Posted on December 23, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE SLENZ PROJECT
Yay! It’s a 2nd runner-up EDUBLOG
‘Oscar’ to SLENZ Project Team
‘Phenomenal’ result for team from Aotearoa/New Zealand
The SLENZ Project Team at work … the final 2009 meeting. Key players, Terry Neal and
Aaron Griffiths at the head of the table, and Dr Clare Atkins, in black, left.
A chance meeting in Second Life three years ago [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Aaron Griffths, Ben Salt, Clare Atkins, EDUBLOG 2009, Henry Work, John Waugh, Leigh Blackall, Manukau Institute of Technology, Merle Lemon, Nelson Marlborough Insitute of Technology NMIT, Sarah Stewart, Scott Diener, SLENZ Project, Terry Neal, The University of Auckland, Todd Cochrane, Tony Gray | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 7, 2009 by johnwaugh
ATKINS ADVICE TO POLYTECHS/UNIVERSITIES
Collaboration is key to making
virtual education work in NZ
Nurse educators ‘convinced’ of value -
the question is, how best to use it.
NZ nurse educators at the Wellington SLENZ meeting.
Collaboration between tertiary educational institutions in the implementation of virtual world education scenarios is the key to making them economic, effective and successful in a [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SL Medicine, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Dr Clare Atkins, Gladys Wybrow, googledocs, Jean Jacoby, Kathryn Holloway, Manukau Institute of Technology, Merle Lemon, NMIT, Nurse education, Nurse Education in Second Life NZ, Otago Polytechnic, Sarah Stewart, Second Life, SLENZ Project, Slideshare, Susie le Page, Terry Neal, Tertiary Education Commission, The University of Auckland, UCOL, University of Western Australia, Virtual World collaboration, Warakei Polytechnic, Whitirea Community Polytechnic, YouTube | 6 Comments »
Posted on October 8, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE SLENZ WORKSHOPS AT
Teaching and Learning/eFest 2009 -2
MUVEing towards collaboration – the benefits and pitfalls of working as a collaborative teaching in a Multi-user Virtual Environment,” and “In-world, meets the real world – the trials and tribulations of bringing Second Life to an ITP,” presented by Merle Lemon, lead educator in foundation learning, [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Sl Conferences, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: CCSL, Com Educators in Second Life, Education Coffee House, Educause, Foundation learning, Google Teacher Academy, interview skills, ISTE, Jo Kay, Jokaydia, Kiwi educators, Manukau Institute of Technology, Media learning - Danish Visions, Merle Lemon, New Media consoritium, NMC, Oriel Kelly, Second Ability Mentors, Second Life Education, Second Life Mentors, teaching and Learning/eFest 2009, UCOL, University of Arizona, Virtual Pioneers, VWBPE | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 6, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE SLENZ WORKSHOPS AT Teaching and Learning/eFest 2009
Five lessons from the creation of
education pilots in Second Life
SL’s Arwenna Stardust and RL’s Dr Clare Atkins make a point.
The five SLENZ Project workshops attended by mainstream tertiary educators at the annual, national Teaching and Learning/eFest 2009 conference, at UCOL, Palmerston North, New Zealand, last week, provided some [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Sl Conferences, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Aaron Griffiths, Atkins, Blended Solutions, Education, eFest 2009 unconference, Manukau Institute of Technology, Merle Lemon, Neal, Oriel Kelly, Second Life, SLENZ Project, teaching and Learning/eFest 2009, Tertiary Education Commission, Todd Cochrane, Trevor Forest, WelTech | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 6, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE SLENZ PROJECT
SLENZ teams finds new ‘acceptance,
enthusiasm’ at education gabfest
… Need seen to retain team skills, post-SLENZ Project
Almost full house … Aaron Griffiths details a Developer’s work.
as the SLENZ Lead Developer/builder.
Growing “acceptance” of Second Life as an education medium and a new “enthusiasm” for virtual world education was demonstrated in Palmerston North, New Zealand, [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Aaron Griffiths, Blended Solutions, Clare Atkins, Education, F/Xual education Services, Manukau Institute of Technology, Merle Lemon, NMIT, Oriel Kelly, Palmerston North, Second Life, SLENZ Project, teaching and Learning/eFest 2009, Terry Neal, Tod Cochrane, Todd Cochrane, UCOL, Weltec | Leave a Comment »
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 August 20, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE SLENZ PROJECT
First classes of Foundation Learners -
excited , motivated, enthusiastic …
“Even the most unenthusiastic and unmotivated students were “sucked into” the excitement of the virtual environment!”
-Merle Lemon, SLENZ lead educator, Manukau Institute of Technology, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Smiling Foundation Learning student Aziz Qasimi (SL: a280q Engineer) at
the first class on the Foundation Learning site on Kowhai [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE SLENZ PROJECT
There is a difference between
immersion and activity …
Learning in Dallas … Snowflake Lannock has a giftbox for Aotearoa-NZ learners.
Learning in Dallas … virtually speaking. [All Pictures: Merle Lemon]
Sometimes one listens to the presentations and reads the publicity about a person’s role in the world – any world, real or virtual – and fails [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, Online identity, SLENZ Project, Second Life | Tagged: Dallas School of Management, Doran Horngold, Jane Field, Jenny Wakefield, Manukau Institute of Technology, Martin Bryers, Maryanne Wright, Merl Lemon, MIT, NorthTec, Otago Polytechnic, Pacifico Piaggio, Susie Jacka, Tania Hogan, Terry Neal, Unitec, University of Texas, Vicky Pemberton | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 12, 2009 by johnwaugh
SLENZ PROJECT UPDATE
Foundation students to learn how to
get jobs – in virtual ‘classroom’
Students at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) are set to become the first in New Zealand to learn how to succeed in getting a job in real life through training in a virtual world.
The initial 31 students in the Foundation Learning Future [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Aaron Griffths, Clinton Ashill, Foundation learning, Jane Fields, Manukau Institute of Technology, Martin Bryers, Maryanne Wright, Merle Lemon, NorthTec, Oriel Kelly, Otago Polytechic, Second Life, SLENZ Project, Tania Hogan, Terry Neal, Tina Fitchett, Vicky Pemberton | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 5, 2009 by johnwaugh
The SLENZ Project
Walk-through demonstrates the
emperor does have clothes …
but shows where reworking/enhancements needed
Practising in the Birth Centre .. “midwife” Petal Stransky
and “mother-to-be”, Tere Tinkel (Picture Terry Neal)
Working for months on a project – especially in a virtual world, where one does much of the work alone even if in a team, and where one’s own [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Dr Clare Atkins, John Green, Manukau Institute of Technology, Merle Lemon, Open Polytechnic of NZ, Otago Polytenic, Sarah Stewart, SLENZ Project | Leave a Comment »
