Archive for December 14th, 2006

Henry Jenkins to Visit Global Kids Island- Audio Also at NMC Campus

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Dec 14, 2006 09:57pm

On December 20, at 3:00 - 4:00 PM PST, Henry Jenkins will be presenting in Second Life on We're not playing around here!: The pedagogical potential of computer and video games.. This has ties to the work of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Learning project, of which NMC, Global Kids, and Henry Jenkins have been participants. We have a short video interview with Henry recorded at the September 2006 meeting for this project where he talks passionately about digital media literacy. As ... more » »

Immersion in Virtual Morocco

Corwin Carillon (aka Nick Noakes) : Dec 14, 2006 05:36pm

Monday's Buzz field trip was excellent. Some 37 people gathered on the Casablanca sim to learn about the Virtual Morocco project of the Johnson & Wales University, in collaboration with the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism. We were shown a number of builds including a souk, a mosque, a garden, a cafe and a lovely beach. This project began last Spring with Ann Enigma and her colleague Desty Kenzo. The students went to Morocco on a study trip. The purpose ... more » »



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