NMC Campus Observer

Archive for December 5th, 2006

NMC Teachers Buzz Mon Dec 11 6pmSLT - Virtual Morocco Field Trip!

Corwin Carillon (aka Nick Noakes) : Dec 5, 2006 10:49pm

The Global Outreach Morocco team at Johnson & Wales University has partnered with the Ministry of Tourism of Morocco on an experiential learning project using Second Life to create a virtual Morocco. Virtual Morocco contains monuments and experiences from Casablanca, Rabat, and Marrakesh, and includes space for projecting real-world events into the virtual environment. The goals of this multidisciplinary team project are to provide an immersive experience that educates visitors about Moroccan culture while enticing them to think about Morocco ... more » »

Preparing to Teach an Undergraduate Course in SL, Part III

Professor Beliveau (aka Ed Lamoureux) : Dec 5, 2006 06:36pm

Preparing to Teach an Undergraduate Course in SL, Part III A quick reminder since it has been awhile since I've posted. I am preparing to teach a Bradley University undergraduate course, Multimedia 490: Field Research in Second Life, during the January three-week interim period. This post will update two previous articles linked here. I'll summarize some of the events surrounding protection of human subjects issues, our planning for doomsday, the public relations and attention the course has received, my becoming a landowner, student ... more » »