Taking Advantage of the Pandemic to Empower Yourself for the Future

No one can predict pandemics, nor global events that manifest themselves into global occurrences. Being ready and able to step beyond events such as these requires seeing beyond the trees and the forest. Seeing the potential of the potentials to grow stronger, evolve higher and build your Brand to be a global influencer.

Are you taking advantage of the pandemic to empower yourself with new knowledge, new skills and new abilities during this time of pandemic or are you waiting and hoping that things will return to “normal?”

There will not be a normal, but a rebirth, rebuilding and revolution as technology grows, influences and expands. Take this time during the pandemic months and years to prepare for a new normal in the meta of new abilities.

Speaker

By William D Jackson,CEO

William D. Jackson, MAT & CEO
Certified VR Educator with VictoryXR and EngageVR
Member of World Metaverse Council - Metaverse Education Program Director
Board Member of One Africa Forum - Technology Education Program Director
Board Member of Tristan's Acceleration Academy - Technology Education Director
Member of GatherVerse Community

Educational:
1985 - Graduate South Carolina State University (HBCU) earning a Bachelor’s in Education
2004 - Graduate of Webster University earning a Master of Arts in Teaching with a focus on Educational Technology, Social Media and STEAM.

CEO of My Quest To Teach & MetaverseWP
https://myquesttoteach.com/ - https://metaversewp.com/

College and University Professor
*St. Johns River Community College (1996-1998)
*Florida State College Jacksonville (2007 to 2009)
*Edward Waters College/University (2004 to 2017)
Professor – NASA Teacher Re-certification program
* Edward Waters College Adjunct
*Professor with Florida State College Jacksonville 2021 - 2022
* STEAM+M Camp 2022 - 2023 Florida State College of Jacksonville, Florida

TikTok Digital Content with STEAM+M Education and WordPress / WordCamp
https://www.tiktok.com/@myquesttoteach?lang=en

WordCamp Conferences:
Volunteering, advocating, speaking, teaching, organizing.
WordCamp conferences since 2017 to present.
United States - Canada - Central America - Africa - Europe
Pakistan, India
WordCamp Europe 2024, WordPress in Education Showcase 2024,
Youth Day in Managua, Nicaragua 2024, WordCamp Canada 2024,

WordCamp Europe 2023 & WordCamp Europe 2024
Media Partner, Metaverse Opportunity, Photographer
WordCamp Europe - KidsCamp Workshop Teacher
Media Partner with WordCamp Europe My Quest To Teach

Sponsoring African WordCamp Conferences since 2017
WordCamp Nairobi, Nairobi, Africa
WordCamp Harare - Zimbabwe, Africa
WordCamp Lagos - Nigeria, Africa
WordCamp Kenya - Kenya, Africa
WordCamp Jinja - Uganda Africa
WordCamp Entebbe - Uganda Africa
WordCamp Masaka - Uganda Africa
WordCamp Kampala - Uganda Africa

2020 Organizer
WordCamp US - Wapuu Wednesday, Marketing
WordCamp Jacksonville - KidsCamp
WordCamp Miami - KidsCamp Teacher
WordCamp Phoenix - Hero Panel
WordCamp CR - KidsCamp Costa Rica
WordCamp Central America - KidsCamp

2019 Organizer
WordCamp US - Wapuu Wednesday, Marketing
WordCamp Jax KidsCamp
WordCamp MIA KidsCamp Teacher

2018 Organizer
WordCamp Miami - Happiness Bar and Speaker
WordCamp Orlando - KidsCamp Teacher
WordCamp Jax - KidsCamp Teacher
WordCamp San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America Speaker

WordCamp 2017
WordCamp Washington D.C Speaker
WordCamp Wilmington, N.C. Speaker
WordCamp Jacksonville, Fl Speaker
WordCamp Orlando, Fl Attendee

2016
WordCamp US - Attendee with college students

2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Florida Blogging and Technology Conference, Full Sail University
WordCamp Orlando, Florida Attendee

Building Spatial Metaverse Galleries since 2022 for global WordCamp Conferences

Blogging at:
My Quest to Teach
Blogging at: https://myquesttoteach.com/
Urban Magazine Biz
https://urban-magazine.biz/?s=William+Jackson
Modern Ghana Columnist
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1143088/25-ways-to-build-and-support-african-startups-in.html
Africa.com
https://www.africa.com/?s=William+Jackson+

WordCamp Birmingham 2022 is over. Check out the next edition!