Robin M. Ashford
Future is Now 2010-Prof Atkinson
Keynote Address by Tom Atkinson: Metaverse: A Convergence of Realities
Dr. Tom Atkinson (Professor Tomsen in SL) has over 30 years of experience in higher education, specializing in designing, producing, delivering, and evaluating interactive instruction. He teaches Instructional Technology at the University of Central Florida and served as Principal Investigator & Director of the SUNLINK Grant Project in Florida that indexes over 3 million titles and nearly 30 thousand holdings from Florida K-12 schools. He has published numerous articles and books on Virtual Worlds, Metaverse, mLearning, and Game Design and presented at national and international conferences including AECT, FETC, AACE, SITE, MPI and mLEARN. He has participated on discussion panels with representatives from Linden Lab, IBM, and the New Media Consortium and chairs the Virtual Worlds Committee with AECT where he developed their Second Life presence on C.A.V.E. Island.
Future is Now 2010-Prof Atkinson
Keynote Address by Tom Atkinson: Metaverse: A Convergence of Realities
Dr. Tom Atkinson (Professor Tomsen in SL) has over 30 years of experience in higher education, specializing in designing, producing, delivering, and evaluating interactive instruction. He teaches Instructional Technology at the University of Central Florida and served as Principal Investigator & Director of the SUNLINK Grant Project in Florida that indexes over 3 million titles and nearly 30 thousand holdings from Florida K-12 schools. He has published numerous articles and books on Virtual Worlds, Metaverse, mLearning, and Game Design and presented at national and international conferences including AECT, FETC, AACE, SITE, MPI and mLEARN. He has participated on discussion panels with representatives from Linden Lab, IBM, and the New Media Consortium and chairs the Virtual Worlds Committee with AECT where he developed their Second Life presence on C.A.V.E. Island.