Online Strategies for Quarantine: An Evening with Pathfinder Lester

 John Lester (Pathfinder Lester) has worked in software development, product design and management, knowledge engineering and online community building for over 20 years. He has led projects and teams in a variety of settings from startups to Fortune 100 companies, and his diverse background includes neuroscience, perceptually immersive learning, VR, artificial life, fintech, infosec and big data analytics.
With his background in neurology, John developed the first immersive medical education products and online patient support communities while doing research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. John co-founded the the first computer security hackerspace “The L0pht,” he’s a long-standing member of the oldest white-hat hacker group “Cult of the Dead Cow,” and he led the development of pioneering immersive learning education initiatives for Second Life while working at Linden Lab.

 Matthew will discuss the following topics with John 

(1) Platforms Pathfinder is excited about(2) Tools recommended; Apps, websites, podcasts, etc(3) Strategies–  Synergies to using a platform and a tool together–  The role of social media during quarantine(4) Caution, things not to do or to avoid?