NMC Campus Observer

Archive for February 4th, 2009

Building for Science at the South Pole

NMC Campus Calendar : Feb 4, 2009 06:20pm

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 11 Time: 2:00 p.m. SLT (5:00p.m. ET) University of Delaware-live simulcast http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/131/100/24 The new South Pole Station sits at the Earth’s axis atop a constantly shifting ice sheet on the coldest, highest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth. Among its novel features, hydraulic jack columns allow the building to be raised in 10-inch increments to keep [...] more... more » »

Studio One Interview: Phelan Corrimal on Virtual Worlds – Best Practices in Education Conference

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Feb 4, 2009 12:37am

Can you believe it has been so long since we ran ain in world interview? Would you believe my dog at my microphone? Hmmm, I did not think so. Speaking of a while ago, many of you probably recall fondly the May 2007 Best Practices in Second Life Conference. Completely organized by volunteers, SLBPE was a 24 hour marathon of learning, and logged well over 1400 avatars participating. Today we spoke to Phelan Corrimal (aka Kevin Feenan) of Rockcliffe University, who ... more » »