reported by NMC Campus Calendar November 29th, 2009
What: Rebuilding the Republican Party-Assessing Obama’s First Year
A live simulcast of former RNC chairperson Ed Gillespie
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
When: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 4:30 p.m PT (7:30 ET)
Ed Gillespie, former chairperson of the Republican National Committee, will present the final talk in the fall lecture series “Assessing Obama’s First Year” at 4:30 p.m PT (7:30 ET)., [...]
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published November 29th, 2009 at 09:53am
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reported by Metanomics November 19th, 2009
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This Week at the Metanomics community forum, Kay McLennan (Kayako Mayako), a Professor of Practice at Tulane’s School of Continuing Studies has a presentation today of her 3D “sets” that she has created for teaching in Second Life. We find her work to be “state of the art” and invite you all to come and see this event today for inspiration and tips on how to create innovative and nimble materials for teaching in a 3D environment.
Join us November 19, 2009 at 12 p.m. SLT in the Metanomics Studio to experience the real wonder and possibilities of teaching in the 3D immersive environment.
You can also hop right to the Metanomics main stage in Second Life
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published November 19th, 2009 at 11:04am
Department(s): Campus Headlines& What's Happening
reported by Metanomics November 18th, 2009
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Here are Professor Robert Bloomfield’s prepared remarks for his closing opinion piece for this week’s show:
Today’s guest on Metanomics was blogger, book author and economics Professor Tyler Cowen. I’d like to state for the record, I find Tyler’s career an inspiration, as is the entire economics department of George Mason University. The department has had great success with a constellation of blogs addressing a range of topics, from traditional to just this side of bizarre. But above all, they are innovating, they are exploring off the beaten path, searching for the future of their industry – which is, of course, higher education in economics.
I wanted to close the show today with a few remarks about the Age of Exploration, as seen through the lens of one of the most fundamental concepts in economics: opportunity costs, which are the costs of the alternatives you aren’t pursuing.
Rough economic times like these are excellent for exploration. Some of you are unemployed. More of you are probably underemployed. It may sound counter-intuitive, but now is a time for exploration, because your opportunity costs are low.
There is a second meaning to the age of exploration. The very young – by which I mean the 20-somethings – are filled with energy, ambition and creativity. But exploration is very expensive for them, because they get so much value from the pursuit of traditional credentials, like degrees from George Mason or Cornell. But if you are listening to this, you are probably in the 35-60 range. Many of you could be devoting far more of your time exploring new opportunities – again, the opportunity costs are lower for you.
This goes double if you are an academic with tenure. The whole point of tenure is to enable you to take risks. If that’s not what you are doing, you are failing your institution, and the society that is probably paying your salary through taxes or donations.
One more word on credentials. The people with the most prestigious plaques on their wall also face a higher cost of failure—they like their reputations and don’t want to mess them up. I know many of you feel that you won’t be taken seriously if you try something new, unless you have the fancy letters after your name from the fancy institution, or a fancy job. Well, there is some truth to that. But you also have less to lose.
Finally, let me emphasize that exploration is a delight and a privilege that not everyone can pursue…but it is also your duty. Exploration is a social good. Explore to the extent your opportunity costs allow. We’re counting on you to help pull us out of troubled times, and give us new ways when we get to the other side.
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published November 18th, 2009 at 01:21pm
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reported by NMC Campus Calendar November 17th, 2009
The University of Delaware invites you to join us!
What: “The Technical and Political Evolution of the Internet – A Personal Perspective” – by David Farber – Carnegie-Mellon University.
When: Friday Nov. 18, 2009, 12:00-1:30 pm SLT (3:00-4:30 ET)
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
This is a live Simulcast by David Farber of Carnegie-Mellon University and is part of the the [...]
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published November 17th, 2009 at 11:47am
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reported by NMC Campus Calendar November 17th, 2009
The University of Delaware invites you to join us!
What: The Reinvention of Late Night? Political Humor in the Age of Obama. - Assessing Obama’s First Year
When: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 4:30 SLT, (7:30 ET)
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
This is a live simulcast of a presentation by UD faculty,Danna Young, assistant professor of communication.
Questions will be taken from the [...]
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published November 17th, 2009 at 11:47am
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reported by NMC Campus Calendar November 15th, 2009
The Aho Museum on NMC Campus West and Ars Simulacra will host the artistry of over 30 artists. What will YOU Discover? The FEATURED artists for the Month of November include the 10 following artists.
Maya Paris, Saiwun Yoshikawa, Spiral Walcher, Bryn Oh, nessuno Myoo,
Ub Yifu, Glyph Graves, FigBash Snook, Gleman Jun and Sunn Thunders.
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published November 15th, 2009 at 03:45am
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reported by NMC Campus Calendar November 15th, 2009
The Aho Museum on NMC Campus West and Ars Simulacra will host the artistry of over 30 artists. What will YOU Discover? The FEATURED artists for the Month of November include the 10 following artists.
Maya Paris, Saiwun Yoshikawa, Spiral Walcher, Bryn Oh, nessuno Myoo,
Ub Yifu, Glyph Graves, FigBash Snook, Gleman Jun and Sunn Thunders.
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published November 15th, 2009 at 03:45am
Department(s): What's Happening
reported by Metanomics November 12th, 2009
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Last week’s Metanomics program on the mixed reality launch of Second Life™ Enterprise is safely archived at Metanomics.net and Dusan Writer (and laptop) is home once again in Toronto. Join us today at the Metanomics Community Forum for a chat at our virtual fireside to share impressions of the event, the back chat and the bigger picture.
You can also hop right to the Metanomics main stage in Second Life.
Background:
Dusan Writer is my avatar name in virtual worlds such as Second Life where I like to wander, build, explore, and buy stuff. Interested in the metaverse and identity, education, visualization, and collaboration. Real life Doug Thompson, CEO of Remedy Communications where we provide integrated services for virtual worlds, Web, print, conference management, editorial and content development, and instructional design.
Metanomics is owned and operated by Remedy Communications.
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published November 12th, 2009 at 10:16am
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reported by Metanomics November 11th, 2009
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Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger’s new book, ‘Delete – The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age’ raises some interesting concerns…namely – do we really need to remember all that? Do you need to remember the breakfast you had last week, or the week before that, or every week since you began eating breakfast?
Professor Mayer-Schönberger believes there is a range of social concerns connected to the fact that our technology is remembering every little detail, all the time. Join Metanomics host Robert Bloomfield as he interviews Professor Mayer-Schönberger on November 11, 2009 at 12pm PST to discuss the value of forgetting. The conversation will center around privacy, contextualization and other issues surrounding our increasingly digital lives.
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published November 11th, 2009 at 10:30am
Department(s): Campus Headlines& What's Happening
reported by NMC Virtual Worlds November 9th, 2009
What is art in a world made of art? Our next NMC Virtual World Expeditions will be exploring this concept on November 12th at 10:00 AM PST(check local time). This week we will be exploring NMC’s art museum, the Kristi Aho Museum of Art.
SLURL: Aho Museum of Art
From its earliest beginnings in Second Life, the NMC and the Aho have been committed to supporting the arts and artists in Second Life, and do so through purchases of art, art-focused events and programs, alliances with leading artists and arts organizations in Second Life, and fellowships to promising artists who need studio space or other forms of assistance.
The Aho Museum aspires to showcase the finest examples of art that can be found in Second Life. The resources of the museum include the museum and the gardens surrounding it on the NMC Campus as well as the satellite museums, performance spaces, and exterior galleries on the island of Ars Simulacra. The museum’s curator and guiding force is Tayzia Abattoir, a long-standing and much admired patron of the arts in Second Life. Tayzia will be joining us as a guest speaker on Thursday to talk generally about art in Second Life as well as to discuss the collection, which strives to provide an encyclopedic showcase of virtual art forms and includes sculptures, interactives, recreations of real life art, computer-mediated drawings and paintings, scripted and computer-generated art, virtual photography, and machinima.
The museum’s current structure, designed and created by our very own NMC architect Chris Holden, is the second home of the Aho Museum, and was built on the same spot within the NMC Campus as the museum’s first home. The museum’s new building features a one-of-a-kind design intended to provide a fitting setting for the artworks which fill and surround it. The galleries in the museum are supremely flexible, and provide a variety of ways in which to display, light, and experience the art of Second Life. The building itself is an interactive piece of art, and over time, the exterior walls slowly change in response to their environment.
We hope that you will join us and add to the discussion on what defines art in a virtual space like Second Life, as well to to share your own thoughts on the art community in Second Life.
Also, please keep in mind the following helpful tips:
- You’ll need a Second Life avatar account to join us. If you do not have one already, please feel free to use our customized registration portal at http://sl.nmc.org/join/. Once you register, you’ll log in at our NMC Orientation sim which will have lots of information to get you started.
- Make sure that you have voice chat enabled and are able to hear before the event starts. Voice will be the preferred method for our speakers, though you are more than welcome to discuss and ask questions directly in the chat channel. If you are new to SL voice, please see these handy guides to get you started.
- Be an early bird! The expedition “sets sail” promptly at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (check local time) and we’d hate to have anyone miss the boat due to avoidable technical issues.
- Share your photos! If you are planning to take pictures, tag them in flickr with “VWEx” so that we can all find them easily!
- It is a shame to end the discussion simply because time runs out! Please feel free to continue sharing, learning, and teaching via the comments on this blog entry and the follow-up summary, in case you miss the session.
Originally published at NMC Virtual Worlds
published November 9th, 2009 at 10:36am
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