Public services. Education. What do these two things have in common? Typically, people outside those fields would consider them to be necessary but uninteresting. Many people have experienced the rough ends of these services. You'd think it would be difficult to create a useful and engaging experience in a virtual environment that combined the two fields. In this case, you'd … [Read more...] about A match made in Second Life.
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PacRimX, Skoolaborate and Global Challenge merger: the beginning of an Education Grid?
PacRimX (Pacific Rim Exchange) Stan Trevena, director of technology for Modesto City Schools, is the man responsible for the PacRimX project, developed in 2007. The idea was that kids from Modesto and their counterparts from Kyoto Gakuen in Japan would be able to interact with each other in a virtual environment, prior to an international student exchange in which 20 Modesto … [Read more...] about PacRimX, Skoolaborate and Global Challenge merger: the beginning of an Education Grid?
Peter Rowsthorn gets virtual
Last Friday night, ABC show Can We Help covered the topic of virtual worlds, with host Peter Rowsthorn being shown around Second Life by the RMIT's Lisa Dethridge. Watch it in full here: SLUploaded by Wolfie_Storr Thanks to Wolfie Rankin for the heads-up! … [Read more...] about Peter Rowsthorn gets virtual
Call for chapters: book on ethics in virtual worlds
Got a hankering to write a scholarly article on an ethics and virtual worlds-related issue? Then check this out. There's nothing like a book credit on your CV. … [Read more...] about Call for chapters: book on ethics in virtual worlds
Australian Educational Institutions: what are they thinking now?
It's no secret that Australian educational institutions are getting involved in Second Life, much like their counterparts overseas, but who is involved now and what is the purpose of their respective virtual presences within the Australian educational community? It's been some time since the last wrap-up post concerning Australian education in Second Life; “First in, best … [Read more...] about Australian Educational Institutions: what are they thinking now?