As many of you know, we have launched a series of weekly open house/ block parties on our NMC Community rental spaces.
We will be meeting each week on a different one of our rental communities and this week we will be at Teaching 2. Join us on Tuesday , August 31st at 1pm PST (check for local time) on the “Quad” at Teaching 2: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Teaching%202/130/118/22
These events are great opportunities to connect with your neighbors, share information about what you are ... more » »
“Your NMC Campus Story†highlights the many ways in which educators are using the NMC Campus in Second Life to spark innovation, learning, and creativity. This edition’s journey is brought to us by Douglas Story, an artist who’s work has been featured on the NMC Campus numerous times as well as throughout Second Life.
I first became aware of NMC in early 2007 shortly after I attended an art show of sculpture by one Stella Costello. I was wearing an ... more » »
Thank you to all who made yesterdays Block Party and Open House on Teaching a success. In case you missed yesterday, here are a few images!
We will be meeting each week on a different one of our rental communities and next week we will be at Teaching 3. Join us on Wednesday , August 25th at 1pm PST (check for local time) on the “Quad” at Teaching 3: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Teaching%203/116/145/24
These events are great opportunities to connect with your neighbors, share information ... more » »
NMC Campus Observer Note... You can watch this Metanomics show live at Outreach (87, 125, 34) on NMC Campus
MCF: 2010 Aug 19 with Pooky Amsterdam
Pooky Amsterdam, SL Mistress of Machinima, gave several terrific presentations at SLCC.10 this past weekend in Boston and so we’ve asked her to join us today at the Metanomics Community Forum to discuss her path which has led her to both appreciation of this wonderful medium and the technical expertise required to create her extensive library ... more » »
Summer is in full swing and with the fall semester quickly approaching there is no time like the present to connect with your fellow NMC Community members. We are hosting an NMC Community block party and open house on Thursday, August 19th at 1:00 PM PST (check for local time) on the Teaching sim.
This will be a great opportunity to connect with your neighbors, share information about what you are working on and how you are using Second Life ... more » »
NMC Campus Observer Note... You can watch this Metanomics show live at Outreach (87, 125, 34) on NMC Campus
A slight change of course: Devon Alderton and I had planned to do a session today using web-cams to add a novel twist to the Metanomic’s Community Forum discussion, but while her travels were not affected by a wild storm in DC this morning, My trip to the airport definitely was. (It took longer to get to the airport because of the ... more » »
NMC Campus Observer Note... You can watch this Metanomics show live at Outreach (87, 125, 34) on NMC Campus
Metanomics Community Forum and News
For 2010.Aug.05
Metanomics is still on summer break, but this week at the Metanomics Community Forum we are joined (despite the heat) by Bevan Whitfield and Rose Springvale to explore Community in Virtual Environments. Bevan is a premiere network and  community builder and brings that expertise to her many projects and experiences in Second Life. Rose is an attorney irl, and ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Aug 2, 2010 02:46pm
We heard via the grapevine that Lyr Lobo aka Dr. Cynthia Calongne is being nominated for the Association of Virtual Worlds' 2010 Person of the Year.
cc licensed flickr photo shared by NMC Second Life
She works tirelessly in virtual world design and development to further virtual worlds for education. She has designed content for emerging media degrees, and is an extremely active member in the NMC. Her doctoral research focused on building an immersive, PC-based virtual reality system and designing a ... more » »
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