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Eric Hawkinson - Learning Technologist

by Eric Hawkinson

Born in Wisconsin and raised in the deserts of Arizona. Having a professional background in IT Eric is taking everything ‘techie’ and turning it towards educating students. He now works and lives in northern Kyoto prefecture, Japan currently focusing on games based learning, electronic informal learning environments and eTourism. Eric has been innovating ways to apply augmented reality to a variety of fields including tourism and education. Eric is also director of interactive at TEDxKyoto where he has designed a variety of digital and non-digital informal learning environments. Eric's most recent projects involve the use of TED in education and the implementation of augmented reality in learning environments. Find out more about Eric and his projects at http://erichawkinson.comみなさん、はじめまして！　Ｅｒｉｃ　Ｈａｗｋｉｎｓｏｎ　（エリック・ハーキンソン）と申します。　２０１１年に福知山に引っ越して来ました。これで三回目の来日となります。最初に日本に来た時は関西外国語大学に一年間留学をしました。その時は関西の文化を少し学びました。もっと知りたいと思っています。二回目は京都府の宮津市教育委員会で５年間ぐらい働きました。今年も本当に興奮しています。　福知山はとてもきれいな町だと思います。私