He specializes in adult teaching and learning. Dr. Stein has conducted workshops on principles of adult teaching and has served as a consultant to the Ohio Board of Regents, the Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College, the Columbus (Ohio) City Schools, the Ohio Learning Network, the Digital Union at Ohio State, professional associations, and other universities. He has presented at numerous conferences on adult and online learning and has written extensively on how adults learn in online environments. He serves on the conference planning committee for the Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in Madison, Wisc. Dr. Stein received his Ph.D. in adult education from the University of Michigan and earned an M.S. in community health planning and administration from the University of Cincinnati.