Jo Kay

Location: Australia | Wollongong
Speaking Topics: elearning | Mashups | Second Life | Virtual Worlds | Web 2.0

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Jo Kay aka jokay Wollongong (in SL) is a freelance geek, designer, and facilitator based in Wollongong, Australia. She has broad experience in educational technology, web development and virtual worlds. In recent years her work has focussed on supporting the research and implementation of new and innovative technologies for teaching and learning and online community building, with a particular focus on the vocational education sector.

Jo has interests in online culture and social networking and the impacts both are having in the education sector, but also on society in general. Her current research is around virtual worlds, with a particular focus on Second Life and the possibilities that it offers for education, communication and collaboration. Jo is owner and manager of the Islands of jokaydia and supports a vibrant community of educators and Institutions on the Island. For more information visit: http://jokay.com.au or http://sleducation.wikispaces.com.

Previous Presentations: 
ISTE Speaker Series in Second Life - see: http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/istepresentation08
Virtual Worlds & 3D Online Education Workshop / Virtual Worlds & 3D presentation - for the Learning Technologies Conference 2007, 14th & 16th November 2007. - see: http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/LT2007
Presentation: Virtual Worlds and VET, ENetworks eTips n Tools Online Event, 11 September 2007. - see: http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/eTips07