CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jul 28, 2008 08:33am
Join is at Outreach on NMC Campus for another great episode of the live, weekly Metanomics series, this week focusing on K-12 education with some special guests.
When: Monday, July 28 at 12:00pm PST (check local time)
Where: Amphitheater on Outreach (87, 125, 34) (no group membership is required to teleport)
Join Metanomics at Noon on Monday, July 28th, to learn about how K-12 teachers are using the Virtual Chalkboard. Hear superstar educator Kathy Schrock of "Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators", Teen ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jul 27, 2008 09:54pm
This Friday, August 1 is a special celestial event, a total solar eclipse. For the fifth time, the Exploratorium is providing live webcast coverage by sending their special team to a remote area of northwestern China near the Mongolian border (see details on how they broadcast an eclipse).
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You can also watch the eclipse live in Second Life at Exploratorium Island (86, 141, 32) where there will be a viewing party, complete ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jul 27, 2008 09:05pm
Even after a month since the first show, CARP's (Cybernetic Art Research Project) performance of The Wall V-2 continues to pull in good sized audiences twice a week at the perfomance center located on NMC Campus West.
You can catch this show twice a week, either Friday or Sunday at 2:00PM PST at NMC Campus West (127, 47, 612). This will continue through the summer as long as the audiences keep coming!
Each performance features the rich music of Pink ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jul 9, 2008 06:05pm
The New Media Consortium (NMC) has announced the 2008 cohort of Virtual Learning Prize (VLP) awardees. The NMC Virtual Learning Prize, part of a $100,000 competitive program of awards, is intended to create a collection of innovative open-source learning experiences that make use of the unique attributes of a virtual learning environment.
The NMC Virtual Learning Prize is envisioned as a way to surface and realize creative ideas for how to make optimal use of a virtual setting, using ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jul 2, 2008 09:48am
As previously noted, the NMC is excited to be hosting CARP's (Cybernetic Art Research Project) performance of The Wall V-2. The curtain lifted last Friday to that symphonic rock sound of Pink Floyd enhanced by the dance, effects, and audio affects interpreted by CARP.
You can catch this show for the next few weeks at NMC Campus West (127, 47, 612) every Friday and Sunday at 2:00pm PST. If you land on the ground there, just look for the comfy green/white ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jul 1, 2008 03:13pm
A bit of time has gone by since the 2008 NMC Summer Conference at Princeton, but we wanted to make sure we jotted a few notes on the closing plenary by Henry Jenkins- an inspirational presentation on What Would Herman Melville Say to Soulja Boy?: Remix Culture and the New Media.
This was not only taking place in a gorgeuos real world facility, Princeton's Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, but was also live streamed to a remote audience gathered in the ... more » »
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