Todd Zakrajsek

Todd D. Zakrajsek, PHD, recently retired from his position at the Department of Family Medicine at UNC - Chapel Hill School of Medicine as a research associate professor. Todd is currently the President of the International Teaching Learning Cooperative and directs 4 Lilly Teaching Conferences. Todd was a tenured associate professor of psychology and built faculty development efforts at three universities before joining UNC. Todd has served on many educationally related boards and work groups, including The Journal of Excellence in College Teaching, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, College Teaching, and Education in the Health Professions. Todd has consulted with organizations such as The American Council on Education (ACE), Lenovo Computer, Microsoft, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has delivered keynote addresses and campus workshops at over 300 conferences and university campuses in all 50 states and 12 countries. Todd publishes widely on the topics of student learning, effective teaching, leadership, scholarly activity, and assessment. Todd’s recently co-authored/authored books include The Science of Learning Meets AI (2026); Essentials of the New Science of Learning (2025); Classroom Assessment Techiques, 3rd ed, (2024); Teaching At Its Best, 5th ed. (2023); The New Science of Learning, 3rd ed (2022); Teaching for Learning, 2nd ed, (2021); Advancing Online Teaching (2021); and Dynamic Lecturing (2017). Follow and connect with Todd on Twitter @toddzakrajsek and LinkedIn.