“Set your goals high, and don’t stop until you get there.”
– BO JACKSON
I love to share educational technology techniques with others, which has helped me create a global network of innovative and creative educators. My love of presenting began back in the SHSU MIST program. However, a vision board I created during my first doctoral class dared me to stretch further. I’ll admit, at the time, I didn’t think many of these were attainable. Since then, I’ve become a speaker on the national circuit, promoting innovation and creativity in the classroom. I’ve spoken at industry conferences as an expert on learning managment systems. I’ve been recognized by ISTE as a creativity thought leader, as well as Adobe as an Adobe Education Leader. When I created my vision board, I never imagined how quickly these dreams would come to fruition. Below are video links to a few of my recent presentations, as well as my presentation history during my doctoral journey.
Dive In: Immersive Online Education
This presentation was created for the 2020 Texas Region 6 Digital Learning Conference. The focus of the presentation is using innovative techniques to embed interactive elements within a learning management system to boost student interest and engagement.
The Creative Toolbox
This presentation was originally created for the 2019 ISTE Creative Constructor Lab, and focuses on alternative mehods to assess student understanding. It is designed to encourage teachers to embrace a creativity-focused, technoloy-fluent mindset in their content areas.
Discussions Suck, But Yours Don’t Have To
This presentation was designed for Sam Houston State University’s 2020 Digital Education Conference, with an encore presentation available in January of 2021 at the upcoming TSUS Faculty Development Day for Digital Education. The presentation described how to incorporate multimedia techniques to create engaging discussions that promote collaborative classroom communities.
ISTE 2020
• Enter a Secret Dimension – Creating AR Portals
• Creative Lessons from the Mouse House
• Using VR in Your LMS (OBLN Playground Session)
• From Clay to Play – Create an Animated Digital Character From Clay (AR/VR Playground Session)
• New Dimensions: Using Adobe Creative Cloud to Create AR Experiences (AR/VR Playground Session)
DIGITAL EDUCATION SUMMIT 2020
Discussions Suck, But Yours Don’t Have To
DES Conference SiteISTE 2020 CREATIVE CONSTRUCTOR LAB
• The Creative Toolbox
• AR/VR Educational Playground – From Clay to AR Play
• Design Challenge Coordinator
• Group Energizer Leader
• Implementation Panel Discussion
TCEA 2020
• Photoshop Boot Camp
• Reality Bytes – VR Creation in the Classroom
• Photoshop Brushes – The Most Powerful Tool You’re Not Using
• Game Design in Adobe Animate
• Step into the AR Metaverse
• Get Creative with VR
• Otherworldly – Building your own AR Resources
• Hacking the Cube – Getting the Most Out of Your Merge Cube
• Student Stories with Adobe’s Character Animator
EDTECH4FUTURE – AUGMENTED REALITY IN K-12 EDUCATION SUMMIT
Creating AR Experiences with Adobe Aero
REGION 6 – 2020 DLC
• Get Creative with AR/VR
• Dive In! Immersive Online Education
• Discussions Suck – But Yours Don’t Have To
ISTE 2019 CREATIVE CONSTRUCTOR LAB
• How to Assess Creatively
• AR/VR Educational Playground
• Creative Group Challenge Coordinator
• Get Creative with VR
REGION 10 – 2019 DLC
Hacking the Cube – Getting the Most Out of Your Merge Cube
ISTE 2019
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• Bite-Sized Canvas: Getting Started with Your LMS
• Photoshop Boot Camp
• Photoshop Deep Dive – Layers
ISTE 2018 NO FEAR CODING LAB
• Go Virtually Anywhere
• AR Gaming Made Easy
ISTE 2018 CREATIVE CONSTRUCTOR LAB
• Go Virtually Anywhere
• The Magic of AR
TCEA 2018 ADOBE ACADEMY
• From Pencil to Perfection: Creating Photoshop Masterpieces from Scratch
• Photoshop Focus: Layers
INSTRUCTURECON 2018
Showstoppers: Maximizing Canvas Interactivity Using Innovative Applications
TCEA 2018
• Express Yourself! Adobe Photoshop Projects
• Making Connections with Adobe Illustrator
• Photoshop Focus: Layers
• Photoshop Focus: Brushes