Debbi Duncan

Hello! My name is Debbi Duncan and I have been a professional librarian for over 25 years. I am currently involved and interested in blending the traditional learning experience with new technologies.

Technical Services and Library Systems Librarian at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

March 2001 - July 2010

Academic Librarian at University of Wisconsin-Madison

1981 - 2008

Library Director at Wisconsin Department of Transportation

December 1989 - August 1999

Librarian at Wisconsin Historical Society

September 1983 - December 1989

Corporate Librarian at Kohler Co.

July 2010

CEO and Second Life Immersive Learning Consultant at Virtual PLural LLC

2009

Working as an independent contractor for educational facilities within Second Life, most recently nursing simulation environments and the integration of virtual worlds in connection with distance learning. Currently contracted with Chamberlain University, assisting in their development of their strategy for incorporating virtual learning into their nursing curriculum. Worked and developed virtual environments for WI-Tecne and the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh College of Nursing programs, including implementing ideas for a structured interactive-based virtual learning environment. Provided instruction to nursing students and faculty on the basics of Second Life and how to interact with the virtual environment.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1981 – 1983

M.A., Honors

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

1975 – 1979

B.S., Honors

Concentration: History, Broadfield Social Science, Secondary Education, East Asian Studies

Reading, theater, film, graphic arts, virtual learning, gaming, historic reenactment