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• Laws, G. (2025, May 14). AI-enabled education: Igniting student engagement and faculty innovation. Invited plenary presentation at the Texas Lutheran University regional Engaged Pedagogy conference, Seguin, TX.
• Laws, G. (2025, May 4). Teaching with artificial intelligence. Invited presentation for Southern California University of Health Sciences through the Online Learning Consortium. 
• Nufer, S., Laws, G., & Estrada, V. (2024, April 12). Leading in the age of AI: ID x AI project showcase. Invited presentation at the Instructional Design Summit, Online Learning Consortium Innovate Conference, Denver, CO.
• Reid-Hector, J., Laws, G., & Anglin, J. C. (2023, October 8). Chat GPT: Friend or adversary in educating future dietitians. Invited presentation at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), Denver, CO.
• Laws G. (2023, July 26). Leading through uncertainty: AI in higher ed and online learning. Invited keynote for the 2023 Distance Learning Administration Conference, Jekyll Island, GA.
• Laws, G. (2023, July 17). Transformation accelerator: Online course instructional design. Presented at the United States Distance Learning Association national conference, Orlando, FL.
• Laws, G. (2023, May 17). Neurodivergence as a springboard for inclusive learning experience design. Texas Lutheran University’s Engaging Pedagogy Conference: Inclusivity and Engagement—Charting the Course Ahead conference, Seguin, TX.
• Neal, T & Laws, G. (2022, November 8). Empowering online education leaders. Presented at the United States Distance Learning Association’s 15^th Anniversary National Distance Learning Week Conference.
• Witt, P., Williams, K., & Laws, G. (2022, July 19). Cyber crime: Raising public awareness. Presented at the United States Distance Learning Association National Conference, 35th Anniversary Edition, Nashville, TN and recipient of the conference’s “Excellent Session” award.
• Billups, P. Powers, T., & Laws, G. (2022, July 20). Come lead with us: Building trust in virtual teams. Presented at the United States Distance Learning Association National Conference, 35th Anniversary Edition, Nashville, TN.
• Laws, G. (2022, April 13). Recent research implications on (re)calibrating your higher-education institution’s chief online education officer role. Presented at the Online Learning Consortium Innovate: Education Reimagined, Dallas, TX.

• Laws G. (2022, April 8). Remote learning & access: Scaling quality virtual learning strategies across North Dakota. Invited session moderator at the North Dakota Legislators’ Retreat, organized by the Hunt Institute, Bismarck, North Dakota.

• Laws, G. (2022, March 1). Staying sane in the COEO (chief online education officer) lane. Presented at the Conference on Meaningful Living and Learning in a Digital World 2022, Savannah, GA.
• Laws, G. (2020, November 9 – 20). Chief online education officers (COEOs): We love them, we need them, but how can we best support them in these uncertain COVID-19 times? Presented at OLC Accelerate, Orlando, FL
• Laws, G., Williams, K., & Enestrom, P. (2020, July 22). Best practices for recruiting top faculty and staff in higher ed online programs. Presented at the United States Distance Learning Association Virtual National Conference.
• Laws. G. (2019, May 20-23). Chief online education officers: A groundbreaking national research study. Presented at the United States Distance Learning Association National Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Laws, G. & Heslen, J. (2019, May 20-23). Cyberhygiene best practices in distance learning. Presented at the United States Distance Learning Association National Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Laws, G. (2018, November 29). The chief online education officer role in the United States. Presented at the United States Distance Learning Association International Forum for Women in eLearning, San Antonio, TX.
• Eggert, L & Laws, G. (2018, August 10). The “do.. do..” between teaching and testing nnline. Presented at the Georgia Educators Association in Radiation and Medical Imaging 2018 Annual Meeting (5.5 Continuing Education Hours), Macon, GA.
• Laws, G. (2018, June 26). The chief online education officer: A literature review. Presented at the 2018 Distance Learning Administration Conference, Jekyll Island, GA.
• Laws, G., Nowatkowski, M., Heslen, J. & Vericella, S. (2018, June 27). Guidelines for cyber hygiene in online education. Presented at the 2018 Distance Learning Administration Conference, Jekyll Island, GA.
• Laws, G. (2016, December 1). The yin-yang of eLearning: How to stay centered in a fast-paced work environment. Presented at the United States Distance Learning Association 2016 International Forum for Women in E-learning, San Antonio, TX.
• Barefield, A. & Laws, G. (2016). Competency based education and eLearning. Presented at the share and discuss session organized by the University System of Georgia. Invited by the Assistant Vice Chancellor for New Learning Models.
• Laws, G. & Barefield, A. (2016, November 11). How to use your LMS to capture CBE data for your online program’s accreditation. Presented at the 2016 National Distance Learning Week Conference. Invited by the Director of Distance Learning at University of South Carolina, Aiken.
• Laws, G. & Barefield, A. (2016, June 21). Using LMS embedded analytics to evaluate an online competency-based program. Presented at the  2016 Distance Learning Administration Conference, Jekyll Island, GA.
• Laws, G. (2016, June 20). Web solution for the training and support of distance-learning instructors. Presented at the 2016 Distance Learning Administration Conference, Jekyll Island, GA.
• Laws, G. (2015, November 12). Learner engagement in eLearning. Presented at the online 2015 National Distance Learning Week Conference.
• Heboyan, V., Laws, G., & Connolly-Brown, M. (2015, June 30). Creating an online course pack: Collaboration leads to creative solutions. Presented at the 2015 Distance Learning Administration Conference, Jekyll Island, GA.
• Heboyan, V., Laws, G., & Connolly-Brown, M. (2015, April 8). A faculty member, an instructional designer, a librarian, and a student walk into a bar: Conversation over the best practices for designing and delivering distance learning curricula. Presented at the 2015 USG Teaching and Learning Conference, Athens, GA.
• Laws, G. (2008, June 27). Best practices in online instructional design. Presented at the 2016 Distance Learning Administration Conference, Jekyll Island, GA.