Posted on December 6, 2009 by johnwaugh
Where is education going in Virtual Worlds?
An earlier (2008) view of a Duke University foray into virtual worlds
- just one of the university’s many virtual projects
With the Obama Administration turning to the virtual world to extoll the virtues of a science education through expansion of the STEM Education Initiative and NASA also [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SL Medicine, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Sl Conferences | Tagged: Australia Film, Broadband, Caledonian University, Digital Media and Learning Competition, Distance Education, Duke University, Judy Cockeram, kzero, Max Burns, NASA, National Science Foundation Tertiary Education Commission, New Zealand, Obama, Online education conference, PlayStation3, Radio and television School, Robin Teigland, Scott Diener, Second Life, Sony LIttleBigPlanet, STEM, Stockholm School of Economics, The University of Auckland, University of Califronia, University of Texas, Virtual education, White House, World of Warcraft | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 28, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE SLENZ PROJECT
Virtual world makes mastering
interview skills much easier
… when virtual ‘really feels real’
“Fabulous”, “amazing” and “fantastic” were only three of the superlatives used by the more than 20 educators and researchers who toured the SLENZ Project’s two builds on Kowhai in Second Life and listened to commentary from educators, developers [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Sl Conferences, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Clare Atkins, Distance Education, Foundation learning, Jo Kay, joykadia, Manukau Institute of Technology, Merle Lemon, midwifery, New Zealand, Otago Polytechnic, PimPeccable, Pooky Amsterdam, Pooky Media, Russell Boyd, Sarah Stewart, Second Life, SLENZ Project, Tertiary Education Commission, unconference, Virtual Worlds, YouTube | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 1, 2009 by johnwaugh
STOP PRESS – AN INVITATION
Party Party Party
Where: Koru Dance Floor
When: Sunday July 5th 7pm NZT (Saturday July 4, 12am (midnight) SLT)
Why: To celebrate being ready for our first students!
Who: SLENZ Project team and Friends, Kiwi Educators and friends.
What: Dancing, games, fireworks, live music (probably!) ….and who knows what else!
- Clare Atkins
ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION
US [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education | Tagged: Distance Education, slenz, Trinity International University, US Department of Education | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 9, 2009 by johnwaugh
WASHINGTON STATE U
Another university launches distance
education campus in Second Life
Distance degree programmes are a key part of Washington State University (WSU) decision to establish a a new campus in Second Life.
The new campus has been designed by staff and students who work for the university’s Center for Distance and Professional Education [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, Second Life | Tagged: Second Life, Distance Education, Philip Rosedale, Washington State University, David Cillay, Jitesh H. Panchal, American University in Cairo, Lawrence Pintak, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, WSU, CDPE, Centre for Distance and Professional Education | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 25, 2009 by johnwaugh
Distance education with a difference
Otago Midwifery students to learn
about birthing in virtual world
Today, for the first time, New Zealand midwifery students began to enhance their regular study programme with learning in the virtual world of Second Life.
The 27 first year students and 23 second year students were introduced to the Otago Polytechnic’s virtual “model” birth [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SL Medicine, SLENZ Project, Second Life | Tagged: CPIT, Davis, Distance Education, Kowhai, midwifery, Otago Polytechnic, School of Midwifery, SLENZ Project | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 20, 2009 by johnwaugh
AUCKLAND U’s VIRTUAL MEDICAL CENTRE
Students learn those communication,
teamwork, clinical skills – virtually
Virtual simulation in an Auckland University, New Zealand, virtual medical centre training environment is returning similar results to a real life training facility at a fraction of the cost of a facility of that type, according to Dr Scott Diener [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2009 by johnwaugh
DISTANCE EDUCATION
Memorial University wins Canadian award for SL shipyard project
Distance education – Memorial University’s shipyard.
Canada’s Memorial University of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador – similar to New Zealand with its rural isolation - has just won a Canadian national award in recognition of its innovative use of Second Life’s virtual technology in teaching [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education, Education in virtual worlds, Second Life | Tagged: Canada, CNIE, Darin King, DELT, Distance Education, Labrador, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Murrin, Newfoundland, Second Life, SWhipbuilding | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 2, 2008 by johnwaugh
How ‘real’ are VWs?
A research team, led by North Carolina State University’s Zelnak Professor of Marketing and Innovation, Dr Mitzi M. Montoya, has developed a new way of measuring how “real” online virtual worlds are – an important advance for the emerging technology that can be used to foster development of new training and collaboration [...]
Filed under: Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, Online identity, Sl Conferences | Tagged: Carter, Distance Education, Hansen, Healthcare, Kemp, Lamoureux, Linden, Linder, Massey, Montoya, North Carolina State University, Nursing, OpenSim, OpenSpace sims, Reality measure, Ritter-Gluth, Sorbonne, University of Central Missouri, Wagner James Au | Leave a Comment »
