After last year's successful 'Discover Your Second Life' session, a number of educators have banded together to organise the first Australian Virtual Worlds Workshop (AVWW). It's scheduled for the 28th and 29th November 2008 at Swinburne University in Melbourne. The organising committee are currently calling for participants, so if you'd like to get involved, check the AVWW … [Read more...] about Australasian Virtual Worlds Workshop: call for participation
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$100,000 in virtual learning prizes up for grabs
The New Media Consortium (NMC) have announced they have 100 thousand US dollars available to fund up to twenty "innovative open-source learning experiences". Read all about it here - I get really inspired by the momentum that's behind education in virtual worlds now. … [Read more...] about $100,000 in virtual learning prizes up for grabs
The virtual classroom project
Jokay Wollongong is an Australian Second Life resident with a very active education blog that's well integrated with the Jokaydia islands in Second Life. One interesting project underway is the Virtual Classroom Project. It's a lengthy read but an excellent example of some of the Australian-driven innovation in education in a virtual world context. Check it out in-world … [Read more...] about The virtual classroom project
Why use virtual worlds for collaboration?
Respected site Terra Nova has a simple summary of why virtual worlds are used by some for collaboration. For longer term users of Second Life, the collaborative opportunities seem self-evident, paticularly for the education and business sectors. Although, like every form of collaboration it has its inherent challenges. If you have a collaborative project underway, tell us … [Read more...] about Why use virtual worlds for collaboration?
Two key reports released on Second Life and education / non-profit sectors
The first is entitled: Best Practices from the Second Life Community Convention Education Track 2007 and was prepared by Cathy Arreguin, MA Educational Technology. Get the report here or further details on it here The second is Best Practices for Non-profits in Second Life – Fall 2007 by Rik Panganiban. Get the report here or further details on it here If you work in … [Read more...] about Two key reports released on Second Life and education / non-profit sectors