VWEC Brings Educators Together Across the Metaverse
Since 2021, the Virtual Worlds Education Consortium has rapidly grown to support teaching and learning in virtual environments. Come learn how anyone interested can help advocate for best practices of education in the metaverse.
Speakers
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Valerie Hill / Valibrarian Gregg (Poster Booth #9)
Dr. Valerie Hill is a library and information science educator with a research focus on the intersection of information literacy and global digital participatory culture. She has taught at all age levels, served as a school librarian, and is a National Writing Project trainer. She is a co-coordinator of the Virtual Worlds Education Consortium and Director of the Community Virtual Library.
https://valibrarian.net/
https://about.me/valibrarian
https://www.metaverselibraries.org/
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Becky Adams / Elli Pinion
Dr. Becky Adams has been in education as a teacher, instructional designer, and Higher Education administrator for 26 years. She was the Director for Online Course Development at the University of New Mexico until her recent retirement. She has been using Virtual Worlds for her undergraduate and graduate students in both face to face and online classes since 2009 and finds it a creative environment for project based teaching and learning. She is co-coordinator of the Virtual Worlds Education Consortium and serves on the board of several virtual world organizations.