"Gaming and Learning", an Interactive Presentation

An interactive presentation about "Gaming and Learning" will be given by Jeremy Koester (Jeremy Braver in SL). Participants will have a chance to play the game called Windbag that Koester created for use in Second Life.

July 30, 2008
7:00 am SLT
Marlboro College Graduate Center (in SL)

To register in advance, send an IM to Esme Qunhua.

Please double-check the time and place through pre-registration.

The presenter is in the graduate program in Instructional Technology, University of Texas at San Antonio. He is working on Gaming and Learning in SL.

International Education Conference, Video Clips

Video clips from the Second Life Best Practices in Education 2007 International Education Conference are available online and remain timely.

See the list of video clips in the "SLCN.tv Video Archives", Second Life Best Practices in Education.

They include, for example:

"Two Years of Introducing Educators to Second Life in 60 Minutes, or: Tips for Dinosaur Wrangling":

John Jamison (Virtual Bacon-SL), Director, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at Colorado Mountain College - "Two Years of Introducing Educators to Second Life in 60 Minutes, or: Tips for Dinosaur Wrangling" - John discusses the obstacles to introducing Second Life to faculty, administrators, and even IT staff, and gives tips for those who are looking to build support for SL projects on their campus.

Etc.: See the list.

Second Life Education Conference / Workshop Transcript

The Second Life Education Community Conference 2008 is scheduled as part of Second Life Community Convention, Tampa, Florida, Sept. 5th - 7th.

The proceedings of the Second Life Education Workshop 2007 are available online from the publisher, Sim Tech. They contain many insights for various levels of endeavor — including some material for the orientation of teachers who are new in SL.

Currently, the 2007 publication can also be found by linkage from the Literature Alive! Headquarters. At landing, follow the arrow (eastward / north-eastward), then click the sign for "SLCC Conference Proceedings":

Alliance Virtual Library Project, Opportunities

The Alliance Virtual Library Project offers us some very good opportunities for:

1. Personal development and networking in-world
   
   &


2. Library resources in-world

1. Personal Development and Networking In-World
   
   You can volunteer in order develop your in-world skills and also to network, indeed to be a part of a community. The project is full of many insightful and proficient people. So, this may be an excellent way to get orientated and to learn while making a worthwhile contribution.
   
   To volunteer:
   
   
   • IM to Marimar Berchot.
     
     or
   
   
   
   • E-mail to Marimar Berchot.
   
   
   
   • Marimar Berchot matches up volunteers with projects.
   
   Commitment? As little or as much as you want. Abbey Zenith, the Director of the Library Resources and Services, explainS this as follows:
   
   

   There is no time requirement and very few professional requirements on volunteers. Some work reference shifts of two hours each week, some work only during special events, some enjoy what they are doing so much that they spend countless hours. You don't have to have library work experience to do this, either.
   
   The key to volunteering here is your ability to do what you enjoy. There are volunteers doing collections, exhibits, reference, cataloging, events, marketing, etc.

   There is scope for someone to pursue one’s own interests as a volunteer, she assures us.
   
   Activities include: Referencing, Collection Development, and Professional Development / Continuing Education, as well as Special Interest Groups such Library IT, Archiving -- etc.



2. Library Resources In-World
   
   The Alliance Virtual Library is the hub of a number of English-language based libraries in SL. This is vanguard work, developing library resources in virtual worlds.
   
   The driving force behind the Alliance Virtual Library is the Alliance Library System (ALS), founded in 1994 as the result of the merger of four libraries in the Mid-West USA.
   
   The Alliance Virtual Library has close links with the American Library Association (ALA) project in SL.

LSJ Student Union, Tutorials and Free Outfits

The London School of Journalism (LSJ) in SL has opened its own Student Union — New Students Orientation area.

It contains some helpful, nicely arranged tutorials for newbies … as well as … some male and female avatars — FREE.

For more information:

• Visit the LSJ Main Campus
  
  or


• See the LSJ website.
  
  or


• Send them an e-mail.