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Two new opportunities coming up

For those who missed the Virtual Worlds MOOC following the VWBPE conference, we’re not through yet!  Due to requests to keep going, we’ll be rolling out two more MOOCs shortly.  One will be a more indepth focus on machinima making and participants should come out of it with their own completed machinima project.  The other [...] Continue reading Continue reading

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Catching up after the Whirlwind

I’ve been really lax in posting of late. The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference was AMAZING.  As exploration stream lead, I used the conference to fulfill my internship hours for the IDD program here at South.  In preparing for the tours and exploration, I signed up for, played around in, and created orientation [...] Continue reading Continue reading

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SITE conference call for virtual presentations

For all you “starving graduate students” out there (or even educators) who are doing really interesting research and projects in ed-tech and media but maybe can’t afford a lot of travel expenses (you know who you are), this year’s SITE conference has a great option.  Part of the conference will be held in Second Life! [...] Continue reading Continue reading

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SAESL Blog: One educator faces online bullying and threats…

Normally, I try to keep things upbeat in my postings to SAESL, but I read something this week that disturbed me.  For those of you who visited or used our location at EduNation in Second Life, you saw the work … Continue reading

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SAESL Blog: A couple of social networking groups that are actually good for you!

Hello SAESLers!  This past week, I stumbled upon a report from the Association of Virtual Worlds–rather like a “state of the union” address, explaining how virtual worlds stand at this moment, what they’re being used for, and what the future … Continue reading

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