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Conference Locations (SLURLS)

Friday, Mar. 27, 2009

Time Session
08:00 a.m. Conducting Empirical Studies Within Second Life
Shailey Minocha (RL) Shailey Garfield (SL)
Minh Tran (RL) Minh Twine (SL)
The Open University UK
Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre
08:30 a.m. Educational Theory Foundations for Virtual World Learning
Penelope Semrau (RL) Tutti Barbosa (SL)
Barbara Boyer (RL) Professor Portland (SL)
California State University California USA
Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre
9:30 a.m. PANEL: Not-for-Profits in the Virtual World: Making the Seemingly Inaccessible Accessible

Presenters:

  1. OpenCafe - SL: Szavanna Anatra RL: Anna Dani
  2. Virtual Ability Island/Virtual Ability Inc. - SL: Gentle Heron RL: Alice Krueger
  3. Virtual Native Lands - SL: Nany Kayo and
  4. Nonprofit Commons/TechSoup Global SL: Penguin Kuhn RL: Megan Keane.

Moderator: Oronoque Westland (SL) Roberta Walker Kilkenny (RL), Hunter College, City University of New York

11:00 a.m. POSTER AND VENDOR DISPLAY
12:00 p.m. Mixed Reality New Media Art Exhibition: Creating and Critiquing Art in Second Life
Christine Liao (RL) Liliann Ling (SL) Penn State University
Shei-Chau Wang (RL) Artedwangniu Zenfold (SL) Northern Illinois University USA
Moderator: Pooky Amsterdam
(change to Sunday 4:30 p.m. at Kennesaw)
01:00 p.m. The Islands of Jokaydia: Creating communities of Practice in Second Life
Panel Session with:
Jo Kay (RL) Jokay Wollongong (SL)
Konrad Glogowski (RL) Konrad March (SL)
Bronwyn Stuckey (RL) Bron Bloxome (SL)
Liz Dorland (RL) Chimera Cosmos (SL)
Robyn Heyden (RL) Spiral Theas (SL)
Second Life
Moderator: Farqot Gustafson
02:30 p.m. Protecting Avatar Subjects in Virtual Worlds Research: A Brief Survey of Current Practices
Joan Combs Durso (RL) Devon Alderton (SL)
Bellarmine University Louisville Kentucky USA
Moderator: Harper Beresford
03:00 p.m. SPECIAL GROUP SOCIAL TIME
04:00 p.m. Language Learning in 3D – stories from the beginning of the journey
Lindy McKeown (RL) Decka Mah (SL) University of Southern Queensland
Jane Zaun (RL) (SL Name) Harristown State High School Queensland Australia
04:30 p.m. If This Isn't Real, Then What is it? New Lexicon for Virtual Worlds and MMORPGs
Jason Cootey (RL) Utah State University
Gemni Taureg (SL) CCConline
Abacus Capalini (SL), Michigan Paule (SL), and Kavon Zenovka (SL) Front Range Community College
06:00 p.m. SOCIAL TIME / POSTER EXHIBITS
06:30 p.m. CLOSING AND SUMMARY OF DAY'S EVENTS
07:00 p.m. END OF DAY ONE

Saturday, Mar. 28, 2009

Time Session
04:00 a.m. Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Teresa Bettencourt (RL) Cleo Bekkers (SL)
Carlos Santos (RL) Carlosss Lukas (SL)
Pedro Almeida (RL) Antero Eun (SL)
Luís Pedro (RL) Zes Garfield (SL)
presentation may be in Portuguese
Moderator: CARLOS Kupferberg (SL)
04:30 a.m. Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Paulo Frias (RL) PalUP Ling (SL)
presentation may be in Portuguese
Moderator: CARLOS Kupferberg (SL)
5:00 a.m. Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: UTAD – Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Leonel Morgado (RL) Andabata Mandelbrot (SL)
presentation may be in Portuguese
Moderator: CARLOS Kupferberg (SL)
05:30 a.m. Second Life as an Education Virtual Support
Antonio Does Reis (RL) ProfEinstein Rae (SL), Graal Institute,
Xabier Basogain Olabe (RL) Zubiria Rauch (SL), Basque Country University,
Leonel Morgado (RL) Andabata Mandelbrot (SL) Trás-os- montes University
Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre
07:00 a.m. BREAK
08:00 a.m. Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: Ilha Vestibular Brasil
Maurício Garcia (RL) Mgar Magneto (SL)
presentation may be in Portuguese
Moderator: Archanjo Arcadia
08:30 a.m. Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: Sebrae – Ilha do Empreendedor - Brasil
Rodrigo Gecelka (RL) Empreendedor Mighty (SL)
Jessé Gusmão de Abreu (RL) Halisson Usher (SL)
presentation may be in Portuguese
Moderator: Erectus Amat
09:00 a.m. Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: ABC da EaD no SL – Pearson Education – Brasil
João Mattar (RL) Erectus Amat (SL)
presentation may be in Portuguese
Moderator: Archanjo Arcadia
09:30 a.m. Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: Unisinos/Ricesu - Brasil
Eliane Schlemmer (RL) Violet Ladybird (SL)
Daiana Trein (RL) Daiana John (SL)
Helena Cristina Martelete Soares (RL) Saiyen Eerie (SL)
presentation may be in Portuguese
Moderator: Erectus Amat
10:00 a.m. Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: Bradesco & Cidade do Conhecimento - Brasil
Gilson Schwartz (RL) Gilson Schwartz (SL)
Andre Leme Fleury (RL) André Albatroz (SL)
presentation may be in Portuguese
Moderator: Alessandra Zago (RL) Raisa Babii (SL)
10:30 a.m. Round Table - Portuguese Education in Second Life
Andrea Silva (RL) Aerdna Beaumont (SL) - Fundap Brasil
Carlos Valente (RL) CARLOS Kupferberg (SL) - ESAB Brasil
Elizabete Teresinha Gomes (RL) Bete Aya (SL) - Unisul Brasil
Olga Cação (RL) Ocacao Vieria (SL) - Universidade de Aveiro Portugal
João Lima (RL) JoaoDiogo Sideways (SL) - Universidade de Aveiro Portugal
round table may be in Portuguese
Moderator: Archanjo Arcadia
12:00 p.m. PANEL Second Life Organizations that Support Teaching and Learning

Panelists:

  1. Pipsqueak Fiddlesticks (SL), CCSL
  2. Pathfinder Linden (SL) John Lester (RL), LL
  3. Claudia Linden (SL), LL
  4. George Linden (SL), LL
  5. Carl Metropolitan (SL) Carl Henderson (RL), NCI
  6. Beth Sachtjen (RL) Stella Costello (SL), NMC
  7. Saxet Uralia (SL), Mentor groups in SL
  8. Maggy Marat (SL), ISTE

Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre (SL) Lorraine Storry Mockford (RL), NSCC.

2:00 p.m. Survival Tasks and Group Productivity: Second Life and Face-to-Face
Aaisha Haykel (RL) Camille Windlow (SL)
Moderator: Amanda Endsleigh
2:30 p.m. Using Second Life to Help Improve Students' Understanding of Analytic Geometry and Linear Algebra Concepts
Przemyslaw Bogacki (RL) Reaso Ning (SL)
Old Dominion University Norfolk VA USA
Moderator: Hydra Shaftoe
3:30 p.m. Virtual Worlds and Student Teaching Communities: Envisioning learning communities in virtual environments for distributed student teaching
Randall Dunn (RL) Profdunn Thor (SL)
David Holder (RL) redstone Texan (SL)
Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia
Debra Hodges (RL) Schatzi Pawpad (SL)
Winchester Academy Winchester, Virginia USA
Moderator: Aquiel Aero
5:00 p.m. PANEL: Multi-Campus Colleges and Universities in Second Life

Panelists:

  1. John2 Kepler (SL) Harry Pence (RL)
  2. Hondomac Dalgliesh (SL) Ian MacLeod (RL)
  3. LoriVonne Lustre (SL) Lorraine Storry Mockford (RL)
  4. Alejandra Subagja (SL) Alexandra Pickett (RL)

Moderator: Aquiel Aero

6:30 p.m. CLOSING AND SUMMARY OF DAY'S EVENTS
7:00 p.m. END OF DAY TWO

Sunday, Mar. 29, 2009

Time Session
06:00 a.m. Language Teachers in Virtual Worlds
Nergiz Kern (RL) Daffodil Fargis (SL) Freelance, Bursa
Dennis Newson (RL) Osnacantab Nesterov (SL) Retired, Osnabruk
Nick Noakes (RL) Corwin Carillon (SL) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Graham Stanley (RL) Baldric Commons (SL) ICT British Council Young Learner Center Barcelona Spain
 
Slides from the session
 
Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre
07:30 a.m. BREAK
08:00 a.m. PANEL: Real Businesses Using Virtual Worlds
Panelists:
Pierre-Olivier (RL) PoCarles Carter (SL) Stonfield/Crédit Agricole
Robin Williams (RL) Greylin Fairweather (SL), Sun Microsystems;
Eilif Trondsen (RL) CalViking Corleone (SL) SRI
Moderator: Anders Gronstedt (RL) Anders Wildcat (SL) The Gronstedt Group
09:30 a.m. Staffing and Running a Virtual University in Second Life
Ted William Gross (RL) Kitviel Silberberg (SL)
The Learning Experience
Moderator: Iffaf Ling
10:30 a.m. PANEL: Media Literacy
Panelists:
Luyen Chou (RL) Luyen Afterthought (SL)
School Net
Marlene Brooks (RL) Zana Kohime (SL)
Memorial University
Elizabeth Thoman (RL) Liz Huntress (SL)
Center for Media Literacy USA
Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre
12:00 p.m. POSTERS AND VENDOR DISPLAY
12:30 p.m. PANEL Education: Using SL in Different Disciplines
Panelists:
Sheila Webber (RL) Sheila Yoshikawa (SL), University of Sheffield, UK
Peter Miler (RL) Graham Mills (SL) University of Liverpool, UK
Simon Bignell (RL) Milton Broome (SL) University of Derby, UK
Beth Ritter-Guth (RL) Desideria Stockton (SL) The Hotchkiss School USA
Moderator: Sheila Yoshikawa
2:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m. SPECIAL GROUP SOCIAL TIME
4:30 p.m. Virtual World Learning Experiences: Identity and Culture
Dr. Cynthia Calongen (RL) Lyr Lobo (SL)
Colorado Technical University, Colorado USA
Moderator: Pooky Amsterdam
5:30 p.m. A Project Development Roadmap for the Construction of Educational Builds by Interdisciplinary Virtual Teams
Clare Atkins (RL) Arwenna Stardust (SL)
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Todd Cochran (RL) Toddles Lightworker (SL)
Wellington Institute of Technology New Zealand
Moderator: Pooky Amsterdam
6:30 p.m. CLOSING AND SUMMARY OF DAY'S EVENTS
7:00 p.m. END OF DAY THREE
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