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Call for Papers–Virtual Worlds Graduate Unsymposium
For those who are fairly new to virtual worlds but have started getting their “feet wet” (so to speak) with the research and experience of bringing students into the virtual environment, the Virtual Worlds Graduate Unsymposium may be a good place to start presenting your experiences. The CFP has gone out (http://vw.unsymposium.org/cfp-2011). The conference will [...]
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Tagged conference, education, JokaydiaGrid, research, virtual
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Tours in the works for the fall
Hello from the newly minted Innovation in Learning Center! Last night was the last tour for the summer semester and we’re now working on the list of themes for the fall. So far, this is what’s coming (official dates will come later!)– Orientation Centers and Jaguarland Educational Associations in SL Historical Perspectives (Museums and RP [...]
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Tagged Aether, Aevalle, education, tours, visiting
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Day 2 FCVW 2011 conference wrapup
Today got off to a bit of a rough start for me. I was thrilled to get to see Chris Dede’s keynote address, “How Immersion in Virtual Worlds Helps Learners in the Real World.” He demo’d some ecology virtual projects in EcoMUVE, pointing out that virtual worlds are useless for education if the contents aren’t [...]
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Tagged conference, education, FCVW, research, tools, training, virtual
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First day wrapup at FCVW 2011
Even with the snagginess of my cable connection, I have to say I enjoyed the first day presentations at the Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds. I did learn that I have a lot more to learn. But that’s a good thing! I’ve already written about the first keynote address, so I won’t go over [...]
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David A. Smith’s Keynote at FCVW 2011
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan Kay This is how David A. Smith began his “Augmented Human” keynote address at this year’s Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds conference. Smith, a researcher and developer for Lockheed Martin, showed in his overview of past, present and future technologies how far tech [...]
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Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds conference underway
The Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds conference for 2011 started today with two workshops available in Second Life. Tomorrow’s presentations will start at 8 am EST (5 am slt) with the Welcome and Announcements presented by Dr. Robert D. Childs, Chancellor of the National Defense University, iCollege. The keynote from David A. Smith of Lockheed [...]
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Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds (FCVW) Conference coming up in May!
http://vimeo.com/20448330
One of my favorite things about the SL grid is the ability to go to meetings and conferences inworld and participate in activities with folks from universities and institutions that I’d never have the opportunity otherwise. In a few weeks, there will be one more opportunity to mingle and glean information about how others are [...]
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Tagged conference, education, FCVW, research
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SAESL Blog: Research Etiquette in SL
If you’ll allow me, I haven’t posted in a while here at the SAESL blog, but something’s been on my mind of late… This past week, I encountered two self-proclaimed researchers in Second Life that really made me take a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aevalle, education, etiquette, research, Second Life, virtual, worlds
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SAESL Blog: This week’s tour
This week’s tour–Tutorials for Educators–will kick off the Spring 2011 Jaguarland tour dates. This isn’t a training session, but rather a tour of a handful of various SL orientation and training areas. By knowing what’s available, educators and trainers who … Continue reading
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Tagged education, jaguarland, Second Life, tours, USA, Virtual World Tutorials, visiting
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SAESL Blog: Spring is coming!
On this first week of the spring semester here at USA, there are some changes that will be occurring at Jaguarland. We may see an uptake in visitors to our Swampbox as Oxbridge makes it’s transition from full sim to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aevalle, campuses, education, jaguarland, Second Life, tours, USA, virtual, visiting, worlds
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