Episode

Toby Merriman, MFA, of SIU Center for Virtual Expression, Talks Story about AI with Tim Merriman

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Reflections on Interpretation: Talking Story with Guides and Interpreters
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Sep 12, 2025
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Summary

Toby Merriman, MFA, works each day as Assistant Director of Center for Virtual Expression at Southern Illinois University in assisting faculty in understanding how AI, VR and Gamification may improve their teaching and research. Toby grew up with Tim Merriman, his father, at a nature center and actually worked as an interpretive guide at a Dinosaurs Alive Exhibit when he was 15. He helps Tim and other interpreters understand how they can use these new tech platforms to improve their interpretive planning and execution in many different ways. Join them on Reflections on Interpretation for 39 minutes of talking story about their collaboration in these new tech areas. #timmerriman #InterpretationMatters #HEARTApproach #InterpretiveConnections #VoicesOfInterpretation