Chris Collins

Current

• Second Life Ambassador at Ohio Learning Network
• IT Analyst at University of Cincinnati

Past

• Media, Vendors, & Exhibits Co-Chair at Second Life Best Practices in Education 2007 International Conference
• Office Manager & System Administrator at Woodward Realty Group
• Telemarketing Director & Office Manager at Ohio Energy of Cincinnati

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Education

• University of Cincinnati

Connections

146 connections

Industry

Higher Education

Websites

• Second Life Project
• Podcasting Project
• UC Office of Information Tech

Chris Collins’s Summary

• Lead special projects and technology initiatives, ultimately providing policy guidance, delivery of new campus IT services, and enduring positive relationships with campus decision-makers. Specialize in developing supportable, sustainable enterprise services that integrate emerging technologies into existing and future curricula for distance learning, hybrid, and traditional courses, including the introduction of an online course management system, podcasting, use of wikis and blogs in education, and virtual world technologies.

Chris Collins’s Specialties:

Educational technology, course management systems, Blackboard, podcasting, Second Life, social networking software, distance learning, instructional design, online instruction, virtual worlds in education

Chris Collins’s Experience

• Second Life Ambassador

  Ohio Learning Network

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

  October 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  • Design and manage virtual assets for the Ohio Learning Network, including land and facilities management, enrollment and permissions for groups and objects, as well as staging and managing live multimedia events. Provide training, documentation, and technical support to faculty, staff, administrators, and students of member institutions. Also co-moderate the Ohio Learning Network statewide Second Life listserv.

• IT Analyst

  University of Cincinnati

  (Educational Institution; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1999 — Present (9 years)

  (See summary above.)

• Media, Vendors, & Exhibits Co-Chair

  Second Life Best Practices in Education 2007 International Conference

  (Higher Education industry)

  2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

  • Provided core technical competency necessary to market, plan, and host the conference, including: logos, branding, in-world signage and promotional media; website design, maintenance, and updates; administration of web-based collaborative tools used for planning and execution; live audio/video streaming and presentation media; overflow site setup, scheduling, and technical support; recruited educational institutions, non-profit and for-profit exhibits and provided technical support during booth setup; in-world site and object permissions management; negotiation and coordination with land owners for proper permissions; and provided private coaching and technical support to all presenters throughout the 24 hour period.
  See http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/ for more information.

• Office Manager & System Administrator

  Woodward Realty Group

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Real Estate industry)

  June 1998 — May 1999 (1 year)

  • LAN administrator and technical support for software offered by Monmouth County Association of Realtors. Provided hardware, software, and desktop support for all agents in addition to administrative business functions.
  • Served as executive assistant to the President of the New Jersey Association of REALTORS®.

• Telemarketing Director & Office Manager

  Ohio Energy of Cincinnati

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Construction industry)

  August 1995 — April 1998 (2 years 9 months)

  • Managed telemarketing department of 15 – 20 employees, including hiring, performance evaluations, call script development, and assigning day-to-day responsibilities. Office duties included bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable and receivable.
  • System and network administrator using Windows for Workgroups platform; developed a customer complaint tracking database using MSAccess; trained sales agents on word processing and spreadsheet applications.

Chris Collins’s Education

• University of Cincinnati

  BA, Political Science, 2002 — 2006

Additional Information

Chris Collins’s Websites:

• Second Life Project
• Podcasting Project
• UC Office of Information Tech

Chris Collins’s Interests:

Educational technology, instructional design, course management systems, emerging tech, social software for educational uses, virtual worlds, metaverses

Chris Collins’s Groups:

SLCC07

•    Professional Second Lifers
•    Technology in Education

Chris Collins’s Honors:

PIC V: Best Paper, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2008.
Grant award: University of Cincinnati Second Life Learning Community, awarded by the Ohio Learning Network, 2007.
Honoree for Extraordinary Blackboard Support, University of Cincinnati, 2004.
President's Quality Service Award Recipient, University of Cincinnati, 2002.

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