Lucas Gillispie

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Lucas Gillispie, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Pender County Schools, North Carolina, and Author of the Edurealms.com Blog, has been an educator for over ten years in the state of North Carolina, having taught high school Biology before taking his current position as district instructional technology coordinator. He works with teachers to assist them with incorporating new technologies into the classroom and promotes online professional development through social networking and virtual worlds like Second Life. Recently, he earned a Master of Science in Instructional Technology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, completing his thesis work on the effects of a 3D video game on middle school students’ achievement and attitude in mathematics. He has been a gamer as long as he can recall, but was introduced to MMORPGs by a student in 1999. Since then, he has been the leader of the Harbingers of Light guild, a guild consisting primarily of students, teachers, and other individuals from around the world, as well as a member of the educator guild, Cognitive Dissonance. Lucas is passionate about sharing his experiences with gaming and students in the online world. His presentations at GLS 2008, NCTIES and for the NCDLA on videogames and education have been well-received as he seeks to inform educators about today’s student-gamer and the games they play. His current work includes a collaborative project using World of Warcraft in an after-school program with at-risk students.

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