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Getting Ready for the Symposium
Posted October 20th, 2008 by Alan Levine
Presentations for the NMC Symposium will happen at the NMC Conference Center, located on the NMC Campus in Second Life. But if you do not wish to enter the virtual world, we are providing a live video stream and a special chat capability that will link you to the live session (see below).
What You Will Need to be Part of Second Life
If you do not have an account yet in Second Life, then we advise you well before the symposium (like now!) to go to the NMC's special account creation site to select your avatar, create an account, and then enter Second Life on NMC's Orientation Island.
Register Now! Rock the Academy: Radical Teaching, Unbounded Learning
Posted October 8th, 2008 by Nancy ReevesRegister Now! Rock the Academy: Radical Teaching, Unbounded Learning
Registration is open for Rock the Academy: Radical Teaching, Unbounded Learning, a special 2-day, live online event to be held November 4-6, 2007 via the Internet.
For full details, see www.nmc.org/2008-fall-virtual-symposium
To register now, see www.nmc.org/2008-fall-virtual-symposium/register
Join keynote speakers and colleagues from around the world as we explore the implications and possibilities of new modes of teaching and learning.
About the Symposium
Conference Program
Posted October 8th, 2008 by Nancy Reeves
Rock the Academy, the twelfth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia, will explore the kinds of ideas and activities that are changing the shape of education today.
Rock the Academy Conference Program [367 PDF]
Beyond the Backchannel: Blending Student Content with Open Discourse
Posted October 6th, 2008 by Cynthia Calongne| Conference | Rock the Academy: Radical Teaching, Unbounded Learning |
| Conference Track | Teaching and Learning |
| Session Audience | all |
| Skill Level | all |
| Session URL | http://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo/beyond-the-backchannel-by-cynthia-calongne-pre... |
Session Description
Student-driven course content comes alive in a mashup of Web 2.0 tools, backchannel discussions and Second LIfe class simulations. Join us as we explore how to blend and assess student work while encouraging creativity and minimizing the blogoquences.
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See the presentation on Slideshare for access to the slides shown at this presentation.
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Attachments
| Beyond the Backchannel (Presentation).ppt | 1.98 MB | DOWNLOAD |
| Session Chat Log | 11.64 KB | PLAIN |
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Michael Wright exhibiting work in San Diego exhibition “Urban Legends and Country Tales”.
Posted September 28th, 2008 by Michael WrightMichael Wright, aka Mrags Writer is exhibiting work in a juried exhibition called “Urban Legends and Country Tales”. The exhibition showcasing the work of forty-two artists from around the world opens on the 4th of October, 2008 at the Bonita Museum, San Diego, California. The opening and public reception for Urban Legends and Country Tales will be 6 to 8:30 pm on Saturday, Oct. 4th. Wright will be exhibiting a print from his avatar series as one of the fifty juried prints demonstrating the multiple directions art has taken in the contemporary art world – both in pluralism of styles and the hybridism of technique and media.
Invitation to visit University of Pacific in Second Life
Posted September 5th, 2008 by Alan LevineOne of the NMC Virtual Worlds projects this year was construction of the virtual campus for the University of the Pacific which included a mixture of replication of campus structures, such as Burns Tower, and creation of new spaces which only exist on the virtual campus.
Since the ribbons were cut May 7, 2008, faculty and staff at the University have been busy using the space and developing new applications for therr virtual learning space.
They are inviting you to learn more about their Second Life campus and how it has already been put to use in this new machinima video:
Ball State Digital Artists Showcased in Second Life
Imagine flying over a pyramid shaped boat as a variety of tones from the engine combine to create a melody. That is just what visitors will get when they interact with the new virtual art collection created by Ball State University faculty in Second Life.
John Fillwalk, Ball State associate professor of art, and director of the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts and Animation (IDIAA), is the lead artist on a project that will be showcased in Second Life beginning Sunday, Aug. 24 2008, and run through September.
The NMC offered Fillwalk and the IDIAA the chance to transform an entire Second Life island with interactive virtual art. The collection, which will be up for a month, is part of a series of installations hosted by NMC throughout the year.
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NMC Announces $100,000 in Virtual Learning Prizes
Posted May 15th, 2008 by NMCThe New Media Consortium (NMC) announced today the call for proposals for the 2008-09 NMC Virtual Learning Prize, a $100,000 competitive program of awards intended to create a collection of innovative open-source learning experiences that make use of the unique attributes of a virtual learning environment. (See the press release.)
As many as 20 NMC Virtual Learning Prizes will be awarded in 2008. Each of the US$5,000 awards will provide a cash incentive paid to the awardee of $500 as well as $4,500 in expert development assistance from the NMC Virtual Worlds team to create the learning experience. The range of inworld services available to awardees to actualize the proposed ideas includes professional building, scripting, design, animation, avatar design, and/or related services.
Get your talking stick for the story circles in SL - May 16 noon SLT
Posted May 13th, 2008 by anaventura
In each story circle, each teller will prompt the next teller the American Indian way, by handing her a talking stick.
"Storytelling in Virtual Environments" in SL - New speaker added!
Posted May 7th, 2008 by anaventuraAs announced here before, on Saturday May 17 at 10 AM PDT the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) is proposing a reflection on storytelling in virtual environments in the form of a panel in Second Life. This will be part of the celebration of the International Day for Sharing Life Stories which will have happened the day before, May 16.
We added one person to our excellent line-up of speakers: Dale Jarvis, storyteller, folklorist and performer will be in-world - and in Canada in RL. Other speakers logging in from Spain, China, New Zealand and the US, and covering areas from multimedia journalism to virtual performance.
Joe Lambert (Director, Center for Digital Storytelling) and Ana Boa-Ventura (PhD Candidate, University of Texas at Austin) will be moderating.
Come join us!
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Panel in Second Life | Storytelling in virtual environments
Date: May 17, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM PDT (Check http://www.worldtimezone.com for local times)
