Second Classroom - Students using Virtual Worlds

Students using Virtual Worlds

Second Classroom is a project to explore ways in which educators can create projects for students using immersive media such as Second Life, MMORPG and social networks to create authentic learning.

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Second Classroom and Teen Second Classroom are the initiative of Dean Groom and Judy O'Connell. Please join and participate in our collaborative venture. Let us know what you are doing and share your ideas with us all.

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Why Second Classroom?

We know that the academic and social well being of our students is enhanced when the learning environment provides spaces where students can learn in different ways, at different speeds, and where they feel safe and valued. We also know that the changes that 21st century learning has brought to the ways our teachers teach and students learn are momentous.

Join in the discussions and reflections to help take learning and teaching to the new frontiers of virtual learning. The Second Classroom aims to support students and teachers with opportunities to strive for creativity, knowledge, citizenship, global awareness and personal success in virtual learning environments.

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Friendly Reminder: Immersive Education & Virtual Worlds Day in Kansas City - July 27th

A quick reminder that the Immersive Education & Virtual Worlds Day in Kansas City is only 4 weeks off on July 27th ! Details are located on the users group page at http://vweducation.ning.com.

We hope you can join us !

Best Regards,
Rich

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Posted by Rich White on 24 June 2009 at 3:39am

Consipircy Code - From KJs post

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The inexorable march of gaming into education continues with this latest announcement from the Florida Virtual School (FLVS). “Conspiracy Code” is a game-based high school history course cleverly utilizing an immersive 3D virtual world. Available as a free download (PC only – sorry Mac!) the premise:

“High School students will develop a deep understanding of American History as they control Eddie and Libby; fictional characters in an espionage… Continue

Posted by Dean Groom on 18 June 2009 at 12:07pm

Greenbush officially launches premium immersive education and virtual world services

Greenbush has, for the past several years, been a national leader in providing immersive education and virtual worlds design, development, and research. Our goal now is to share those experiences through our premium immersive education services.

The first two services we will be offering with several more to be rolled out over the summer are our premium Edusim support and our premium Opensim GreenbushGrid support programs. For more information on these premium programs please visit the links be… Continue

Posted by Rich White on 3 June 2009 at 5:40am

Dissertation writing help needed

I think writing a dissertation can be a challenging, frustrating, exhausting, and exhilarating experience of life for even the most knowledgeable and prepared student. First of all, you are going to have to do research that will support your particular dissertation. The research must be original and substantial, and your custom dissertation must prove that it is so. A dissertation will highlight all unique contributions. Nowadays, the studen… Continue

Posted by Kelly Black on 29 May 2009 at 4:53am — 1 Comment

Serious Gaming

Im busy applying for a small development grant to create a demonstration 'serious game' for students and academics to explore and evaluate ... anyone out there been down this path already? Tips and advice welcomed

Posted by Dean Groom on 21 May 2009 at 1:51am

ISTE Wshop : in SL : Web 2.0

ISTE Wshop : in Second Life : Topic Web 2.0

21st May 2009 6pm SL time

All details at http://tr.im/lv5L

Facilitator
Shamblesguru Voom
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Posted by Chris Smith on 16 May 2009 at 10:40pm — 1 Comment

Shambles Termly Newsletter

Shambles Termly Newsletter .. only 3 a year ... for (international) educators http://tr.im/kpvx

Posted by Chris Smith on 4 May 2009 at 6:00am

iED - Immersive Education and Virtual Worlds Day: Kansas City Missouri July 27th

The registration form has been posted at http://vweducation.ning.com/page/register-1

The goal of this conference is to:

* Showcase virtual world technology for education (Opensim, Wonderland, Open Cobalt, ActiveWorlds, Secondlife, and others)
* Share best practices
* Share taxonomies and pedagogies
* Share resources
* Connect with like minded educators

For more details visit: http://vweducation.ni… Continue

Posted by Rich White on 4 May 2009 at 2:08am

AU Virtual High School

Dear global teachers,

Following a National ICT Symposium in which the Australian Government participated, I floated the idea of running a pilot Virtual High School, maybe 100 students - using PBL and Web2.0 - a kind of virtual New Technology High (US) Charter theory model, but used to develop 21C curriculum and pedagogy. The course would use pubic education - but open to all, using open software.

It would include digital literacies etc., all the hot topics - and run by a thin administration -… Continue

Posted by Dean Groom on 3 May 2009 at 11:35am

Power Learning Practice In Second Life

Last weekend, Kevin Jarret, Jo Kay and myself took some of the teachers from Will Richardson and Sheryl Nasbaumm-Beach's Powerful Learning Practice into Jokaydia for a first look at 3D worlds.

I am always interested to hear what people think, especially as PLP is firmly entrench… Continue

Posted by Dean Groom on 15 April 2009 at 11:01pm

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