Speaking Engagements

Ethics in Education: Speaking Engagements by Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton

Thank you for your interest in having me speak at your event. This page offers some details to help get our conversation started. I can get overwhelmed managing my own speaking engagements so I like to start by sharing some details that can help us plan the next steps.

It will be helpful for me if you provide me with as many details as possible in your initial email. The more specific you can be in your correspondence, the better.

Availability

I receive more speaking requests than I can accept and I tend to book several months or a year or more in advance. Here is a general overview of my availability:

2026 – I am accepting bookings. Please check the booking calendar below to see my availability.

2027 – Excellent availability. I am accepting bookings for 2027.

2026

21 January 2026Dates reserved. More details coming soon…
New Brunswick, Canada
02 February 2026Date reserved. More details coming soon…
Victoria, BC, Canada
12-14 March 2026Dates reserved. More details coming soon…
Alberta, Canada
26-27 March 2026Dates reserved. More details coming soon…
Halifax, NS, Canada
09 April 2026Date reserved. Dates reserved. More details coming soon…
Trinidad and Tobago
13 April 2026Date reserved. Dates reserved. More details coming soon…
Saskatchewan, Canada
17-18 April 2026Date reserved. More details coming soon…
Alberta, Canada
28-30 April 2026Dates reserved. More details coming soon…
Alberta, Canada
03-06 May 20269th World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
25-29 May 2026PUPP Project Research Symposium
Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
10 June 2026Date reserved. More details coming soon…
18-19 June 2026Dates reserved. More details coming soon…
Accepting bookings…

2027

I update this page on on a regular basis. Please contact me early about your event as I tend to book up several months in advance.

12-14 May 2027Dates reserved. More details coming soon…
Canada
Accepting bookings…

Past Bookings: 2025

12 January 2025Business Schools Association of Canada (BSAC), Western Business Schools Deans’ Regional Meeting, University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
29 January 2025From Plagiarism to Postplagiarism: Navigating the GenAI Revolution in Higher Education
This free public event is offered in hybrid (in person and live stream) format. Register here.
17-18 February 2025Technological University of the Shannon
Athlone and Moylish campuses, Ireland
25 February 2025Equity Unbound (Online).
American University of Cairo, Egypt
26 February 2025Canadian Science Policy Centre. Panel discussion (Online)
Ottawa, Canada
27 February 2025Keynote address – NYU Teaching & Learning with Generative AI Virtual Symposium: Postplagiarism. New York University (NYU), USA (Online).
04 March 2025Canadian Assessment for Learning Network (CAfLN) (Online)
05-06 March 2025Keynote address – Western Vice-Presidents Academic and Vice Presidents Research Conference (WestVAC and WestVPR)
Victoria, BC, Canada.
07 March 2025HESA AI-CADEMY Summit
Calgary, AB, Canada
12 March 2025Bournemouth University, Academic Development Speaker Series (Online).
This event is open to the public and is free to attend. Register here.
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
17 March 2025Diversity in Tech, Invited panelist. Mount Royal University
Calgary, AB, Canada.
19 March 2025The GenAI Footprint in Scholarly Publications Reflects the Complex Issues of Academic Integrity in the Post-Plagiarism Era (Online)

Co-presented with Gengyan Tang, this webinar is part of the Partnership on University Plagiarism Prevention (PUPP) project. This event is free and open to everyone. Register here.
20 March 2025Werklund Distinguished Research Lecture, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada (In person and live streamed)

This annual lecture at the Werklund School of Education will be held in person and live-streamed. This event is open to the public and is free to attend. Registration is required and in-person seating is limited.
Calgary, AB, Canada
24 March 2025Kwantlen Polytechnic University Academic Integrity Unit (Online). This event is free and open to everyone. Register here.
BC, Canada
08 April 2025Keynote address – CTL Celebration of Teaching Showcase 2025. University of Toronto Scarborough.
Toronto, ON, Canada
30 April – 01 May 2025Keynote – Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) annual conference.
St. John’s, NL, Canada
05 May 2025Keynote – Brock University, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation. Spring Perspectives in Teaching and Learning.
Ontario, Canada.
11-13 May 2025Keynote – ACIFA 2025 Conference
Banff, AB, Canada
14 May 2025Invited Presentation – American University of Paris. France. AMICAL Consortium.
Online
15 May 2025Keynote and Workshop. Olds College.
Olds, AB, Canada
22-23 May 2025Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity, University of Regina
Regina, SK, Canada
26 May 2025Canadian AI and Robotics Conference. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
29 May 2025Keynote – Queen’s University Teaching and Learning Month. Kingston, ON, Canada
16-19 June 2025European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia 2025
European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI) 11th International Conference.
Uppsala, Sweden.
02-03 July 2025Calgary Colloquium on Fraud. University of Calgary, Canada
13 August 2025Keynote address – Community College of Allegheny County Teaching and Learning Day. Online.
PA, USA
18 August 2025Plenary address – Ready, Set … Teach! University of Toronto Mississauga.
Toronto, ON, Canada
19 September 2025Chinook’s Edge School Division (CESD)
Olds, AB, Canada
06-09 October 2025Research Misconduct Symposium
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
03-06 November 2025Keynote address – ISSOTL 2025.
Christchurch, New Zealand
07 November 2025Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
13 November 2025Deakin University
Melbourne, Australia
21 November 2025University of Tennessee
Tennessee, USA
25 November 2025AUT Learning & Teaching Symposium
Auckland University of Technology (Online)
New Zealand
26 November 2025University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus (Online)
Alma Jordan Library Professional Development Session, Trinidad and Tobago

Fees and Conditions

I set my speaker fees depending on a number of factors. Please expect to have a conversation with me about an honorarium for a keynote address or workshop, whether it is in person or virtual. 

If you are asking for an in-person talk that requires air travel, I will likely request a business class or preferred economy seat, as it helps me to manage my overall well-being while travelling. It will also help to ensure that I arrive at your location less tired and ready to bring my best self to your event. If a higher class of travel is not possible for you due to administrative constraints on your side, I may request that you accept a virtual keynote instead, but am happy to discuss.

In general, I prefer to make my own travel arrangements, but I am happy to work with you on this. It will be very helpful for me to have all the details sorted out well in advance of the actual travel dates.

If your policy is not to pay speakers, I am likely to ask for other benefits, such as the talk being live streamed and/or recorded and made publicly available for free for participants and anyone who wishes to watch it later.

If you are requesting a virtual talk, please note that I generally work between 08:00 and 16:00 Calgary time, Monday to Friday. I can occasionally make adjustments to this, but please know that I generally avoid taking on work during typical sleeping hours. I do this to be mindful of my health and avoid over-exhaustion.

As someone whose work is deeply focused on ethics, I do not accept invitations from organizations that are not aligned with my values. I also do not travel to countries that have an extreme risk for personal safety (i.e., a recommendation of avoiding non-essential or all travel), according to the Government of Canada.

Topics

I speak on the topic of ethics and integrity in education broadly. My talks often focus on academic integrity, including the ethical use of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) and advanced technologies. My positionality keeps me focused on social justice, human dignity, and human rights. 

I am often asked to speak about Postplagiarism, a concept I explore in my book on Plagiarism in Higher Education: Tackling Tough Topics in Higher Education. 

You can ask me to speak about any topic I have blogged about or anything else I have published.

Examples of Previous Keynotes and Invited Talks

Here are some links to recordings of previous keynotes so you can get a sense of my speaking style. I offer both in-person and virtual talks.

Werklund Distinguished Research Lecture – March – 2025

University of Calgary, Canada

NB: Keynote starts at about 07:20 into the recording.

Academic Integrity as a Transdisciplinary Field of Research, Policy, and Practice – October, 2022

Centre for Research on Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

NB: Keynote starts about 5 minutes into the recording

Communities of Integrity: Engaging Ethically Online for Teaching, Learning, and Research – June, 2021

European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI) Annual Conference

NB: Keynote starts about 3 minutes into the recording

Building a Shared Culture of Academic Integrity – October, 2021

National Academic Integrity Network (Ireland), hosted by Dublin City University, Ireland

Obligations to my Employer

My primary role is that of a Professor in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary, Canada. I am obliged to seek permission from my dean for outside professional activities to ensure that they do not interfere with my primary responsibilities to my university. 

My employer requires details of the speaking engagements that involve me to be physically away from campus (i.e., exact dates including travel days, name and location of the event, where I will be staying, and so on). I am required to provide these details in advance, in part, to ensure that my health insurance will cover me while I am engaged in work-related travel. 

If your request involves me being away from Calgary, please be prepared to provide me with an official letter of invitation (.pdf format is fine). The letter should be on letterhead and bear the signature of the person extending the official invitation. I will share your invitation letter with my dean and be transparent about the details of the event.

Sample bios

I can customise these bios for your event, but these may help to get us started:

Long bio (e.g., for your website):

Sarah Elaine Eaton, PhD, is a professor and research chair at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada and an Honorary Associate Professor, Deakin University, Australia. She has received research awards of excellence for her scholarship on academic integrity from the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) (2020) and the European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI) (2022). Dr. Eaton has written and presented extensively on academic integrity and ethics all over the world and is regularly invited as a media guest to talk about academic misconduct. Dr. Eaton is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal for Educational Integrity. Her books include Plagiarism in Higher Education: Tackling Tough Topics in Academic Integrity, Academic Integrity in Canada: An Enduring and Essential Challenge (Eaton & Christensen Hughes, eds.), Contract Cheating in Higher Education: Global Perspectives on Theory, Practice, and Policy (Eaton, Curtis, Stoesz, Clare, Rundle, & Seeland, eds.), and Ethics and Integrity in Teacher Education (Eaton & Khan, eds.) and Fake Degrees and Fraudulent Credentials in Higher Education (Eaton, Carmichael, & Pethrick, eds.). She is also the editor-in-chief of the Second Handbook of Academic Integrity (2024).

Short bio (e.g., to read aloud as an introduction):

Sarah Elaine Eaton is a Professor and research chair at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary (Canada). She is an award-winning educator, researcher, and leader. She leads transdisciplinary research teams focused on the ethical implications of advanced technology use in educational contexts. Dr. Eaton also holds a concurrent appointment as an Honorary Associate Professor, Deakin University, Australia. We welcome Dr. Eaton to our event!

Headshot Photos

Here are a couple of photos that I like to offer folks for your promo materials:

Note: This photo was taken in May 2024.

Suggested Alt Text:

A woman with brown hair and glasses sitting at a table (Sarah Elaine Eaton). She is wearing a denim jacket, a   black turtleneck,and a silver-coloured wristwatch on her left wrist. She is leaning on a three-volume set of books with red and navy blue spines. There is white text on the blue portion of the spine and navy blue text on the red portion of the spine. The background is intentionally blurred. There are bookcases on the right-hand side of the background. On the left-hand background, there is a red feature wall, and a beige wall on the far left. There is a table in the left background with a small statue and some other decorations. 

Note: This photo was taken in June 2023.

Suggested Alt Text:

A photo of a woman sitting at a desk (Sarah Elaine Eaton). She has brown, chin-length hair and she is wearing glasses. She is wearing a blue jacket, a black top and a multi-strand necklace with pearls and beige-coloured stones. The background is intentionally blurred. There are two computer screens and a bookcase in the background.

Faculty Profile: https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/sarah-elaine-eaton

Personal Blog: https://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSarahEaton

LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/drsaraheaton

On location notes:

Because my work includes advocacy for equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, for in person speaking events, even if your event is small, I will request a microphone because I want to model good accessibility practices. I can work with a hand held, lapel or headset mic.

This should go without saying, but in the interest of clarity and safety, please ensure that cords and cables that I might walk over are firmly secured to the floor with gaffer’s tape.

Incorporating time for me to see the venue before the actual event is helpful.

Acknowledgements:
I would like to give credit to Maha Bali, whose speaking page has served as a model for my own. I am following in Maha’s footsteps by giving this page a Creative Commons licence.

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