Archive for June, 2007
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jun 28, 2007 04:20pm
We have another special event coming to NMC Campus to share with our adoring readers (well, we imagine you are adoring!).
On July 7 and repeated on July 8, some graduate students from the Pepperdine University Online Masters of Educational Technology (OMET) program are convening an audience to talk in Second Life how to give education itself a second life (in the broader terms).
So they are asking us to ask all you to show up at NMC Campus on Teaching ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jun 28, 2007 09:26am
A few weeks ago we shared about a nifty new web video concept where uploaded video is set up so speakers of other languages can add localized captions. We are still impressed with the very 2.0ish idea that dotsub offers -- user generated video captions.
In our example, the folks at dotsub seeded our NMC Campus Seriously Engaging video with English captions from the original video (they did this in a very quick time frame, FYI). Just checking in today, ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jun 27, 2007 11:05am
Sometimes at our NMC Campus Teachers Buzz meetings we talk a lot about teaching and learning in Second Life-- it was a nice change to actually be part of the action last Monday night.
We owe a big thanks to Desideria Stockton and her DeSales University students who on Monday night allowed our NMC Teachers Buzz group to take part in a class activity over at the Women of Brewster Place classroom. Plus another thanks to Eloise Pasteur, builder and scripter ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jun 22, 2007 09:47am
The NMC Campus Teachers Buzz is returning to its every other Monday schedule. We are looking to fill out a schedule a few weeks out, so if you are interested in hosting a tour, leading a discussion, or sharing a resource, just sign up on the wiki.
Our next meeting is Monday, June 25 at 6:00 PM SLT/PDT (check for local time), and is a special treat. Take a literature class with Desi! Desideria Stockton has invited us to be there ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jun 21, 2007 01:50am
If you visualize prims while driving around town or if you have ever thought about alt-zooming from the back of the theater, this video may help you appreciate how RL could be:
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CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jun 20, 2007 11:04am
This dog was up late last night to participate in a live event from Australia, Showcasing Australasian Educational Projects in Second Life. Hosts and planners Jo Kay (aka jokay Wollongong) and Sean FitzGerald (aka Sean McDunnough) set this up to highlight some Australasian educational projects currently being using Second Life.
While not technically being part of this region, from our great collaborations with our colleagues there, and as a prelude to a RL visit I am doing in October, I was ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jun 20, 2007 10:38am
The July/August issue of Technology Review features a comprehensive story on Second Earth, where it not only highlights many compelling regions in Second Life, but looks more broadly at the future, which may in fact combine the data and rich media of Google Earth with the high level engagement of Second Life.
The World Wide Web will soon be absorbed into the World Wide Sim: an environment combining elements of Second Life and Google Earth.
The article by Wade Roush is ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jun 20, 2007 09:59am
Back on the weekend of June 9-10, 2007, NMC Campus was ringing with the sounds of "Pomp and Circumstance" as for the first time ever (we believe) a college graduation ceremony was made available by live video into Second Life. At the request of our colleagues at Cal Poly Pomona, and with support of their a/v crew that provided live video streams, all of the commencement ceremonies were made available to view on Teaching 2 on NMC Campus.
To much ... more » »
Poid Mahovlich :
Jun 19, 2007 08:57am
The aho is proud to present a new collection of 3 artists - Kyra Gaea, Lou Portsmouth and Vlad Bjornson. Saturday 24th June 4pm STL.
Gaea a painter, poet, composer and pianist in real life - presents oil on canvas & palette knife which is skillfull guided slides across her canvas producing truely inspirational works.
Bjornson says "mother nature has a wild imagination, and that he likes to experiment with the shapes and colours that nature creates" - his Natural Symmetry exhibition ... more » »
Poid Mahovlich :
Jun 17, 2007 12:47pm
kyra Gaea's Oil on Canvas is now showing at the aho Museum on the NMC Campus - I was able to catch up with her and ask here for a window into her world - captivating and unique
1) How did you find out about Second Life ?
I found out about SL from an article that was posted on the BBC News website ... it was a video article and the interviewer was an avi and taking us on a tour ... more » »
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