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Biography
Daniel L. Schwartz is the I. James Quillen Dean and Nomellini & Olivier Professor of Educational Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Education. He leads the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, a major interdisciplinary initiative advancing the science and design of learning to bring effective and equitable solutions to the world. An expert in human learning and educational technology, Schwartz also oversees a laboratory that creates pedagogy, technology, and assessments that prepare students to continue learning and adapting throughout their lifetimes. He has taught math in rural Kenya, English in south-central Los Angeles and multiple subjects in Kaltag, Alaska. He is author of "The ABCs of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and When to Use Them."
Other titles
Professor, Graduate School of Education
Member, Bio-X
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Program affiliations
DAPS
Learning Sciences and Technology Design (LSTD)
(MS) EDS
Stanford Accelerator for Learning
Research interests
Assessment, Testing and Measurement | Brain and Learning Sciences | Data Sciences | Psychology | Technology and Education
Recent publications
Queiroz, A. C. M., Bailenson, J. N., Blair, K. P., Schwartz, D. L., Thille, C., & Wagner, A. D. (2024). Extended Realities and the Future of Knowledge Work: Opportunities and Challenges. 2024 IEEE CONFERENCE ON VIRTUAL REALITY AND 3D USER INTERFACES ABSTRACTS AND WORKSHOPS, VRW 2024. IEEE COMPUTER SOC.
Oppezzo, M., Neale, M. A., Gross, J. J., Prochaska, J. J., Schwartz, D. L., Aikens, R. C., & Palaniappan, L. (2023). Moving outside the board room: A proof-of-concept study on the impact of walking while negotiating. PloS One, 18(3), e0282681.
Yannier, N., Hudson, S. E., Koedinger, K. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R. M., Munakata, Y., … Brownell, S. E. (2021). Active learning: "Hands-on" meets "minds-on". Science (New York, N.Y.), 374(6563), 26–30.