ACADEMY OF ONE is available for purchase

I'm proud to announce that ACADEMY OF ONE is available for purchase from publisher Rowman & Littlefield or wherever you like to buy your books. I hope that the book…

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David Preston

David Preston has inspired audiences at TEDx, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Royal Geographic Society. In addition to speaking to audiences, David advises education and business leaders around the world on how to bring Open-Source Learning principles into their organizations and shares insights and experiences from his groundbreaking book Academy of One.

Speaking and Consulting

Have the time of your life

A Dissertation Turns 25 Twenty-five years ago this month I finished my doctoral dissertation and walked off the UCLA graduation stage with a Ph.D. To my knowledge, exactly no one…

What's your why?

Viktor Frankl's expertise as a psychiatrist and experience as a Holocaust survivor led him to this conclusion: "Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any how."…

Giving learners the business

Is promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in education a good thing?  Encouraging young people to develop and share their ideas seems like a good starting point for learning communities. But not…

I consider you one of my greatest teachers.

Whitney Weyer, Student