in OER. OE Global Conference, May 25, 2022, Nantes, France.
Keynote Presentation. Open Educational Resources: For beginners and beyond. August 11, 2021. Northern New Mexico College.
Open Educational Resources (OER) for Beginners and Beyond. 2021-2022 Institute on Open Educational Resources. July 26, 2021. Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Supporting the Learner Experience: Navigating and obtaining support in the online classroom. Instructional Technology Council - eLearning 2021. February 22, 2021. Presented with Sara Beakley-Mercill.
Putting One Foot in Front of the Other. Instructional Technology Council - eLearning 2021. February 22, 2021. Presented with Sara Beakley-Mercill.
OE Starter Seminar 7: Open at a College Near You. 2021 AZ Regional OER Conference. February 29, 2021. Presented with Adam Dastrup and Andrea Scott.
Students and Faculty as Co-Creators... During the Pandemic. Open Ed 2020. November 9, 2020.
Open Education Global: Debriefing. 2020 AZ Regional OER Conference, February 28, 2020, Mesa, AZ.
Opening Remarks. 2019 AZ Regional OER Conference, February 28, 2020, Mesa, AZ.
Open Education for the Future: Leading through Communities of Practice. OE Global Conference. November 26, 2019, Milan, Italy.
The Missed Step: Preparing our students to learn from OER. OE Global Conference. November 26, 2019, Milan, Italy.
The Missed Step: Preparing our students to learn from OER. Open Education 2019 Conference, Glendale, AZ, October, 2019.
Policy and Strategy Group Leader. Regional Leadership in Open Education. October 29, 2019. Glendale, AZ.
Keynote Presentation: Open Educational Resources (OER) for Beginners and Beyond. April 2, 2019. Arapahoe Community College Day of Learning.
Keynote Presentation: When One Door Closes... November 30, 2018. Illinois Community Colleges OER Summit.
Green, C., Illowsky, B., Wiley, D., Ernst, D., Young, L., Coolidge, A., DeRosa, R., Jhangiani, R. (2018, Aug 13). 7 Things You Should Know About Open Education: Policies. Educause Learning Initiative: 7 Things You Should Know.
Green, C., Illowsky, B., Wiley, D., Ernst, D., Young, L., Coolidge, A., DeRosa, R., Jhangiani, R. (2018, Jul 12). 7 Things You Should Know About Open Education: Practices. Educause Learning Initiative: 7 Things You Should Know.
Green, C., Illowsky, B., Wiley, D., Ernst, D., Young, L., Coolidge, A. (2018, Jun 14). 7 Things You Should Know About Open Education: Content. Educause Learning Initiative: 7 Things You Should Know.
Keynote Presentation: Developing Students’ Sense of Purpose. May 9, 2018. Yavapai College Summer Institute. Presented with Andrea Scherrer.
Evidence of Impact: OER Impact on Student Success. Open Education Global Conference, Delft, Netherlands. April 2018.
Leveraging OER to Earn Workforce Certifications and Demonstrate Skills Mastery in Applied Sciences. Open Education Global Conference, Delft, Netherlands. April 2018. Presented with Una Daly and Sian Proctor.
OER Degrees: Critical Conversations for Successful Planning and Implementation. Open Education Global Conference, Delft, Netherlands. April 2018. Presented with Una Daly, Preston Davis, Rajiv Jhangiani and Quill West.
When the Unicorn Breaks A Leg: Using the CCCOER Community of Practice to Meet Challenges in Open Education. Open Education 2017 Conference, Anaheim, CA, October 2017. Presented with Una Daly, Preston Davis, Regina Gong and Quill West.
Expanding Opportunities: Enhancing OER with Tools and Technologies. Open Education 2017 Conference, Anaheim, CA, October 2017. Presented with Matthew Bloom.
The Many Paths to an OER Degree. Open Education 2017 Conference, Anaheim, CA, October 2017. Presented with Jan Kempster, Jennifer Pakula and Quill West.
Lisa C. Young, Una T. Daly, and Jason Stone. 2017. OER; The future of education is open. EDUCAUSE Review 52, no. 5 (September/October 2017)
Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources Webinar: Building OER Sustainability on Campus. June 14, 2017. Presented with James Glapa-Grossklag.
Maricopa Millions: Saving Students Millions With Open Educational Resources (OER). NISOD International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence. May 2017. Presented with Alisa Cooper.
OpenStax Webinar: Adding low cost/no cost course materials to your class search function. September 22, 2016.
Susan Kater, Robert Soza, and Lisa Young. 2016. E-learning, the Digital Divide, and Student Success at Community Colleges. EDUCAUSE Review 51, no. 5 (September/October 2016)
Raneri, April and Young, Lisa. 2016. Leading the Maricopa Millions OER Project. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. Volume 40, issue 7. Taylor & Francis.
CanvasLIVE: 5 Ways to Tackle Faculty Training. May 4, 2016. Presented with Brook White.
OER Degree Pathways at Community Colleges Expand Access and Enhance Learning. Open Education Global Conference, Krakow, Poland. April 2016. Presented with Una Daly, James Glapa-Grossklag, Quill West, Sian Proctor and Paul Golisch.
The Maricopa Millions OER Project. Open Education Global Conference, Krakow, Poland. April 2016. Presented with Sian Proctor and Paul Golisch.
Saudi eLearning Pioneers Transform Teaching and Learning through Open Education Consortium Collaboration. Open Education Global Conference, Krakow, Poland. April 2016. Presented with Una Daly.
Pre-conference workshop: OER Workshop. ITC eLearning Conference, Paradise Valley, AZ, February 2016. Presented with Alisa Cooper, Una Daly and Quill West.
Adopting OER for Pathways, Certificates, and Courses: Community College Consortium for OER Panel. ITC eLearning Conference, Paradise Valley, AZ, February 2016. Presented with Una Daly, Cynthia Alexander, Lorah Gough, Cheryl Knight and Jacob McBee.
Maricopa Millions Grant Design Application: PSY101 OER Course. ITC eLearning Conference, Paradise Valley, AZ, February 2016. Presented with Wanda Tucker and Christian Olson.
Taking Open to Slovenia. Maricopa Global Engagement Conference. February 2016. Presented with Donna Slaughter.
From seed to bloom: Growing Open Educational Resources (OER). eLearn 2015 World Conference on eLearning, Kona, HI. October 2015.
Let’s Get Ignited session - What Can We Learn From Each Other: Scottsdale Community College Maricopa Millions Open Educational Resources (OER) Project. Arizona Innovative Learning Forum and Collaborative. Tempe, AZ. September 2015.
OER Summit, Lansing Community College. Invited speaker and workshop presenter. Lansing, MI. September 2015.
Zero to Hero-Zero Week Strategies for Student Success. League for Innovation in the Community College, Learning College Summit. Phoenix, AZ. June 2015. Presented with Mark Barton.
Ignite your business with Social Media. Arizona Women’s Conference. Scottsdale, AZ. April 2015.
Master of Ceremonies. TechTalks2015. Scottsdale, AZ.
Maricopa Millions OER Project: Scaling Use of ExtraOERdinary Materials. 2015 Futures Assembly. Orlando, FL. January 2015. Presented with Presented with Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick, Dr. Daniel Corr, Dr. Alisa Cooper and Paul Golisch.
Merging the original R with the Open 4-Rs - wRiting goes OER. Open Education Conference 2014. November 2014. Washington, DC. Presented with Carol Smith and Dawn Thacker.
The Evidence Toward Impact: The Maricopa Millions OER Project. Educause 2014. Orlando, FL. September 2014. Presented with Paul Golisch.
The Sustainability of Open Education at U.S. Community Colleges. Open Courseware Consortium Global Conference, Ljubljana Slovenia. April 2014. Presented with Una Daly, James Glapa-Grossklag and Paul Golisch.
The Evidence Towards Impact: The Maricopa Millions OER Project. Open Courseware Consortium Global 2014 Conference, Ljubljana Slovenia. April 2014. Presented with Paul Golisch.
Getting Started with Open Educational Resources Workshop. Mohave Community College. March 2014. Presented with Donna Gaudet.
Maricopa Millions OER Project: Scaling Use of ExtraOERdinary Materials. Innovations 2014. March 2014.
Engage Me: Students' Relationships with Technology. TechTalks. January 2014.
“Please Don’t Make Me Buy a Textbook”: Using ExtraOERdinary Materials to Save Money and Increase Access for Students. Educause Learning Initiative Annual Meeting. February 2014. Presented with Paul Golisch.
Arizona Human Capital Conference. November 2013. Presented with Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick and Paul Golisch.
The Maricopa Millions Project: Scaling Up OER to Save Students Money and Increase Access. Open Education 2013. November 2013. Presented with Paul Golisch.
Maricopa Community College’s Student Success Conference. November 2013. Presented with Paul Golisch and James Sousa.
Master of Ceremonies, TechTalks. January 2013 and January 2014.
Positive Interactivity: Mobile Devices in the Classroom. Keynote Speaker at Smith College, Fall 2012 Faculty Seminar. October 30, 2012.
Pre-conference workshop: Can Developmental Math be Taught Online? ITC eLearning Conference – 2012. Presented with Donna Gaudet.
The Secret to Informal Learning Networks. ITC eLearning Conference – 2012. Presented with Donna Gaudet, Sian Proctor and Todd Conaway.
Nationwide Webinar: Using Social Media for Teaching and Learning. April 2011.
League for Innovation in the Community College: Innovations 2011. iPads, eBooks and Apps: One Device, All the Tools Students Need. Presented with Dustin Fennell and Julie Knapp.
Educause Learning Initiative: 2011 Annual Meeting. iPads in Action: The Future Is Reality-Everything Is at Our Students' Fingertips. Invited speaker with Dustin Fennell and Julie Knapp.
New Media Consortium: 2010 Summer Conference. Desktop Virtualization for the Real World. Presented with Dustin Fennell.
World Water Monitoring Day, 2008. Bio-assessment and turbidity.
World Water Monitoring Day, 2007. Bio-assessment and turbidity.
League for Innovation in the Community College: Innovations 2006. Creating Your Own Learning Objects With SoftChalk LessonBuilder.
National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs: 2006. The Savvy Cyber Professor.
Bb World 2006. Managing a Consortium with the Blackboard Academic Suite.
League for Innovation Conference on Information Technology 2005. Stop Reinventing the Wheel and Share Your Best Instructional Resources: Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs).
World Water Monitoring Day: 2005. Featured presenter at World Water Monitoring Day, October 18, 2005.
League for Innovation in the Community College: Innovations 2005. A Myriad of Perspectives: Collaboration and Consolidation of Blackboard Resources at MCCCD.
Association of American Geographers: 2003 Annual Meeting. Paper: "The Projection Machine: Creation and evaluation of animated tools for cartography instruction".
Young, Lisa C. 2001. "The Water Resources Mentor Program: Preparing high schools students for a college experience in water resources." An Abstract for the American Water Resources Association Annual Conference, November 2001.
Young, Lisa C. 2001. "Using GIS and Field Reconnaissance for Watershed Modeling." An Abstract for the American Water Resources Association Annual Conference, November 2001.
Arizona Floodplain Management Association: 2000 & 2003. GateWay Community College Water Programs. Invited Speaker. Arizona Floodplain Management Association. Phoenix, AZ 2000, 2003.
Arizona Science Teachers Association Annual Conference: 1998. The Water Resources Mentor Program. Arizona Science Teachers Association Annual Conference. 1998.
Water Quality Association: 1998. GateWay Community College Water Programs. Invited Speaker. Water Quality Association Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX, 1998.
American Water Resources Association Conference: 1997. The Water Resources Mentor Program. AWRA conference. Silverton, CO, 1997.
Boettcher, J. and Conrad, R. 2004. Faculty Guide for Moving Teaching and Learning to the Web (Second Edition). Provided highlight on E-learning.
Young, Lisa C. Water Treatment Education: A Blueprint for Success. Water Conditioning and Purification. February 1999; Volume 41 Number 2.
Becher, Lisa C. 1992. "Turbidity vs. Total Suspended Solids." An issue paper for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
July 18, 2023. The role of community colleges in preparing the future space-related STEM workforce. STEM Education, and D&I Subcommittee of the National Space Council User's Advisory Group Briefing.
June 329 2023. Open 2030. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
April 28, 2023. Workshop on Digital Communities and Belonging in Education. Axim Collaborative.