posted by Sharon Collins () at September 11th, 2008
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The information on the ECU Virtual Worlds Conference has been updated. You are now able to email the proposal in to ECU. Please check out the new website:
The Virtual Worlds in Education Conference
Real Education in a Virtual World: Using Online Virtual Environments for Teaching and Learning
November 10th and 11th, 2008
This event is held entirely in Second Life on the East Carolina University virtual campus. The conference will be over a 48-hour period. The schedule is designed to accommodate participants in different time zones.
Real Education in a Virtual World: Using Online Virtual Environments for Teaching and Learning — The conference is focused on the uses of virtual worlds for instructional purposes. Examples of instructional activities including novel methods of presentation, simulation, and collaboration will be showcased. Research on using virtual worlds for instruction will be presented.
The Call for Proposals is here: http://hawk.aos.ecu.edu/secondlife/Pages/SL-Conference2.html
Registration is here: http://hawk.aos.ecu.edu/secondlife/Pages/SL-Conference1.html
published September 11th, 2008 at 07:20am
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posted by jeffers () at September 10th, 2008
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Live simulcast lecture into Second Life
SLurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/151/26
Wed. Sept. 24, 2008, 4:30 SLT (7:30 pm ET)
This simulcast is part of the Poles Apart Series at the University of Delaware.
Stop by the UD SL Gallery where you can see some of Camille’s polar photographs as well as The Poles Apart, which recreates in part the photographs from the Ends of the Earth, and polar images by UD faculty member Jon Cox.
published September 10th, 2008 at 10:35am
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posted by jeffers () at September 10th, 2008
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Poles Apart: Photography, Science, and Polar Exploration
Live simulcast lecture by Camille Seaman into Second Life
Wed. Sept. 10, 2008, 2:00 pm SLT (5:00 pm ET)
SLurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/151/26
This simulcast is part of the Poles Apart Series at the University of Delaware.
Stop by the UD SL Gallery where you can see some of Camille’s polar photographs as well as The Poles Apart, which recreates in part the photographs from the Ends of the Earth, and polar images by UD faculty member Jon Cox.
published September 10th, 2008 at 10:32am
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posted by Sharon Collins () at August 27th, 2008
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The Virtual Worlds in Education Conference
Real Education in a Virtual World:
Using Online Virtual Environments for Teaching and Learning
Hosted and sponsored by East Carolina University
November 10 and 11, 2008: This event is held entirely in Second Life on the East Carolina University virtual campus (http://slurl.com/secondlife/ECU%20II/112/107/26)
The conference will be over a 48 -hour period. The schedule is designed to accommodate participants in different time zones.
Registration is free but participation is limited to registered attendees. There is a maximum avatar capacity on the East Carolina University islands; registration will be first-come, first-served.
Conference Theme
Real Education in a Virtual World: Using Online Virtual Environments for Teaching and Learning – The conference is focused on the uses of virtual worlds for instructional purposes. Examples of instructional activities including novel methods of presentation, simulation, and collaboration will be showcased. Research on using virtual worlds for instruction will be presented.
Call for Proposals
The Virtual World in Education Conference welcomes presentation proposals from individuals, groups and institutions currently making use of virtual worlds for instructional purposes. Examples of established instructional activities and research on virtual worlds for education will be given highest consideration.
Examples of presentation topics include, but are not limited to:
- Reports of research conducted on the use of virtual worlds for instructional purposes
- Educational simulations conducted in-world
- Building and design projects conducted in-world
- Social functions held in-world to promote or support educational activity
- Contests or competitions promoting problem-based learning held in-world
All proposals must be submitted on or before September 11, 2008 using the conferences online submission system (http://vwec.ecu.edu).
Blind-peer review will be used to evaluate the first 300 proposals received. A maximum of 80 poster sessions and 32 interactive presentation sessions will be accepted.
Proposal authors will be notified around September 30, 2008. Please note that although there is no registration or participation fee, presenters will be responsible for paying their own file upload fees within the Second Life environment.
published August 27th, 2008 at 12:42pm
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posted by Sharon Collins () at August 15th, 2008
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Greetings students, faculty and friends!
On August 19th, 2008 the Academic Outreach department will be hosting our first Second Life Open House from 9:00am – 4:00pm! Come join us on our virtual campus where you can experience East Carolina University in a new way.
For the educators, now is your chance to meet our faculty pioneers that are using Second Life to enhance their curriculum. You can find out what works and what doesn’t and get a leg up on how you can engage your students with this dynamic tool.
All work and no play makes for a dull day, so to keep your sensory skills at their peak, come join us for a campus wide scavenger hunt or take a stab at the Pirate Maze. You can even shoot off a canon or two!
All visitors are welcome whether you are new to Second Life or not. If you don’t have Second Life yet, click on over to http://secondlife.com and get an account today!
published August 15th, 2008 at 09:17am
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posted by Bjorlyn Loon (Metanomics) at August 11th, 2008
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This week, on Tuesday, is a special Metanomics show you can catch on NMC Campus at Outreach. Do you think Second Life experience can deal with a user interface update? If so, this is a show for you.
Dusan Writer will reveal the winners of his L$800,000 contest to design a better user interface. Then Adam Frisby will discuss his exploration of the viewer possibilities associated with OpenSim, including XBAP, one possible method for creating a viewer that meshes seamlessly with your browser. We will also consider the future of the Second Life viewer, with an eye to the challenges developers face when trying to create an experience which works well for both new and skilled virtual world residents.
You’ll be able to communicate directly with other audience members across the metanomics locations using their ChatBridge technology. Or as an option you can view the feed directly (and also be in the same chat) via the Metanomics web site at http://www.metanomics.net/WatchNow.
For past events, see the Metanomics video archive from SLCN.tv.
published August 11th, 2008 at 10:09am
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posted by Bjorlyn Loon (Metanomics) at August 11th, 2008
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Join us again this week at Outreach on NMC Campus for another Metanomics show. This time around, it features the use of Second Life to teach languages with guests from Language Lab.com
Metanomics sponsor Language Lab teaches foreign languages in Second Life. Their novel curriculum uses a staff of instructors and actor to immerse people in a foreign land, where they must use the native tongue in homes, restaurants, dance halls, job interviews and even airports. Hear the story straight from Language Lab’s Managing Director David Kaskel (Edgware Marker in SL).
You’ll be able to communicate directly with other audience members across the metanomics locations using their ChatBridge technology. Or as an option you can view the feed directly (and also be in the same chat) via the Metanomics web site at http://www.metanomics.net/WatchNow.
For past events, see the Metanomics video archive from SLCN.tv.
published August 11th, 2008 at 10:05am
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posted by Alan Levine (New Media Consortium) at August 5th, 2008
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Organizers of the Second Annual Teen Grid College Fair are seeking representatives and speakers to attend the fair on October 12, 2008.
Last year’s fair was a hit! Take advantage of this unique opportunity to promote your college or university and meet teen grid residents from all over the world.
See http://eye4youalliance.youthtech.info/?page_id=629 or IM Alice Burgess or BlueWings Hayek for details.
Please support this unique educational endeavor for teen grid residents!
published August 5th, 2008 at 03:56pm
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posted by Bjorlyn Loon (Metanomics) at July 8th, 2008
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On Monday, July 7th, at Noon PST, Metanomics will host Bettina Tizzy, Second Life’s tireless advocate for the creation and celebration of content that is not possible in real life (NPIRL).
Join us for a rare interview with Bettina, who has earned the respect of the most elite content creators in the metaverse and curates the NPIRL blog. Expect her to offer frank opinions on matters from Linden Lab’s intellectual property policies and public relations strategies to the state of the metaverse development industry. Bettina will also be announcing an opportunity for in-world fashion designers to join forces with top-level real-life fashion designers in a path-breaking crossover endeavor.
published July 8th, 2008 at 06:22am
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posted by Bjorlyn Loon (Metanomics) at June 30th, 2008
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Come to Outreach on NMC Campus for today’s Metanomics show! And as a new feature, you can watch the live video stream and participate in the chat via the metanomics website.
Host Robert Bloomfield interviews Christian Renaud, who until last week was Chief Architect of Networked Virtual Environments for the Cisco Technology Center. Renaud announced June 27, 2008 that he was leaving the company. From the heart of Cisco’s incubator for emerging virtual technologies, we’ll explore Renaud’s experience, and you’ll find out why he believes that “Second Life and its walled/closed ilk will fade into the sunset in the next 24-36 months.”
More information about today’s show…
published June 30th, 2008 at 09:45am
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