Ulrik Juul Christensen

Co-author with Tony Wagner of ‘Mastery - Why Deeper Learning is Essential in an Age of Distraction’. Ulrik is a medical doctor by training, but has spent the last 25 years developing education technology from interventional reading for K-4 students, over adaptive and personalized learning--from retail staff to medical doctors to medical patient simulators. His particular interests are pragmatic approaches to making blended learning designs work in real life and at scale, as well as intelligent technologies to get computers closer to better facilitate learning when learners cannot get help from teachers, tutors or peers. Formerly a member of the McGraw Hill executive board, he is a frequent keynote speaker and regular contributor to Forbes. He also serves on several boards including the Technical University of Denmark and Global Underwater Explorers as well as on several advisory boards.