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WEBCAST: Virtual Reality Gets Real 1/12 @2PM ET

No longer the stuff of science fiction, virtual reality applications are up and running and making significant educational impacts in the classroom. Do you want students to visit Mars, explore inside the bloodstream, or travel around the world to learn a new language? With the right equipment and professional development, augmented and virtual reality techniques can provide students with experiences that are the next best thing to being there.

Join innovative educators and industry experts Thursday, January 12 at 2 PM EST to discuss the advantages of immersive instructional technologies—how teachers can best implement AR and VR into their own classrooms and curriculum to support learning outcomes.

Sponsored by

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Topics will include:
  • What are the learning outcomes teachers can expect from Immersive Education lessons?
  • What are the differences between AR/VR/XR?
  • Where is Immersive Education headed in the future?
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Jesse Sadlowski
Director of Technology and Learning and Innovation,
Lethbridge School Division

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Jesse Sadlowski is the Director of Technology and Learning and Innovation for Lethbridge School Division. Jesse Sadlowski is passionate when it comes to fostering and implementation technology in the curriculum. Prior to his position Mr. Sadlowski worked as a high school Principal and a sessional instructor at the University of Lethbridge. Mr. Sadlowski holds a master’s degree from the University of Lethbridge with a focus on Technology Leadership.

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Andy Tyslau
Vice Principal, Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary School

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Andy serves as the Vice Principal at Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary School. With more than 15 years of teaching under his belt, Andy has developed a passion for creating innovative learning experiences for his students, which is why he partnered with District IT and the City of Lethbridge to launch the school’s first virtual field trip series.
 
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Brian Moynihan
Immersive Education Solutions Manager, Lenovo

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Brian Moynihan MBA | MSIS | MA is the Immersive Education Solutions Manager at Lenovo. He is a strong advocate of Augmented and Virtual Reality to raise the bar for educational insight and mastery in K12, Higher Education, and in other settings. He led Immersive Learning Initiatives at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has brought Lenovo’s VR Classroom solution to hundreds of schools.
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Becky Lane, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Innovative Technologies, Learning and Innovative Technologies, Ithaca College

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Becky Lane, Ph.D., is the Associate Director of Innovative Technologies at Ithaca College and leads the Center for Creative Technology, an open and collaborative resource where students can create and experience innovative digital and physical content, including AR/VR. In partnership with Lenovo's Education team, She recently ran a "Teach the Teachers" pilot program with Christine Haver, Ph.D.,  using Lenovo's VRS3 headset and the ThinkReality platform. This program was to show aspiring K-12 teachers how immersive media can supplement and surpass traditional media applications in teaching and learning and to instruct them on how to implement a successful program. 
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Moderator – Kevin Hogan
eSchool News, Editor-at-Large

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Kevin is an acclaimed writer, editor, and commentator covering the intersection of society and technology, especially education technology.