Paul Signorelli

If it involves training-teaching-learning, educational technology, leadership, creativity and innovation, or building sustainable communities, I'm on it--and I'm certainly always open to additional (paid) commissioned writing opportunities.

Publications include "Change the World Using Social Media" (Rowman & Littlefield, January 2021) and "Workplace Learning & Leadership: A Handbook for Library and Nonprofit Trainers," co-written with Lori Reed (ALA Editions, April 2011); two submissions in Elaine Biech's training anthology "The Book of Road-Tested Activities" (Pfeiffer/ASTD Press, May 2011) and a submission in Biech's "101 More Ways to Make Training Active" (Wiley, May 2015); the "Infinite [Lifelong] Learning" chapter in Sandra Hirsh's anthology "Information Services Today" (Rowman & Littlefield, March 2015), numerous articles for print and online magazines including the eLearning Guild's "Learning Solutions Magazine," "American Libraries," and many others; and book reviews. Also was one of four Editorial Advisory Board members for the second edition of Sandra Hirsh's "Information Services Today: An Introduction" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019). (Writing samples available at http://paulsignorelli.com/recent.html.) I also continue to write about training, learning, creativity, collaboration, and innovation on my own "Building Creative Bridges" blog (http://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress/com) and other blogs, including the ShapingEDU blog at https://shapingedu.asu.edu/blog.

As a writer, trainer, presenter, and consultant, I explore, foster, and document innovations in learning and educational technology. I design and facilitate onsite and online learning opportunities for a variety of clients by helping others become familiar with innovations in online learning, lifelong learning, social media, activism,/advocacy community partnerships (onsite and online) to creatively facilitate positive change within organizations, and connectivist MOOCs (massive open online courses). I served on advisory boards/expert panels for the New Media Consortium Horizon Project documenting global educational technology trends and challenges from 2010-2017; am one of three Storytellers in Residence with ShapingEDU (https://shapingedu.asu.edu/storytellers-in-residence); remain active locally, regionally, and nationally in the Association for Talent Development (formerly the American Society for Training & Development); facilitate webinars for the American Library Association and other learning organizations; and participate regularly in Maurice Coleman's biweekly training podcast T is for Training (https://tisfortraining.wordpress.com/). My most recent work remains focused on broadband access, lifelong learning, artificial intelligence in learning, and building sustainable onsite and online communities and partnerships.

I'm driven by a love of the poetic beauty of language and thoughts shared by many writers I admire: if we're not writing, we're cranky, and if we can't find what we want to read, then we have no one but ourselves to blame if we don't try to write it ourselves.

(Photo by Dennis L. Maness)