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About Me

My name is Danny Smith

First and foremost, I’m a teacher and a learner. I help people make sense of AI by grounding it in real work, decisions, and contexts.

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My background spans teaching and learning, digital innovation, and marketing. Together, this helps me teach AI in ways that feel approachable, practical, and tied to outcomes.

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I’m less interested in perfect prompts or flashy tools, and more interested in helping people build confidence and habits they can use right away.

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Want to go deeper? Explore my experience, or see what it’s like to learn with me.

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Experience

What I bring to AI work

My work sits at the intersection of teaching and learning, digital innovation, and business strategy. Over the years, I’ve helped organizations adopt new tools and ways of working where clarity, confidence, and follow-through mattered more than theory.

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Selected experience

  • 25 years of experience across education, technology leadership and digital marketing

  • International keynote speaker and workshop facilitator with a focus on Universal Design for Learning 

  • Professor and faculty trainer specializing in AI, digital marketing, and emerging technologies

    • Nominee: Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities’ Awards of Excellence!: “Future Proofing Ontario’s Students Award”​

  • Former enterprise-wide IT Manager and Teaching & Learning Innovation leader in higher ed

  • Worked in advertising and marketing agency roles supporting strategy and execution

  • MA of Arts in Education specializing in curriculum development and instruction

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Core strengths

  • AI Learning & Adoption
    Designing and facilitating AI training that helps people build confidence, judgment, and sustainable habits, not just tool familiarity.

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  • Teaching & Learning Design
    Deep grounding in educational philosophy and research, including Universal Design for Learning, and scaffolding complex ideas for diverse audiences.

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  • Digital & Marketing Experience
    Background in agency and marketing environments, translating emerging technology into practical, real-world business use.

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  • Change & Program Leadership
    Leading initiatives where people, process, and technology intersect, with a focus on adoption over novelty.​​​

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