Professor Allen Tough: Futurist, Scientist, Author

Professor Allen Tough
Futurist, Scientist, Author
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Curriculum Vitae ALLEN TOUGH A Detailed Biography

Note: An informal narrative biography provides additional details. A photo gallery shows him and some colleagues at various conferences.

Current Positions

Founder, Owner, and Benefactor, Invitation to ETI project
Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto

Degrees

Ph.D.	University of Chicago,	Adult Education	1965
M.A.	University of Toronto,	Education (and Psychology)	1962
Honours B.A.	University of Toronto,	Psychology (and Sociology)	1958

Employment

1996-1997	Professor, Department of Adult Education, Community Development, and Counseling Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. [OISE and its departments were renamed in 1996 after their merger with the University of Toronto.]
1982-1996	Professor, Department of Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. [During this period, OISE was affiliated with the University of Toronto and OISE faculty members were cross-appointed.]
1969-1982	Associate Professor, Department of Adult Education, OISE
1966-1969	Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Education, OISE
1968	Instructor, Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Adult Education, University of Rajasthan (India)
1964-1966	Assistant Professor, Psychology and Sociology, Faculty of Education (OCE), University of Toronto
1963	Kellogg Intern, Continuing Education, University of Chicago
1962	Staff Member, Extension Division, University of Toronto
1961-1962	Graduate Assistant, Educational Psychology, Ontario College of Education, University of Toronto
1959-1961	Secondary School Teacher (English and Guidance), David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute, Scarborough( Toronto), Ontario

Scholarly and Professional Activities since 1990

2005-present. Proposed and sponsored the Billingham Cutting-Edge Lecture Series.
2004-2005. Co-chair, Cosmic Call Advisory Committee, Team Encounter.
2002-present. Co-Founder and Editor, Contact in Context (peer-reviewed SETI League journal), and co-founder of Best Ideas Awards. Author of "SETI Bookshelf" in various issues.
2002-present. Coordinator, World Future Society "Future Generations Forum" website.
2002. Organized and chaired an evening Roundtable for the Bioastronomy conference.
2001. Led the team of super-intelligent alien robots at CONTACT 2001.
2000-2003. Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, SETI League.
2000. Led the human team's interaction with alien artificial intelligence at CONTACT 2000.
2000-2009. International Editorial Board, Journal of the British Interplanetary Society.
2000. Annual Distinguished Visiting Professor in Adult Education, University of Alaska Anchorage. July.
2000. Organized and chaired the Canadian regional meeting of the SETI League, Toronto, March.
1999-2005. Scientific Committee, International Futures Research Academy.
1999-2000. Participant in the Humanity 3000 seminar (April 1999) and symposium (August 2000) sponsored by the Foundation For the Future.
1999. Organized and chaired a two-day international seminar on "The Cultural Impact of Extraterrestrial Contact" (Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii, July-August 1999, sponsored by the Foundation For the Future). Edited the proceedings.
1999. Participant in 3-day Contact Planning workshop (Denver, Colorado, July; sponsored by the International Space Sciences Organization).
1998-present. Regional Coordinator for Central Canada, SETI League.
1998-2001. Conference Committee, Third International Conference on Optical SETI (OSETI III).
1998-1999. Academic Committee, international conference on "Human Rights and Our Responsibilities towards Future Generations" (Future Generations Programme, Malta, May 1999).
1997-2001. Humanity 3000 Organizing Committee, Foundation For the Future.
1997-1998. International Advisory Committee, "SETI in the 21st Century" international conference (Macarthur, Australia, January 1998).
1996-present. SETI Permanent Study Group, International Academy of Astronautics.
1996-present. Founder, Invitation to ETI. Coordinator 1996-2005; Chief Scientist 2005-present.
1996-1997. Academic Committee, international conference on "Human Resources and Future Generations in Islands and Small States" (Future Generations Programme, Malta, November 1997).
1995-1997. Co-editor (with Richard A. Slaughter) of special issue of Futures, "Learning and Teaching about Future Generations". Available from Science Direct.
1995. Organized and chaired a 3-day international seminar on "Learning and Teaching about Future Generations" (Toronto, October 1995, sponsored by Future Generations Alliance Foundation [Kyoto]).
1994-2003. Planning Committee, Millennium Project (American Council for the United Nations University). And (2000-2001) its Steering Committee on Future Issues of Science and Technology.
1994. Planning Committee, The First Global Future Generations Kyoto Forum: Creating a New History for Future Generations (Kyoto, November 1994).
1994. Organized and co-chaired a 3-day international seminar on "Research and Inquiry for Future Generations" (Toronto, May 1994, sponsored by Future Generations Alliance Foundation [Kyoto]).
1992. Organized and chaired a 3-day international Unesco seminar on "Teaching About the Future" (Vancouver, June 1992).
1991-1994. Board of Associate Editors, Prep 21: Futures Studies Worldwide Newsletter.
1990-2006. Fellow, World Futures Studies Federation.
1990-2006. Board of Directors, International Society for the Study of Human Ideas on Ultimate Reality and Meaning.
1990-1997. Executive Council, World Futures Studies Federation.
1990-1993. Board of Directors, Science for Peace (Canada).
1990-1991. Inter-University Committee on Global Change Research.
1990. Consultant, Institute for Alternative Futures ("Future of Lifelong Learning" project).
1989-1999. National Correspondent, Global Network on Responsibilities towards Future Generations and their Environment (Malta).
1989-1993. Member, Canadian Commission for Unesco working group on future-oriented studies.

Recognition

Fellow, British Interplanetary Society.
Full Member, International Academy of Astronautics.
Inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, Dallas TX, May 2006.
Recipient of the 2006 Malcolm Knowles Self-Directed Learning Award for "significant lifelong contributions to the field of self-directed learning," presented at the 20th Annual International Self-Directed Learning Symposium, Cocoa Beach, FL, February 2006.
Recipient of the 2003 Orville N. Greene Service Award for "Extraordinary Service" to The SETI League.
When SETI Succeeds was chosen as one of eight books "The Editors Recommend" in the December 2000 issue of Scientific American.
The first recipient of the President's Award (for his contributions to the field of adult learning and training), Ontario Society for Training and Development, 1998.
Recipient of the Sam Brightman Award from the Learning Resources Network (LERN), 1998.
Recipient of the Dr. Khurshid Ahmed Khan Award from the Pakistan Futuristics Institute, 1998.
Three of his works were included in the 12 works that Confessore's panel of 49 experts "would recommend as a reading list to anyone who wished to become thoroughly familiar with self-directed learning," 1992.
Number of citations (as of 1991) in Social Sciences Citation Index: 201.
Number of research projects sparked by Allen Tough's research on intentional learning and change, and based partly or entirely on his conceptual framework and interview questions: 90 research projects in 10 countries.
The Adult's Learning Projects was rated fifth (it was chosen by 101 respondents) in a survey of adult educators conducted by Brent Snow and Roger Hiemstra, 1989.
In Google Scholar, one version of The Adult's Learning Projects was cited by 62 sources and another version by 59.
Selected as one of "the most prolific and preeminent adult education researchers in North America" in a study of the field's "most successful researchers" by M. Baskett and R. Garrison, 1987.
The Adult's Learning Projects was chosen as one of the "ten classical books of adult education" in a survey conducted by Paul Ilsley, 1983.
Certificate for Meritorious Service to the Field of Adult Education, Adult Education Association of the USA, 1980.
Youngest of "the most prominent contributors to adult education" in a survey of members of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education, 1979.
Allen Tough was one of the six "most often used" authors (and the youngest) in a survey of members of the Adult Education Association of the USA, 1978.
Some media attention:
- Tough, Paul. "Go Ask Your Father - Act Two: My Favourite Martian." This American Life, National Public Radio. Aired May 13, 2005.
- Contact with ET at the latest in 30 Years, Heise on-line (Germany), January 2003
- front-page photo and major story in Whitehorse News, June 2000
- interviewed on CBC North radio June 2000.
- guest for one hour on Art Bell's "Coast to Coast" phone-in radio program, November 1999
- 25 minutes on radio station CKNY in Vancouver, October 1999
- 25 minutes on radio station CHND in Edmonton, August 1999
- interviewed on CBC Morning News and CBC Newsworld (national television networks), August 16, 1999
- Front-page story in the Ottawa Citizen, August 12, 1999

Biographies

American Men and Women of Science
Contemporary Authors
Dictionary of International Biography
Directory of Experts on Adult Learning
Futures Research Directory
Futures Studies in Western Europe
International Authors and Writers Who's Who
Men of Achievement
Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology
Who's Who in the World
Who's Who in Theology and Science

Books

(2000). When SETI Succeeds: The Impact of High-Information Contact. Bellevue, WA: Foundation For the Future, 190 pages. (Editor).
(1997). A message from future generations. Unpublished book manuscript, available on the World Wide Web.
(1995). Obogatite si zivljenje. Ljubljana, Slovenija: Slovene Adult Education Centre
(1991). Crucial questions about the future. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 140 pages. Worldwide edition: London: Adamantine Press, Studies for the 21st Century, 1995, 146 pages. May be purchased from various online sources. Chapters 1-5 are available here. Chapter 7 Intelligent Life in the Universe: What Role Will It Play in Our Future? and Chapter 8 From Which Aspects of Reality Can We Gain Meaning and Purpose? are also available on the World Wide Web. In 2004, a Spanish version Preguntas cruciales sobre el futuro was published by Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City. Chinese translation in press, Charlesworth China (a subsidiary of The Charlesworth Group UK), Beijing.
(1982). Intentional changes: A fresh approach to helping people change. Chicago: Follett.
(1980). Expand your life. New York: College Entrance Examination Board.
(1971). The adult's learning projects: A fresh approach to theory and practice in adult learning. Toronto: OISE (Second edition, Austin, Texas: Learning Concepts and Toronto: OISE, 1979. Currently available from Books on Demand, from this website, and from various other online sources.
(1968). Why adults learn. Toronto: OISE. Also available as ERIC Document no. ED 025688.
(1967). Learning without a teacher. Toronto: OISE (second edition 1981). Available from Books On Demand as number 2030095-00067. Based on "The teaching tasks performed by adult self-teachers", Ph.D. dissertation, University of Chicago, 1965.
(1964). Study abroad for adult educators. Paris: Unesco. (Editor)
(1962). The development of adult education at the University of Toronto before 1920. Master of Arts thesis, University of Toronto.
(1958). Torontonensis: The University of Toronto all-campus yearbook. 456 pages (Editor-in-chief)
(1957). Torontonensis: The University of Toronto all-campus yearbook. 448 pages (Editor-in-chief)
(1956). Torontonensis: The University of Toronto all-campus yearbook. (Co-Editor)

Book Chapters Since 1985

(2011). Looking forward. In H. Paul Shuch (ed.) Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: SETI Past, Present, and Future. Springer.
(2003). Four urgent requests from future generations. In Howard F. Didsbury, Jr. (Ed.), 21st Century Opportunities and Challenges: An Age of Destruction or An Age of Transformation. Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.: World Future Society.
(2002). 100 Jahre nach dem Erstkontakt. In Tobias Daniel Wabbel (Ed.), SETI -- Die suche nach dem ausserirdischen. Essen, Germany: Beustverlag.
(2002). Futures Research. In Peter Timmerman (Ed.), Social and economic dimensions of global environmental change. Vol. 5 of Ted Munn (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global environmental change. Pages 285-286. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons.
(2001). My connectedness with future generations. In Sohail Inayatullah (Ed.), The Views of Futurists - Volume 4 of the Knowledge Base of Futures Studies (Brisbane, Foresight International) (isbn: 0 85590 773 8).
(2000). An extraordinary event . In Allen Tough (Ed.), When SETI succeeds: The impact of high-information contact. Bellevue, WA: Foundation For the Future. Pages 1-6.
(2000). How to achieve contact: Five promising strategies. In Allen Tough (Ed.), When SETI succeeds: The impact of high-information contact. Bellevue, WA: Foundation For the Future. Pages 115-125.
(1999). Making contact: The most important event of the coming millennium? In Howard F. Didsbury Jr. (Ed.), Frontiers of the 21st Century: Prelude to the new millennium. Bethesda, MD: World Future Society. Pages 70-75.
(1998). The needs of future generations. In David Hicks and Richard Slaughter (Eds.), Futures Education: World Yearbook of Education 1998. London: Kogan Page. Pages 69-81.
(1998). My connectedness with future generations. In Richard A. Slaughter (Ed.), The knowledge base of futures studies. Melbourne, Australia: DDM Media Group. Vol. 4.
(1997). Foreword. In Martha Rogers, Canadian Nursing in the year 2020: Five future scenarios. Ottawa: Canadian Nurses Association. Page iii.
(1996). Knowledge for our future: seven priorities. In Richard A. Slaughter (Ed.), The knowledge base of futures studies. Melbourne, Australia: DDM Media Group. Vol. 1, pages 178-185.
(1996). What future generations need from us. In Richard A. Slaughter (Ed.), The knowledge base of futures studies. Melbourne, Australia: DDM Media Group. Vol. 2, pages 232-243.
(1996). Adult learning. In Graham Molitor and George Thomas Kurian (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the future. New York: Macmillan Library Reference. Pages 5-6.
(1996). Six priorities from future generations. In Howard F. Didsbury Jr. (Ed.), FutureVision: Ideas, Insights, and strategies. Bethesda: World Future Society. Pages 258-268.
(1996). Ways to develop the knowledge base of futures studies. In Richard A. Slaughter (Ed.), New thinking for a new millennium. London: Routledge. Pages 179-184.
(1995) [with Tae-Chang Kim]. Thinking about the well-being of future generations: A one-year learning effort. In Thinking about future generations. Kyoto: Institute for the Integrated Study of Future Generations. Pages 17-54.
(1994). Teaching about the global future. In H. F. Didsbury Jr. (Ed.), Prep 21 course/program guide: A selection of future-oriented courses/programs. Bethesda, MD: Preparing for the 21st Century, World Future Society. Pages 63-66.
(1994). What future generations need from us. In Why future generations now? Osaka: Institute for the Integrated Study of Future Generations. Pages 78-95.
(1993). Finding a path to a positive future. In H. F. Didsbury, Jr. (Ed.), The years ahead: Perils, problems, and promises. Bethesda, MD: World Future Society. Pages 157-159.
(1993). The future of adult learning. In T. Barer-Stein & J. A. Draper (Eds.), The craft of teaching adults. Toronto: Culture Concepts. Pages 231-137.
(1992). Foreword. In G. J. Confessore & S. J. Confessore (Eds.), Guideposts to self-directed learning: Expert commentary on essential concepts. King of Prussia, PA: Organization Design and Development Inc. Pages ix-x.
(1992). Can life survive the end of the universe? In The book of visions: An encyclopedia of social inventions. London: Virgin Books. Pages 211-212.
(1990). Encouraging self-planned learning. In R. M. Smith & Associates (Eds.), Learning to learn across the life span. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Pages 289-304.
(1989). Self-planned learning. In M. Eraut (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of educational technology. Oxford: Pergamon. Pages 432-436.
(1989). Avoiding World War III. In B. Fallis (Ed.), The CASAE Peace Group collection: 1989. Toronto: The Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Peace Group. Pages 28-37.
(1989). Self-directed learning: Concepts and practice. In C. J. Titmus (Ed.), Lifelong learning for adults: An international handbook. Oxford: Pergamon. Pages 256-260.
(1988). The extraterrestrial hypothesis. In J. Spencer & H. Evans (Eds.), Phenomenon. London, England: Futura. Pages 267-274.
(1986). Adult Education: New training and education techniques in universities and colleges. In Training and education for emergency preparedness in Canada: Today and tomorrow. Arnprior: Emergency Planning Canada. Pages 43-46.
(1986). Fundamental priorities. In B. Fallis (Ed.), The CASAE Peace Group collection 1986. Toronto: Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Peace Group. Pages 18-28.
(1985). Self-directed learning: Concepts and practice. In T. Husein & T. N. Postlethwaite (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of education. Oxford: Pergamon. Pages 4511-4515.

Journal Articles Since 1975

(2007) [H. Paul Shuch, Allen Tough] Testing a claim of extraterrestrial technology. JBIS: Journal of the British Interplanetary Society Vol. 60 (4, April), 154-156.
(2003) [Alex Ellery, Allen Tough, David Darling] SETI -- A scientific critique and a proposal for further observational modes. JBIS: Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Vol. 56 (7/8, July-August), 262-287.
(2002). An Innovative SETI project. The E.R.A.C Newsletter of The European Radio Astronomy Club. Newsletter No. 23 October 2002, pages 44-48.
(2002). The internet as a gateway to ETI. Contact in Context. Vol 1, Issue 1.
(2000). What people hope to learn from other civilizations. Acta Astronautica, 46 (10-12), 729-731. Paper available from ScienceDirect. The results can be seen at www.ieti.org/hello/question.htm.
(2000). Is there intelligent life beyond Earth? [Review of Here be dragons: The scientific search for extraterrestrial life by David Koerner and Simon LeVay.] Foresight, 2 (3) June, page 354.
(2000). Seven reasons for widening the search. SearchLites: The Quarterly Journal of The SETI League, Inc., 6 (2), Spring, page 1.
(2000). The possibility of interstellar probes. Legendary Times 2(4): 4-6, AAS RA.
(1999). Interstellar contact: A thousand-year perspective. JBIS: Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 52(9/10, September-October), 324-327.
(1999). Fresh SETI strategies. JBIS: Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 52(7/8, July-August), 286-289.
(1999). We live downstream from you in time: A message from future generations. Breakthrough News (Global Education Associates), May-August, 1-4.
(1998). Four requests from future generations, Future Generations Journal, No. 26, 18-25.
(1998). After Contact and Before, Too. [Review of After Contact: The Human Response to Extraterrestrial Life by Albert A. Harrison.] Contemporary Psychology: A Journal of Reviews, 43(9), 625-626.
(1998). Positive consequences of SETI before detection. Acta Astronautica, 42(10-12, May-June), 745-748.
(1998). Small smart interstellar probes . JBIS: Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 51(5, May), 167-174. Spanish translation is here.
(1997). Introduction: Caring, learning, and teaching about future generations. Futures, 29 (8, October), 695-697.
(1997). What future generations might say to us. Futures, 29 (8, October), 707-713. Available from ScienceDirect.
(1996). My connectedness with future generations. Futures, 28 (6/7, August/September), 687-689. Available from Science Direct.
(1996). [With Martha Rogers]. Facing the future is not for wimps. Futures, 28 (5, June/July), 491-496. Article available from ScienceDirect.
(1996). [Review of Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Jean Heidmann.] Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 89(6), 104-105.
(1995). Learning and teaching about future generations. Canadian Association for the Club of Rome Newsletter, 3 (18, December), 5. Article available from ScienceDirect.
(1995). A Toronto seminar on future generations. Futures, 97 (3), 367-368. Available from Science Direct.
(1995). A message from future generations. The Futurist, 29(2), 30-32. Reprinted in Interconnections by Carol Lea Clark (Harcourt Brace, 1997). Reprinted in Russian in The Biosphere and its Way to the Noosphere, 1999, pages 62-69.
(1995, October). Poruka budcih generacija [A message from future generations]. Andragoske Studije: Casopis Za Proucavanje Obrazovanja I Ucenja Odraslih, 2(2), 53-58.
(1995). [With Martha Rogers]. Toronto seminar on future generations, Futures, 27(3), 367-368. Article available from ScienceDirect.
(1994). New-ideas network, Futures, 26(3), 350.
(1994). [Review of Why Futures Studies?]. Futures Research Quarterly, 10(1), 86-87.
(1994). Five ways to develop the knowledge base, Futures, 25(3), 357.
(1994). What future generations need from us. Future Generations Journal, 14(2), 15-22.
(1994). New-ideas network. Futures, 26 (3). Available from Science Direct.
(1994). Making a pledge to future generations. Future Generations Journal, 13(1), 24-26.
(1993). Making a pledge to future generations. The Futurist, 27(3; May-June), 14-15.
(1993, Summer). Pacific Basin network begins. Futuresco (UNESCO), 2-3, 101-102.
(1993). What future generations need from us, Futures, 25(10), 1041-1050. Article available from ScienceDirect.
(1993). Making a pledge to future generations, Futures, 25(1), 90-92. Reprinted in the Epilogue of Foundations of Futures Studies (volume 2) by Wendell Bell (Transaction, 1997). Reprinted in Nursing Outlook, 46 (November-December), 1998, 261.
(1992). Future Generations Conference. Futures, 24(7). Also in World Futures Studies Federation Newsletter, 18(2), 40. Also in Canadian Association for the Club of Rome Newsletter, 3(5), 4-5.
(1992, Winter). [With Martha Rogers]. What happens when students face the future?, Futures Research Quarterly, 8(4), 9-18. Reprinted in 2020 (Malaysia), 3 (6),November/December 1995, 42-46.
(1991). Intellectual leaders in futures studies: A survey, Futures, 23(4), 436-438.
(1990, August). [Review]. Science for Peace Bulletin, 10(2).
(1990, Summer). Today's priorities for the next 100 years: A survey of student futurists, Futures Research Quarterly, 6(2),27-34.
(1990). A critical examination of factors that might encourage secrecy. Acta Astronautica, 21(2), 97-102
(1990, December). World Futures Studies Federation. Canadian Association for the Club of Rome Newsletter, 5.
(1990). Equal opportunities for future generations. Future Generations Journal, 7(1990, 2), 8-9.
(1990). Advanced life in our galaxy. Social Inventions: Journal of the Institute for Social Inventions, 20, 16.
(1989, July). Futures education. World Futures Studies Federation Newsletter, 15(2), 42-44.
(1989, March-April). Selecting priorities for a positive future. The Futurist, 23(2), 59.
(1989, September). General symposium on what is of ultimate importance: A report. Ultimate Reality and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Philosophy of Understanding, 12(3), 229-236.
(1989, August). A key priority of human civilization, Peace Research, 21(3), 50-52.
(1989, April). Teaching about potential futures, Futures, 21(2), 222-224.
(1988, December). Teaching about the future. World Futures Studies Federation Newsletter, 14(4), 57-59.
(1988, Summer). Teaching about potential futures, Futures Research Quarterly, 4(2), 93-94.
(1987, Fall). [With Elaine Posluns]. How individuals become freer from sex-role stereotyping, Atlantis: A Women's Studies Journal, 13(1), 169-176.
(1987). Potential futures: Implications for adult educators. Lifelong Learning, 11(1), 10-12.
(1986). Fundamental priorities, Futures, 18(4), 536-542.
(1986). Gaining meaning and purpose from seven aspects of reality. Ultimate Reality and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Philosophy of Understanding, 9(4), 291-300.
(1986). [Review]. American Journal of Education, 94(4).
(1986). What role will extraterrestrials play in humanity's future? , Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (Interstellar Studies issue) ,39(11), 491-498.
(1985, December). How adults learn and change, The Diabetes Educator, 11, 21-25.
(1985). [Review]. Journal of Higher Education, 56(6 ).
(1975). Interview schedule for studying basic characteristics of learning projects. Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service as document number ED 199 398.

Articles in Conference Proceedings Since 1985

(2004) [With Scarlett Wang] Communicating with ETI. ] In Proceedings of the fourth SETI League technical symposium. August 6-8, 2004, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey.
(2003) The Next Steps toward SETI success. In Proceedings of the third SETI League technical symposium, April 25-27, 2003, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey. American Radio Relay League. Pages 124-128.
(2002) Post-biological implications for SETI. Also a second paper: Security during the first 30 days. In Proceedings of the second SETI League technical symposium, April 26-28, 2002, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey. American Radio Relay League. Pages 11-13 and 123-128.
(2001) Participant statement. In Humanity 3000 Symposium No. 1 proceedings, Seattle, Washington, USA, August 12-16, 2000. Foundation For the Future. Page 127.
(2001) SETI innovations. In Proceedings of the first SETI League technical symposium, April 28-29, 2001, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey. American Radio Relay League. Pages 33-37.
(2000) Five strategies for detecting intelligence. In Guillermo A. Lemarchand & Karen J. Meech (Eds.), Bioastronomy '99, A new era in bioastronomy: Proceedings of a conference held on the Kohala Coast, Hawaii, August 2-6, 1999. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 213. Pages 445-447.
(1996) Interstellar probes. In Proceedings : Contact: Cultures of the Imagination, March 1996, Milpitas, California. Pages 41-46.
(1996) A historic week. In Beyond Egoism: Reflection on the First Global Future Generations Kyoto Forum on November 24-26, 1994. Kyoto, Japan: Future Generations Alliance Foundation and Kyoto Forum. Page 1.
(1994). What do future generations say to us? In E. Agius & S. Busutil (Eds.), What Future for Future Generations: Proceedings of the Nairobi and Malta Conferences. Malta: Foundation for International Studies, University of Malta. Pages 201-207.
(1992, June). Conference organizer's introduction. Also: Five directions for developing future-relevant knowledge. In R. A. Slaughter (Ed.), Teaching About the Future: Proceedings of the seminar organized jointly by Unesco and the Canadian Commission for Unesco, Vancouver. Paris: Future-Oriented Studies, Unesco. Pages 5-6, 47-49.
(1990, May). Teaching about the future. In M. Mannermaa (Ed.), Linking Present Decisions to Long-Range Visions: Selection of Papers from the XI World Conference of the World Futures Studies Federation, Budapest, Hungary. Turku, Finland: WFSF. Pages 477-482.
(1991). Public priorities for the next 100 years. In E. Masini, J. Dator, & S. Rodgers (Eds.), The Futures of Development: Selections from the Tenth World Conference of the World Futures Studies Federation, Beijing, September 1988. Paris: Future-Oriented Studies Programme, Unesco.
(1989, April). Informal social activities with regard to health, education, and housing. In W. Bakker and others. (Eds.), Social Change and Macro Planning. Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia: Inter-University Centre of Postgraduate Studies. Pages 29-31.
(1988). The next steps: 20 possibilities. In G. Marx (Ed.), Bioastronomy--The Next Steps: Proceedings of International Astronomical Union Colloquium 99, Balaton, Hungary, June 1987. Dordrecht, Holland: Kluwer. Pages 397404.

Papers Presented in addition to those listed in the preceeding section

(2006, February) Allen Tough's research on self-directed learning. Presented at the International Self-Directed Learning Symposium.
(2005, October) [coauthored with H. Paul Shuch] Testing a claim of extraterrestrial technology. Presented at the 56th International Astronautical Congress. Fukuoka, Japan. IAC-05-A4.2.09.
(2004, March) What can we do about alien lurkers? Presented at the CONTACT conference, Mountain View, California.
(2003, October) [Mark Lupisella and 9 co-authors] The horizons project: Global Mechanisms for long-term survival and development. Presented at the 54th International Astronautical Congress, Bremen.
(2003, August) The future of cultural and cosmic evolution. Presented at the retreat on "Cosmic Evolution and Big History", Hacienda, Hunter Liggett reservation, California.
(2003, January) Nanotechnology, smart robots, and super-smart aliens. Presented to The Physics Society, York University, Toronto.
(2002, October) Communicating with ETI: The Next Four Steps. Presented at the 53rd International Astronautical Congress. Houston. IAC-02-IAA.9.2.03.
(2002, July) Report on SETI roundtable. Presented at Bioastronomy 2002, "Life Among the Stars", Hamilton Island, Australia.
(2002, March) What if ETI is 100,000 years beyond humankind? Presented at "EUROSETI", the 3rd World Symposium on the Exploration of Space and Life in the Universe. San Marino.
(2001, October) What if interstellar probes are feasible? Presented at the 52nd International Astronautical Congress, Toulouse. IAA-01-IAA.4.1.07.
(2001, October) Post-Contact Communication and Security. Presented at the 52nd International Astronautical Congress, Toulouse. IAA-01-IAA.9.2.04.
(2001, October) The Internet as a Gateway to Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Presented at the 52nd International Astronautical Congress. Toulouse. IAA-01-IAA.8.2.03.
(2001, July) Waiting for cosmic contact. Presented at Toronto Trek: Canada's largest science fiction and fantasy convention, Toronto.
(2001, March) Rapid star craft: Major consequences and mysteries. Presented at the CONTACT conference, Santa Clara, California.
(2001, January) Widening the range of search strategies. Invited paper presented at The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence in the Optical Spectrum III conference, San Jose, California.
(2000, July) Learning and change: The next 100 years. Public lecture presented at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska.
(2000, June) The scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Presented at the Whitehorse Public Library, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
(2000, March) The most promising search strategies. Presented at the Canadian Regional Meeting of the SETI League, Toronto.
(2000, March) Six paths toward contact. Presented at the annual CONTACT conference, Santa Clara, California. Also informal remarks on the "Artificial Intelligence" panel at NASA Ames Research Center.
(1999, November) Living far from Earth. Presented at the NASA workshop on "The Societal Implications of Astrobiology," NASA Ames Research Center, California.
(1999, October) The array of search strategies . Presented at the 50th International Astronautical Congress, Amsterdam. IAA-99-IAA.9.1.06.
(1999, October) A long-term perspective on interstellar contact. Presented at the 50th International Astronautical Congress, Amsterdam. IAA-99-IAA.4.1.04.
(1999, September) Contact! What will the long-term effects be? Presented at the monthly Toronto 2000 seminar, Toronto.
(1999, August) Five strategies for detecting intelligence. Presented at "Bioastronomy 99: A new era in the search for life in the universe", Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii.
(1999, August) What next? Find ETI and Begin the Dialogue! Presented at the invitational seminar on the cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact, Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii.
(1999, March) Are aliens older and smarter than humans? Presented at the annual meeting of Contact: Cultures of the Imagination, A Conference for the Future, Santa Clara, California.
(1999, February) Reflections on the study of adult learning . Presented at the 3rd New Approaches to Lifelong Learning (NALL) conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service as ED 452387.
(1998, October) Interstellar probes within SETI, 1960-1998. Presented at the 49th International Astronautical Congress, Melbourne, Australia. A revised version is available as How can we achieve contact?
(1998, March) Inviting ETI to make contact. Presented at the annual meeting of Contact: Cultures of the Imagination, A Conference for the Future, Santa Clara, California.
(1998, January) Three detection scenarios. Presented at the international conference on "SETI in the 21st Century," University of Western Sydney Macarthur, Australia.
(1997, October) Head, heart, soul, and hands: Learning about global issues. Presented at the international conference on "Holistic learning: Breaking new ground," OISE/UT, Toronto.
(1997, October) What people want to learn from other civilizations. Presented at the 48th International Astronautical Congress, Turin.
(1997, March) What if first contact is with an alien computer? Presented at the annual meeting of Contact: Cultures of the Imagination, A Conference for the Future, Sunnyvale, California.
(1996, October) Detecting miniature probes: A need for a new protocol? Presented at the 47th International Astronautical Congress, Beijing. See Small Smart Interstellar Probes.
(1996, August) Psychology and futures studies. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (Division 32: Humanistic Psychology), Toronto.
(1996, July) The possibility of interstellar probes. Presented at the 5th International Conference on Bioastronomy (IAU Colloquium No. 161), "Astronomical and Biochemical Origins, and the Search for Life in the Universe", Capri, Italy. See Small Smart Interstellar Probes . Reprinted in Legenary Times 2(4):4-6, AAS RA.
(1996, July) Future generations: Caring, helping, hoping. Presented at the annual meeting of the World Future Society, Washington.
(1996, July) Future studies programs. Presented at the annual meeting of the World Future Society, Washington.
(1996, March) A positive glimpse of the far future. Presented at the annual meeting of Contact: Cultures of the Imagination, San Jose, California.
(1996, March) Guidelines for contact with an intelligent probe. Presented at the annual meeting of Contact: Cultures of the Imagination, San Jose, California.
(1996, March) The process of looking at the future. Presented at the Toronto School of Theology Long-Range Planning Event, Toronto.
(1995, November). Prospects for the future. Wright Lecture on Cosmic Evolution, Boston Museum of Science, Boston.
(1995, October). The experience of learning about future generations. Presented at the international seminar on "Learning and Teaching about Future Generations" (Future Generations Alliance Foundation), Toronto.
(1995, October). Positive consequences of SETI before detection. Presented at the 46th International Astronautical Congress, Oslo, Norway. Available from ScienceDirect.
(1995, May). Alternative futures and nursing education. Presented at the Innovations in Nursing Education Conference, Toronto.
(1994, November). Three historic occasions. Presented at the First Global Future Generations Kyoto Forum, Kyoto, Japan.
(1994, July). Future generations. Presented at the annual meeting of the World Future Society, Cambridge, MA.
(1994, May). Needed research. Presented at the international seminar on "Research and Inquiry for Future Generations" (Future Generations Alliance Foundation), Toronto.
(1994, February). Teaching about the issues of the 1990s. Presented at the Eleventh World Affairs Conference, Upper Canada College, Toronto.
(1993, August). How to listen to future generations. Presented at the world conference of the World Futures Studies Federation, Turku, Finland.
(1993, August). Giving future generations a voice. Presented at the world conference of the World Futures Studies Federation, Turku, Finland.
(1993, June). Creating a personal pledge. Presented at the general assembly of the World Future Society, Washington.
(1993, June). Critical global and community issues. In F. Kierstead (Chair), The Future of Futures Studies Programs and Institutions. Symposium conducted at the general assembly of the World Future Society, Washington.
(1993, February). Fundamental questions about the future. Presented at the Toronto 2000 Foresight Seminar, Toronto.
(1992, December). Training and Development into the 21st Century. Presented at the University of Toronto's Evolving Workplace Forum.
(1992, August). Four fresh ideas. In Linda Groff (Chair), New Thinking for an Interdependent World. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the World Future Society, Anaheim, CA.
(1992, August). Developing the knowledge base. In Howard Didsbury (Chair), Preparing for the 21st Century. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the World Future Society, Anaheim, CA.
(1992, June). Five directions for developing future-relevant knowledge. Presented at the Pacific Basin Unesco seminar on Teaching About the Future, Vancouver, Canada.
(1991, September). Finding a path to a positive future. Presented at the World Conference of the World Futures Studies Federation, Barcelona, Spain.
(1991, August). Futures studies and humanity's ultimate future. In Allen Utke (Chair), Futurism: Four Windows. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for the Study of Human Ideas on Ultimate Reality and Meaning, Toronto.
(1991, June). Why bother becoming sustainable? Do we really care about the future? Presented at the interdisciplinary conference on Preparing for a Sustainable Society, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto.
(1991, February). A futures context for global change. Presented at the monthly seminar of the Inter-University Committee on Global Change Research, Toronto.
(1990, October). Cutting-edge ideas about the future. Presented at the Ontario Teachers' Federation Conference on Global Education, Toronto.
(1990, October). Critical questions for the future. Presented at the monthly meeting of the Science for Peace Superordinate Project, University of Toronto.
(1990, June). Three basic visions of our long-term future. Presented at the Professional Members' Forum of the World Future Society, Salzburg.
(1990, May). Fundamental priorities for a positive future. In Allen Tough (Chair), Cutting-Edge Ideas. Symposium conducted at the World Conference of the World Futures Studies Federation, Budapest, Hungary.
(1990, March). The long-term effects of real contact. Presented at the meeting of Contact: Cultures of the Imagination, Phoenix, Arizona.
(1990, March). Futures research methods. Presented at the meeting of Contact: Cultures of the Imagination, Phoenix, Arizona.
(1989, July). Five key areas of new thinking. In Linda Groff (Chair), New Thinking for a Globally Interdependent World. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the World Future Society, Washington.
(1989, July). The long-term future as a supreme value. In Allen Tough (Chair), Adopting a Long-Term Perspective. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the World Future Society, Washington.
(1989, July). Six fresh directions in futures education. In Magda McHale (Chair), The Future of Futures Studies. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the World Future Society, Washington.
(1989, July). Potential futures and implications. In Allen Tough (Chair), Teaching Futures Studies Courses. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the World Future Society, Washington.
(1989, July). Future-oriented research and education: A key priority. Presented at the Unesco seminar on World Problems and Futures Studies, Consejo Superior de Investigationes Cientificas, Madrid, Spain.
(1989, April). Our long-term future: Seven crucial questions. Presented at the meeting of the World Futures Studies Federation, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia.
(1989, January). The challenge of lifelong learning: Can medical schools respond? The Paul Cudmore Memorial Lecture on Medical Education, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
(1989, January). Recent research on adult learning. Presented to faculty and students, School of Education, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
(1989, January). Adult learning and the future. Presented at the Metropolitan Council on Continuing Education, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
(1988, October). The future of human civilization. Presented at the Toronto 2000 Foresight Seminar, Toronto.
(1988, October). Nine key strategies for the 1990's. Presented at the Planetary Society's International SETI Conference, Toronto.
(1988, September). The role of advanced civilizations in our future. Presented at the meeting of the University of Toronto Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, Toronto.
(1988, August). The future of culture: Key long-term priorities. Presented at the seminar sponsored by the Tenri Yamato Culture Congress, Nara, Japan.
(1988, June). Potential futures: Implications for programming. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education, Toronto.
(1988, June). Seven key issues. Presented at the annual meeting of the International League for Social Commitment in Adult Education, Bolton, Ontario.
(1988, June). A look at the future. Presented at the Ontario Ministry for Skills Development conference, Honey Harbour, Ontario.
(1988, March). Advanced civilizations and humanity's future. Presented at the meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto.
(1987, October). A critical examination of factors that might encourage secrecy. Presented at the 38th International Astronautical Congress, Brighton, England.
(1987, August). Life in the universe as a supreme value. Presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Human Ideas on Ultimate Reality and Meaning, Toronto.
(1987, August). Human life and other advanced civilizations. In Allen Tough (Chair), What is of Ultimate Importance? Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Human Ideas on Ultimate Reality and Meaning, Toronto.
(1987, July). The extraterrestrial hypothesis: Current status and next steps. Presented at the Fourth International UFO Congress, London, England.
(1987, May). Potential futures and implications. In Allen Tough (Chair), The Future and Adult Education. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, Hamilton, Ontario.
(1986, March). Can we learn peace? Presented at the meeting of the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, Toronto.
(1985). Meaning and purpose in the universe: Seven current views. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Institute for Ultimate Reality and Meaning, Toronto.
(1985, November). Fostering the total range of adult learning: The neglected 80%. Presented to the Faculty, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL.
(1985, September). Potential futures in nursing education. Presented at the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Conference for Deans of Nursing, Toronto.
(1985, August). Major views of the future and ultimate reality and meaning. In Allen Tough (Chair), Envisioning the Future. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Institute for Ultimate Reality and Meaning, Toronto.
(1985, May). Adults as independent learners. Presented at the annual meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Library Association, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
(1985, May). How do adults learn? Presented at the annual meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Library Association, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
(1981, October). Five comprehensive goals for humanity. Presented at the Sixth Annual Conference on Utopian Studies, Blacksburg, Virginia.
(1981, September). Research on the adult's learning projects. Presented by telelecture to faculty and graduate students in adult education, Florida State University, Tallahassee.
(1980, July). From professional overcontrol to shared dialogue during the 1980's. In Tom Polhemus (Chair), Future-oriented human dialoguing. Symposium presented at the First Global Conference on the Future, Toronto.
(1980, July). Self-directed adult learning: The state of the art. Presented by telelecture to the Iowa State University workshop on "Self-Directed Adult Learning", Ames, Iowa.
(1980, July). Self-directed learning. A seminar for faculty and students, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
(1980, June). Self-planned learning: Recent research and practice. Presented to a staff seminar, Open University , Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.
(1980, February). What is the role of self-directed learning in adult education? Presented to the invitational seminar "Linking Research to Practice in Adult Education" sponsored by the California Adult competency Education Project, San Diego.
(1979, November). The neglected 70% of adult learning. Presented at the international convention of the Religious Education Association of the United States and Canada, Toronto.
(1979, October). Facilitating individualized learning. Presented at the Empire State College All-College Meeting, Lake Luzerne, New York.
(1979, June). The adult's learning projects. Presented to a staff conference of the continuing education departments, University of British Columbia and University of Washington, Lake Wilderness, Washington.
(1979, June). Intentional adult learning. Presented to faculty and students, Adult Education Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
(1979, March). Life planning: Theory, research, and practice. Presented at the OISE Adult Education Alumni/ae workshop, Toronto.
(1979, January). Self-guided learning and change. A public lecture presented at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
(1978, November). Self-directed adult learning and the role of professionals and their institutions. Presented to the Wisconsin Adult Educator Lyceum (by Statewide Educational Telephone Network), Wisconsin. (1978, October). The adult learner. Presented at the Eight National Free University Conference, Kansas City.
(1978, August). Self-guided personal change - in ourselves and others. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
(1978, June). Adult learning projects and libraries. Presented to the annual meeting of the American library Association, Chicago.
(1978, May). Adult learning - a fresh approach. Presented to the meeting of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' National Council of community Services and Continuing Education, Miami Beach.
(1978, April). The adult learner in the 1980's. Presented at the annual meeting of the Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning, Toronto.
(1978, March). The adult learner perspective for research on lifelong learning. In Norman Kurland (Chair), Research perspectives in the adult years of lifelong learning. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto.
(1978, March). Learning without an instructor: The neglected 80% of human learning. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Higher Education, Chicago.
(1977, December). Self-panned learning. Seminar at the University of Montreal Andragogy Program, Montreal.
(1977, October). The neglected 80% of adult learning. Presented to the annual meeting of the Provincial Organization of Continuing Education Directors, Montebello, Quebec.
(1977, October). The remote learner. Presentation by telephone to the Conference on Remote Learning, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
(1977, July). New ways of serving self-directed adult learners. Presented at the workshop on "Leadership in Adult and Continuing Education," Michigan State University , East Lansing.
(1977, July). Adults as managers of their own lifelong learning. A seminar at the College of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
(1977, June). Self-guided learning and growth. Presented at the University of British Columbia Chautauqua by the Pacific, Vancouver.
(1977, June). Resources and contracting in adult education. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Continuing Education for Ministry, Toronto.
(1977, June). Independent, self-directed learners in American life: the other 80% of learning. Presented at the Postsecondary Education Convening Authority's Monthly Dialogue on Lifelong Learning, Washington, D. C. Published under the same title (authors: Ronald Gross, Tom Hebert, and Allen Tough) by the Postsecondary Education Convening Authority, Institute for Educational Leadership, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1977.
(1977, May). Adult learning in the wild: Learning outside educational institutions. Presented at the National Conference on Self-directed Professional Development, Newton, Kansa.
(1977, February). Fresh principles for teaching adults. One-day seminar at the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto.
(1976, July). Learning without a teacher: a fresh approach to adult learning. A public lecture at Melbourne, Australia.
(1976, July). Self-directed learning. Presented to the faculty of Prahran College of Advanced Education, Melbourne, Australia.
(1976, July). Implications of adult learning research. Presented to the faculty of the Footscray Technical College, Melbourne, Australia.
(1976, July). A fresh approach to adult learning. A public lecture at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
(1976, July). Women's and men's liberation in North America. A seminar sponsored by the Department of Adult Education, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
(1976, July). Better help for adult learning. A public lecture sponsored by the New South Wales Board of Adult Education, Sydney, Australia.
(1976, July). Ault learning. Presented at a seminar for faculty and students, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
(1976, July). Major personal change. A public seminar at Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, Australia.
(1976, July). A fresh approach to adult learning. A public seminar at Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, Australia.
(1976, June). Choosing your growth paths. Presented at the Human Relations Symposium, YMCA Center for Counselling and Human Relations, Toronto.
(1976, May). Continuing education and pre-retirement counseling. Presented at the seminar on "perspectives on Pre-retirement," Center for Continuing Education, York University, Toronto.
(1976, April). Three recent streams of research. In A. Tough (Chair), Planning during major personal changes. Symposium presented at the Seventeenth Annual Adult Education Research Conference, Toronto.
(1976, March). Learning goals. Presented at the seminar on "New Approaches to Learning for Volunteer Coordinators," Humber College, Toronto.
(1976, February). Andragogy tomorrow: Self-directed learning. Presented at the meeting of the Toronto Inservice Education Association, Richmond Hill.
(1976, January). Research on adult learning. Presented at "A Seminar for Faculty," University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
(1976, January). The Adult learning projects. Presented at the workshop on "The Adult Educator as a Facilitator of Learning," Southeast Community College, Lincoln, Nebraska.
(1976, January). Overview of adult learning. Presented at the Graduate Student Seminar, Adult and Continuing Education Department, University of Nebraska.
(1976, January). Learning projects research and its implications. Presented at the University of Missouri extension workshop, Kansas City.
(1976, January). Recent research on adult learning projects. Presented at the workshop on "Current Research in Adult Education," University of Missouri, Kansas City.
(1976, January). The implications of adult learning research for university teaching. Presented to the faculty, University of Missouri, Kansas City.
(1975, October). Survey interviewing as staff learning experience. Presented to the institute on "The librarian as Leaning Consultant," University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
(1975, October). New ways of learning. Presented at the "North York Continuing Education Council Workshop for Teachers and Leaders of Adults," Toronto.
(1975, September). Self-directed learning. Presented at the workshop on "Adult Education Methods for Health Professionals," University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
(1975, August). What are the characteristics and competencies of a learning facilitator? Presented by telelecture to the Kansas State University "Adult Education Institute in Self-directed Learning," Granby, Colorado.
(1975, August). What is the nature of a learning project? Presented by telelecture to the Kansas State University : Adult Education Institute in Self-directed Learning, Granby, Colorado.
(1975, June). Choosing your growth paths. Presented at "Freedom and Growth: Fourth Annual Symposium on Human Relations," Toronto.
(1975, May). Individual adult learning and major personal change. Presented at the meeting of the Ontario Association for Continuing Education, Toronto.
(1975, May). Facilitating self-planned learning by teachers. Presented at the Canadian Teachers Federation conference on continuing education for teachers, Vancouver.
(1975, March). Self-planned learning and major personal change. Presented in the series on "Adult Learning: Issues and Innovations," Northern Illinois University, Dekalb (and simultaneously on the Illinois statewide telephone network).
(1975, March). Adult education research. Presented to faculty and students, Cornell University, Ithaca.
(1975, February). Individual adult learning and major personal change. Presented by telelecture to the Wisconsin Statewide Educational Telephone Network and to the Eleventh Invitational Conference on Nursing Inservice Education and Staff Development (in Madison).
(1975, February). The process of personal change. Presented in the series on "/frontiers of Adult Education," North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
(1975, December and 1974, November). Choosing a growth path. Presented in the series on "Innovative Approaches to the Helping Relationship," EGO, Center for Continuing Education, York University, Toronto.
(1974, October). Adult learning models: Theories of learning. Presented to faculty and students, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
(1974, October). The adult's learning projects research. Practical implications of new adult learning styles for institutions and instructors. The individual's major personal change. Papers presented at "A Conference with Dr. Allen Tough on Adult Learning Modes and Models," Lincoln, Nebraska.
(1974, May). The future of adult education. Presented at the meeting of the Waikato Institute for Educational Research, Hamilton, New Zealand.
(1974, May). How adults choose and plan major personal change. Presented at the meeting of the Family Life Education Council, Christchurch, New Zealand.
(1974, May). Adult learning and training. Presented to the staff of the Industrial Training Service, Department of Labour, Wellington, New Zealand.
(1974, May). Revolutions in learning, 1960-1990. Presented to the staff of the State Services Commission, Wellington, New Zealand.
(1974, May). The education of Women. Presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Women, Wellington, New Zealand.
(1974, May), Assisting individuals to plan their learning. Presented at the "National Seminar on continuing Education in the Context of lifelong Education," Otaki, New Zealand.
(1974, May). How and what people choose to learn. Presented at the "National Seminar on Continuing Education in the Context of Lifelong Education," Otaki, New Zealand.
(1974, February).Individuals do plan their own personal change. Presented to the staff of the Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto.
(1973, November).The adult's efforts to learn and change. Presented at the meeting of the Adult Education Association of the USA, Dallas.
(1973, March). Self-planned learning. Presented at a public lecture, Syracuse University Faculty of Education.
(1972, March). Education and adult learning in the future. Presented at the workshop on "education for Christian Responsibility in a Time of Radical Change," center for Christian Studies, Toronto.
(1971, September). A fresh approach to adult learning. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, Washington.
(1971, September). Two movements interacting: Human potential and adult education. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, Washington.
(1971, February). Frequency and importance of the adult's learning projects. Presented at the Adult Education Research Conference, New York.
(1970, November). Planning training for the adult learner. Presented at the meeting of the Ontario Society for Training and Development, Toronto.
(1970, November). The individual and the resources. Presented at the Conference on Continuing Education in the Professions, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto.
(1970, May). Alternative models of education. Presented at the Festival of Alternatives in Education, Toronto.
(1970, February). The teacher-learner relationship in independent study. Presented at "The Northwest Institute on Independent Study: The Adult as a Self-learner," University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
(1970, February).A recent survey of some basic characteristics of adult learning. Presented at "The Northwest Institute on Independent Study: The Adult as a Self-learner, "University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
(1969, August). Why adults learn. Presented for discussion at the meeting of the American Association for Humanistic Psychology, Washington.
(1969, July). Some major reasons for learning. Presented at the University of Wisconsin Summer Conference on Adult Education, Madison.
(1969, May). Adult learning projects. Presented at the Commission of Professors of Adult Education seminar on theory-building, Chicago.
(1969, February). Why adults learn. Presented at the National Seminar on Adult Education Research, Toronto.
(1968, November). Self-directed learning. Presented at the meeting of the Adult Education Association of the USA, Des Moines.
(1968, November). Objectives and activities. Presented at the meeting of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education, Iowa City.
(1968, March). International aid viewed as learning and teaching. Presented at the India-Canada Society conference, Jaipur, India.
(1968, March). Recent trends in adult education and adult learning. Presented at the Bhilwara district adult education conference, Shahpura, India.
(1966, February). The assistance obtained by adult self-teachers. Presented at the National Seminar on Adult Education Research, Chicago.

Non-Print Media Since 1985

(2002). [Review]. Distant wanderers: The search for planets beyond the solar system. SETI League online Publications.
(2000). Joining the Galaxy-Wide Union: A Thousand-Year Scenario. On a CD-ROM (Appendix C) accompanying State of the Future at the Millennium by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon. Washington, DC: American Council for the United Nations University. This scenario is also available at http://www.ieti.org/articles/glip.htm.
(1999). Seven reasons for widening the search. SETI League Website Guest Editorial.
(1999). Cosmic Rays? No Problem! SETI League Website Guest Editorial.
(1999). Reflections on the study of adult learning. NALL (New Approaches to Lifelong Learning) A talk in February 1999 at the 3rd NALL Annual Conference. Another version is The iceberg of informal adult learning. NALL Working Paper #49-2002.
(1998). My connectedness with future generations. In Futures Studies: Methods, Emerging Issues, and Visions [A multimedia reader on a CD-ROM] by Sohail Inayatullah and Paul Wildman. Brisbane, Australia: Pacific Centre for Futures Innovation (Prosperity Press). Article available from ScienceDirect.
(1998). A fresh approach to SETI. SETI League Website Guest Editorial.
(1997). Words for "The Future Song" on Anja Light's "Voices for the Forest" CD.
(1996-present). Invitation to ETI, website at http://ieti.org. This website received the SETI League's SETI SuperStar Award for February 2000 and it was chosen as a USA Today Hot Site in July 2000 and again in July 2001.
(1995). Studying future generations [audio and text on World Wide Web]. Lismore, Australia: Southern Cross University (MA course in futures studies and planning).
(1994). Looking ahead [Video]. St. Catharines: Brock University (Foundations of Teaching and Learning in Adult Education Course).
(1987, October). Learning from conferences [Video]. Meeting of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Washington.
(1985, May). The adult's learning efforts [Cassette recording]. Milton Keynes, U.K.: The Open University (distributed in course E355, Education for Adults).

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