William D Jackson (@myquesttoteach) – WordPress user profile

Bio

William D. Jackson, MAT
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
Member of GatherVerse Community
Member of WordPress / WordCamp 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
https://myquesttoteach.com/
CEO of MetaverseWP
https://metaversewp.com/

College and University Instructor
*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

Digital Technology Consultant with Eartha MM White Museum and Gardens
2022 – establishing a social media presence with Metaverse and Social Media

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/
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+
Jacksonville Free Press & Florida Star

Interests

Teaching youth, teens and young adults the value of their digital content. It is awesome to be a producer of content and a digital visionary, modeling how to effectively create content that is influential and transformative in the lives of youth, teens and young adults.
Speaking, volunteering, organizing, advocating and blogging about WordCamp conferences and Youth / Kids Camp conferences.
Serving as an ambassador, emissary and evangelist to bring attention to the authentic and transformative use of digital tools and platforms.

WordPress Origin Story

Retired educator of 33 years, blending Metaverse gallery building using Spatial.io with WordPress web development. There is a growing evolution of technology that influences globally the development, maintenance and modifications of web development.

The first WordCamp I attended WordCamp Orlando in 2010, at the time I did not
understand the significance of WordPress and the connection with WordPress and
WordCamp. As a public education and higher education instructor I was searching
for resources for my students to connect with related to technology and writing and I found WP!!!

WordPress fits the model for my instructional processes, and I started blogging on this dynamic platform to model for my students and my local community. I have been an advocate for HBCU students to participate more in the WordPress community and to attend WordCamp conferences.
This will help in building PLC and PLN – Professional Learning Networks / Professional
Learning Communities.

It has been an awesome experience and very rewarding. Being respected and
recognized globally and nationally as a thought leader, creative content creator,
educator, blogger, and digital media innovator. The Metaverse has empowered
me to be a builder of Metaverse Spatial Galleries for WordCamp Conferences.

I started out as an attendee, then a volunteer / advocate, next a speaker and now
an organizer, I have been embraced, respected and encouraged to do more and
to continue to contribute to the community that I live in of global impact.
Looking forward to the future with WordCamp, WordPress and the Open Source
Community and contributing to the broader community and globally.

Contributions

William D Jackson contributes 6 hours per week to the Community team.

Member Since: May 6th, 2017
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Website: metaversewp.com
Job Title: Digital Media Visionary and Content Creator
Employer: My Quest To Teach
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Contribution History

WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Volunteer

Activity

Is the 9th person to arrive at Women WordPress Day 2025, San José, Costa Rica
2 weeks ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Jinja 2024
7 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Atlanta 2023
1 year ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp San José, Costa Rica 2023
2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Kampala 2023
2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Birmingham, AL 2023
2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp San José / Costa Rica 2022
3 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Centroamérica 2021
4 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Santa Clarita Online 2020
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Atlanta, GA 2020
5 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Centroamérica 2020
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Phoenix, Arizona 2020
5 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Miami/FL/USA 2020
5 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Jacksonville 2020 2020
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp San José/ Costa Rica 2019
6 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US 2019
6 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US 2019
6 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Calgary 2019
6 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Calgary 2019
6 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Volunteers: Kids Events Working Group, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Looking forward to this dynamic group and sharing my exp from 31 years teaching in…
6 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Miami 2019
6 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Philadelphia, PA, USA 2018
6 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Orlando 2018
6 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Wilmington, North Carolina, United States 2018
7 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Wilmington, NC USA 2017
8 years ago

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