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iLRN2020 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network

The iLRN 2020 Virtual Conference has now concluded. If you registered for the conference, recordings of many of the sessions are available to you on the respective pages for the sessions on this site (you will need to be logged in to view the content). If you did not register for the conference, please sign up for a free individual membership of iLRN and we will contact you in due course to provide you with details on how you can gain access to the recordings.

Additionally, a highlights reel from the conference is available here.

Tyler McAnany

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and institute
Museum Educator

Hello! My name is Tyler McAnany and I am a museum educator at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. With 7 years of experience in the museum field, I am constantly looking for new ways to enhance student engagement through gamification and best practices. I am most looking forward to the opportunity to meet with like minded individuals and connect with new advancements in the tech field to improve my skills as an educator.

11:00am PDT

Kitely Digital Citizenship Museum See descriptionValerie Hill

12:00pm PDT

Exploring the Future of Live VR Management See descriptionSean Strong

4:00pm PDT

iLRN Virtual Campus Tour Welcome Area iLRN Chapter Gatherings: North American Chapters iLRN Chapter Suites - NoAm

6:00pm PDT

Gather: Replicating Real-life Interactions on a 2D-map See descriptionPhillip Wang

8:00am PDT

Workshop: Ground Truthing and Virtual Field Trips Circle of ScholarsOliver Dawkins • Gareth W. Young

10:00am PDT

Featured Plenary Panel: AREA Spotlight Panel: University–Industry Research and Education Partnerships in Augmented Reality for Enterprise Learning Main StageMark Sage • Barbara S. Chaparro • Gregory Garrett

11:00am PDT

Champions of XR in Higher Education (CHEX) Kickoff Meeting Circle of ScholarsMaya Georgieva • Jeremy Nelson • David Bass-Clark Workshop: AR in Education: Merging Theory and Practice Blue Event HallEleni Mangina • Matt Glowatz

4:00pm PDT

Game Night iLRN Innovation LabsAppalachian State University

7:00am PDT

CANCELED: Featured Plenary Panel: Funding XR and Immersive Learning Research Main StageEdward Metz • Amy Baylor

8:00am PDT

Learner Experience/Interaction Design Orange Event HallPejman Sajjadi • Daniel Bodemer • Mahda Bagher • Jan Oliver Wallgrün • Philipp Cimiano • Stefan Kopp • Alexander Klippel • Tassos Mikropoulos • Michael Delimitros • Pavlos Gaintatzis • Aikaterini Stergiouli • Katerina Kalyvioti • Jule Marleen Krüger • Angeliki Tsiara • Georgia Iatraki

9:00am PDT

Evidence-Informed Design Orange Event HallAmanda Barany • Mamta Shah, Ph.D. • Aroutis Foster • Stefan Lontschar • Daniel Deegan • Krzysztof Pietroszek • Christian Gütl • Irene Humer • Christian Eckhardt

11:00am PDT

iLRN Grand Challenge Jam Session I: Combating Systemic Racism AltspaceVR

12:00pm PDT

Special Session: XREducation 21: Are We Ready for XR Disruptive Ecosystems in Education Now? Blue Event HallCarlos J. Ochoa

5:00pm PDT

iLRN Bird(House)s of a Feather Session: Assessment and Evaluation iLRN House Rooms - A&ECindy Ziker • Ph.D. • M.P.H. iLRN Bird(House)s of a Feather Session: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) iLRN House Rooms - GLAM

7:00pm PDT

History, Culture, and the Arts Orange Event HallMcKay Colleni • Hubert Cecotti • Christopher Hoffman • Zachary Day-Scott • Laura Huisinga • Luis Gordo-Pelaez • Lili Yan • Breanne K. Litts

8:00am PDT

iLRNFuser 2020 Game Jam Finalist Showcase Rising Stars GalleryMarkos Mentzelopoulos

11:00am PDT

iLRN Grand Challenge Jam Session III: Fighting Climate Change AltspaceVR Professional and Industry Training Blue Event HallJeremie Seanosky • Michael Kickmeier-Rust • Michael Leitner • Philipp Hann • Vivekanandan Kumar • Ryan Barthelet • William Varsalona • Alexander Woodrow • Elena Bertozzi • Kenechukwu Umelo Learners as Makers and Creators Orange Event HallPaula MacDowell

12:00pm PDT

Instruction and Instructional Design Orange Event HallNicholas Smerker • Eileen Oconnor • Becky Lane • Christine Havens-Hafer • Catherine Fiore • Brianna Mutsindashyaka • Lauren Suna

3:00pm PDT

Featured Plenary Panel: Gaming in VR: School Classrooms without Walls Main StageJessica Ochoa Hendrix • Dan White • Lisa Castaneda • Brooke Morrill, PhD. • Meredith Thompson • David Langendoen

6:00pm PDT

iLRN Grand Challenge Jam Session IV: Bridging the Digital Divide AltspaceVR Games and Gamification I Orange Event HallXuesong Zhai • Minjuan Wang • Rongting Zhou • Muhammad Azfar • Saba Saneinia • Intikhab Ahmad • Man Li • Fahad Asmi • Alec Bodzin • Robson Araujo-Junior • Thomas Hammond • David Anastasio

7:00am PDT

Featured Plenary Panel: Technology Transfer and Commercialization of XR and Immersive Learning Research Main StageAlex Howland, Ph.D • Lucien Parsons • Justin Hendrix • Asha Easton

8:00am PDT

Building a Research-Grounded Knowledge Base Orange Event HallLeonel Morgado • Andreas Dengel • Jutta Mägdefrau • Dennis Beck

9:00am PDT

Games and Gamification II Orange Event HallDaphne Economou • Ioannis Doumanis • Xiuli Huang • Juhou He • Hongyan Wang

11:00am PDT

Games and Gamification III Orange Event HallBernadette Spieler • Naomi Pfaff • Wolfgang Slany • Ruth S. Contreras-Espinosa • Alejandro Blanco-M Workshop: Creating Immersive Real-Time Learning Experiences like a Games Developer Blue Event HallDrew Cattanach

12:00pm PDT

Museums and Libraries Orange Event HallMaria Harrington • Colin Patrick Keenan • Cynthia Lincoln • Adam Rogers • Victoria Gerson • Jack Wingo • Mikhael Vasquez-Kool • Richard L. Blanton • Diane Michaud

3:00pm PDT

iLRN Grand Challenges: Synthesis and Community Call to Action Main Stage