Category Archives: Virtual WorldsThese days I’m attending the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds conference (#fcvw12) at Washington DC. On May 16th I had the pleasure to lead and facilitate along with Anna Gadler-Pratt, fellow Mentor at the Virtual Worlds Certificate Program of the University of Washington an enjoyable 3-hour workshop
«iHUB: Fast Track Virtual Worlds Education – Best Practices [...]
Scott Merrick, blog administrator of Virtual Environments Special Interest Group (SIGVE) of International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) was kind enough to inform me that Alive Learning is nominated for ISTE SIGVE May 2012 blog of the month.
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Machinimatographer Ariella Languish and Fred Stawitz- Principal of Technical Training of El Paso Corporation in Houston, TX presented at the Train for Success Series how they created a series of training videos depicting true to life scenarios, role-play scenarios of men out on the field in a dig site. The [...]
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Randy Hinrichs, CEO of the award-winning company 2b3d and creator of the University of Washington’s Virtual Worlds Certificate Program (UWVW), gave an exciting speech at the VWBPE12 conference about Virtual Worlds Residency. If you missed the livestreamed session, enjoy the recording. Randy will be keynoting at the fascinating [...]
Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for EU’s Digital Agenda, talks about the amazing potential of information and communications technology (ICT) tools to transform Europe’s education system. She outlines some of the ways we can drive this change – recognising that progress so far has been frustratingly limited.
The Open [...]
UW Maya Island won both best Educational Poster & best Educational Machinima Awards at the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education!
Congratulations to all poster & machinima participants and winners. Special thanks to the conference’s scientific committee and all who voted for us!
Don’t forget to explore Maya Island in 2012 at Second Life while [...]
Our Maya Island Poster and Machinima were selected by Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education (VWBPE) Judge Committee among the Finalists in the 2012 conference competition!
More specifically, our Poster -an interactive 3D exhibit- is nominated for the «Best Example of Educational Practice in a Virtual World» award and Valibrarian’s video is [...]
Stylianos & Sicily playing Xantho’s traditional Maya Marimba in the 3d poster of UW Maya Island at VWBPE12
Today I will be presenting, coordinating or participating in the following sessions in the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference (VWBPE).
Panel discussion on the past, present and future of virtual worlds education
When: Friday, [...]
Open Education in Virtual Worlds
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«Tapping the Potential of Open Blended Courses in Virtual Worlds» describes an epic quest for change and innovation in higher education.
Upatras Open Workshop presentation in the VWBPE (Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education) conference. The session takes place on Friday March 16th, 6pm SLT/PDT = [...]
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Paulette Robinson gave a quick paced talk at the Training for Success Series and explained the ways US Federal Government uses Virtual Worlds to save on travel expenses, utilize presence for cross-agency collaboration and have a meaningful impact on fields such as health-care, operations [...]
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