Schedule
From Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education
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Conference Locations (SLURLS)
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| Faire
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Friday, Mar. 27, 2009
| Time | SLCN | Faire | ISTE | Kennesaw |
| 08:00 a.m. PDT (GMT Fixed Time) | Conducting Disaster and Emergency Management Exercise Ali Asgary (RL) YorkDEM Ansar (SL) York University ON Canada Moderator: Sheila Yoshikawa | Conducting Empirical Studies Within Second Life Shailey Minocha (RL) Shailey Garfield (SL) and Minh Tran (RL) Minh Twine (SL) The Open University UK Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre | Dual Sessions:
Session 1: vTSTC Learning Lab Session 2: Muxlim Pal | |
| 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 Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre | |||
| 09:00 a.m. | SLCN from Faire | Virtual Learning: Practices and Possibilities Tom Boellstorff (RL) Tom Bukowski (SL) Department of Anthropology University of California Irvine CA USA Moderator: Phelan Corrimal | ||
| 09:30 a.m. | PANEL: Not-for-Profits in the Virtual World: Making the Seemingly Inaccessible Accessible Presenters:
Moderator: Oronoque Westland (SL) Roberta Walker Kilkenny (RL) Hunter College, City University of New York | |||
| 10:00 a.m. | SLCN from Faire | Virtual Libraries Supporting Education in a Virtual Environment Lori Bell(RL) Lorelei Junot (SL) Rhonda Trueman (RL) Abbey Zenith (SL) Alliance Library Moderator: Phelan Corrimal | Evolving a Paradigm to Standardize and Simplify eLearning Content Preparation in Virtual Worlds Allen Partridge (RL) DoctorPartridge Allen (SL) Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, CA USA & Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA USA Moderator: Abacus Capalini Teleport to: Sandbox Tutorials | |
| 11:00 a.m. | POSTER AND VENDOR DISPLAY | |||
| 12:00 p.m. | Building, Exploring, Playing with Concepts and Storytelling: The Innovative Use of Technology for Teaching and Learning Marlene Brooks (RL) Zana Kohime (SL) Memorial University NL Canada Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre | 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 4:30pm at Kennesaw) | Developing a Pedagogy of Purposeful Play for Millennial Students Joseph Essid (RL) Ignatius Onomatopoeia (SL) University of Richmond Virginia USA Moderator: Abacus Capalini Teleport to:
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| 01:00 p.m. | SLCN from Faire | Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education: Opening Presentation Pathfinder Linden | 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) Dean Groom (RL) slammed Aabye (SL) Liz Dorland (RL) Chimera Cosmos (SL) Robyn Heyden (RL) Spiral Theas (SL) Second Life Moderator: Farqot Gustafson | Alliance Library: Tour of Info Island, Home of Alliance Virtual Library and The Land of Lincoln with Abbey Zenith (SL) and Daisyblue Hefferman (SL) Moderator: Sinda Sautereau Teleport to:
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| 02:00 p.m. | SLCN from Faire | Game-based Learning Theory: A synthesis of ideas to help plan, implement and assess serious games David Gibson (RL) Futcha Rhode (SL) College of Engineering and Mathematics, University of Vermont Vermont USA Moderator: Dalai Haskell | ||
| 02:30 p.m. | Protecting Avatar Subjects in Virtual Worlds Research: A Brief Survey of Current Practices Joan Combs Durso (RL) Devon Alterton (SL) Bellarmine University Louisville Kentucky USA Moderator: Harper Beresford | |||
| 03:00 p.m. | Special Group Time: Vogon Poetry and Other Absolutely Essential Reads Kavon Zenovka (SL) Abacus Capalini (SL), and Michigan Paule (SL) Center4EduPunx Moderators: Kavon Zenovka and Abacus Capalini | SPECIAL GROUP SOCIAL TIME | SPECIAL GROUP SOCIAL TIME | |
| 03:30 p.m. | PowerPoint Just Isn't Enough Robert Walker (RL) (SL Name) Parsons School District Moderator: Gianna Borgnine Teleport to: | |||
| 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. | SLCN from Kennesaw | Putting the 'Real' in Virtual Reality for Educators and Students Janyth Ussery (RL) JanythKU Techsan (SL) Texas State Technical College USA Moderator: Amanda Endsleigh | 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 | The Architecture of Virtual Education: Design Strategies for Developing and Maintaining a Virtual Campus in Second Life Jon Brouchoud (RL) Keystone Bouchard (SL) The ARCH blog and Studio Wikitecture, USA Moderator: Gianna Borgnine This is a 1 hour session |
| 05:00 p.m. | Max, the Virtual Guide Dog Louise Nicholson (RL) Louise Later (SL) Linda Higbee Mandlebaum (RL) Polgara Paine (SL) Pre-registration is required for this hands-on demonstration. Only 10 people will be able to attend this session. Therefore, email louisenicholson@gmail.com to register. Moderators: Oronoque Westland and Ignatius Onomonopeia Teleport to: Sandbox Tutorials | |||
| 05:30 p.m. | Sun Microsystems: Project Wonderland Nicole Tucker (SL) Nicole Yankelovich (RL) Moderator: Sarah Marcus | |||
| 06:00 p.m. | SOCIAL / POSTER TIME | |||
| 06:30 p.m. | CLOSING AND SUMMARY OF DAY'S EVENTS | |||
| 07:00 p.m. | Live Music: Rockcliffe Performing Arts Center JAMBA Losangeles, Industrial/Folk/Rock Originals | |||
| 08:00 p.m. | Live Music: Rockcliffe Performing Arts Center Von Johin, Live Blues Musician | |||
| 09:00 p.m. | Live Music: Rockcliffe Performing Arts Center Tukso Okey, Electric Blues | |||
Saturday, Mar. 28, 2009
| Time | SLCN | Faire | ISTE | Kennesaw |
| 04:00 a.m. PDT (GMT Fixed Time) | 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) | Playing a game activity inworld based on Web 2.0 tools Ruth Martinez (RL) AureA Memotech (SL) Elearning 3D Madrid Spain Moderator: Iffaf Ling Teleport to:
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| 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) | |||
| 05:00 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 | ||
| 06:00 a.m. | Pedagogical Design of Learning Experiences Within Virtual Worlds Carina Girvin (RL) Sleepy Littlething (SL) and Timothy Savage (RL) Esox Graves (SL) Trinity College University of Dublin Ireland Moderator: Sheila Yoshikawa | Building Community Through Virtual Worlds in K12 Lisa Durff (RL) Edith Halderman (SL) Moderator: Pooky Admsterdam Teleport to: | ||
| 07:00 a.m. | BREAK | |||
| 08:00 a.m. | Canadian Border Crossing Simulation Kathryn J Degast-Kennedy (RL) Kathryn Ducrot (SL) Loyalist College Canada Moderator: CallieDel Boa | Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: Ilha Vestibular Brasil Maurício Garcia (RL) Mgar Magneto (SL) presentation may be in Portuguese Moderator: Archanjo Arcadia | Dual Sessions
Session 1: Virtual Harlem: Building Community and Fostering Collaboration as a Path to Life-Long Learning Virtual Harlem and Virtual Montmartre Session 2: The Reality of Transcending the Virtual | |
| 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. | A Framework for Twenty-First Century Learning – the yin and yang of constructivism and accountability Luyen Chou(RL) Luyen Afterthought (SL) School Net USA Moderator: Marty Snowpaw | 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) presentation may be in Portuguese Moderator: Erectus Amat | |||
| 10:00 a.m. | SLCN from Faire | Mapping the SLED Community Genome: Creating a future for us to create a better future for all Jonathon Richter (RL) Wainbrave Bernal (SL) The Center for Advanced Technology in Education University of Oregon, Eugene USA Moderator: Marty Snowpaw | Portuguese Education in SL Panel - Case: Bradesco & Cidade do Conhecimento - Brasil Gilson Schwartz (RL) Simplesmentenuma Boa (SL) Andre Leme Fleury (RL) & Alessandra Zago (RL) presentation may be in Portuguese Moderator: Eri Chevalier | Dual Sessions
Session 1: The Theorists Project: Using Second Life to Teach Difficult Concepts Session 2: Educational Tools and Products Hands-on Workshops. Five parallel workshops:
Teleport to: Sandbox Tutorials |
| 10:30 a.m. | Round Table - Portuguese Education in Second Life Panelists: Andrea Silva (RL) Aerdna Beaumont (SL) Fundap Brasil Carlos Valente (RL) CARLOS Kupferberg (SL) Esab Brasil Olga Cação (RL) Ocacao Vieria (SL) Universidade de Aveiro Portugal round table may be in Portuguese Moderator: Archanjo Arcadia
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| 11:00 a.m. | SLCN from Faire | “Aha” Moments from RezEd.org and Global Kids Rik Panganiban (RL) Rik Riel (SL) Global Kids Moderator: Marty Snowpaw | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | POSTERS AND VENDOR DISPLAY | PANEL: Second Life Organizations that Support Teaching and Learning
Panelists:
Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre (SL) Lorraine Storry Mockford (RL), NSCC. | POSTERS AND VENDOR DISPLAY | |
| 01:00 p.m. | “This Ain't Your Momma's Classroom!” Chris Gibson (RL) ChrisG Techsan (SL) Texas State Technical College Texas USA Moderator: Jenaia Morane | The Pathways to Knowledge Quest Framework Tool Anne Ogborn (RL) Annie Obscure (SL) Anne Ogborn Engineering Moderator: Sioban McMahon Teleport to: | ||
| 02:00 p.m. | Science is the Next Best Thing to Recess: Science Education at Second Life Mary Ann Clark (RL) Max Chatnoir (SL) Texas Wesleyan University USA Moderator: Marlene Brooks | Survival Tasks and Group Productivity: Second Life and Face-to-Face Aaisha Haykel (RL) Camille Windlow (SL) Moderator: Amanda Endsleigh | ||
| 02:30 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 | |||
| 03:00 p.m. | SPECIAL GROUP SOCIAL TIME | SPECIAL GROUP SOCIAL Madkinbeard: Comics Derik Badman (RL) Madinkbeard Constantine (SL) Moderator: Abacus Capalini Teleport to: Rockcliffe Library | ||
| 03:30 p.m. | Social Networks & Viral Systems – Facebook & Second Life Possibilities, Realities, Fantasies Ted William Gross (RL) Kitviel Silberberg (SL) The Learning Experience Moderator: Amanda Endsleigh | 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 | ||
| 04:30 p.m. | SLCN from Faire | Handheld Augmented Reality Project (HARP) using GPS-enabled handheld computers to teach Patrick O'Shea (RL) Dionio Outlander (SL) Graduate School of Education, Harvard University HARP Director USA Moderator: Kavon Zenovka | Creating 3D Virtual World Teaching/Learning Environments Marlene Brooks (RL) Zana Kohime (SL) Cathy Wicks (RL) Voratesal Vantelli (SL) Memorial University NL Canada Moderator: Oronoque Westland Teleport to:
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| 05:00 p.m. | PANEL: Multi-Campus Colleges and Universities in Second Life
Panelists:
Moderator: Aquiel Aero | |||
| 05:30 p.m. | Media Literacy Best Practices Elizabeth Thoman (RL) Liz Huntress (SL) Center for Media Literacy USA Moderator: Marty Snowpaw | Max, the Virtual Guide Dog Louise Nicholson (RL) Louise Later (SL) and Linda Higbee Mandlebaum (RL) Polgara Paine (SL) Pre-registration is required for this hands-on demonstration. Only 10 people will be able to attend this session. Therefore, email louisenicholson@gmail.com to register. Moderator: Ignatius Onomonopeia Teleport to:
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| 6:30 p.m. | CLOSING AND SUMMARY OF DAY'S EVENTS |
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| 7:00 p.m. | END OF DAY TWO
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Sunday, Mar. 29, 2009
| Time | Faire | ISTE | Kennesaw |
| 06:00 a.m. PDT | Future of Virtual Education Ted William Gross (RL) Kitviel Silberberg (SL) The Learning Experience Moderator: Sheila Yoshikawa | PANEL: Language Teachers in Virtual Worlds Nergiz Kern (RL) Daffodil Fargis (SL) Dennis Newson (RL) Osnacantab Nesterov (SL) 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 | |
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| 07:30 a.m. | BREAK | BREAK | BREAK |
| 08:00 a.m. | What Teens Are Learning From Machinima: Production In Teen Second Life Britta Pollmuller (RL) Pigment Pye (SL) Norwich University UK Moderator: LoriVonne Lustre | PANEL: Real Businesses Using Virtual Worlds Panelists: Richard Malterre (RL) Richardakarfly Dezno (SL) Stonfield InWorld; 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 | MI Quiz System L. A. Link (RL) Fim Fischer (SL) Marble Isle SL Moderator: Iffaf Ling Teleport to: |
| 09:00 a.m. | Breaking the Ice: Literacy, play and social identities in 'Club Penguin' Jackie Marsh (RL) Jackie Darkstone (SL) University of Sheffield, UK Moderator: Sheila Yoshikawa | Start your Engines! Real-Virtual Worlds Engaging Interactions Dr. Hanan Gazit (RL) Vrider Dancer (SL) H.I.T.-Holon Institute of Technology, MetaverSense Ltd. Teleport to: | |
| 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 | ||
| 10:00 a.m. | EDTECH Island Two Years Later: Lessons Learned Training Teachers in Virtual Worlds Lisa Dawley (RL) Mali Young (SL) Department of Educational Technology, Boise State University Moderator: Oronoque Westland | ||
| 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 | Club Penguin Tour Kavon Zenovka (SL) Abacus Capalini (SL) This tour requires preregistration by March 28th 12:00 p.m. PST. It is limited to 25 attendees. You can register by emailing k.zenovka@yahoo.com. Please include the tour name in your email. Moderators: Kavon Zenovka and Abacus Capalini Teleport to: Virual World Tours | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Virtual Worlds as a Competitive Learning Environment Kevin Feenan (RL) Phelan Corrimal (SL) Rockcliffe University Consortium Moderator: Oronoque Westland | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | POSTERS AND VENDOR DISPLAY | Runescape Tour Abacus Capalini (SL) This tour requires preregistration by March 28th 12:00 p.m. PST. It is limited to 25 attendees. You can register by emailing k.zenovka@yahoo.com. Please include the tour name in your email. Moderator: Abacus Capalini Teleport to: Virual World Tours | |
| 12:30 p.m. | POSTERS AND VENDOR DISPLAY | 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 | |
| 01:00 p.m. | Realism or Non-Realism: Design of learning spaces in Second Life Shailey Minocha (RL) Shailey Garfield (SL) and Ahmad John Reeves (RL) Idem Rajal (SL) The Open University UK Moderator: Millay Freschi | Gaming and Learning in Second Life Jeremy Koester (RL) Jeremy Braver (SL) Alamo Heights ISD USA Moderator: ToryLynn Writer Teleport to: | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Roles for Virtual Worlds in Education LindyMcKeown (RL) Decka Mah (SL) Moderator: Millay Freschi | ||
| 3:00 p.m. | SPECIAL GROUP SOCIAL TIME | World of Warcraft Tour Abacus Capalini (SL) This tour requires preregistration by March 28th 12:00 p.m. PST. It is limited to 25 attendees. You can register by emailing k.zenovka@yahoo.com. Please include the tour name in your email. Moderator: Abacus Capalini Teleport to: Virual World Tours
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| 3:30 p.m. | SPECIAL GROUP SOCIAL TIME
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| 4:30 p.m. | What skills do I really need to teach? Developing training curriculum for virtual instructors Catherine Dutton(RL) Lishi Nishi (SL) Texas Woman's University, Texas USA Moderator: Amanda Endsleigh | Virtual World Learning Experiences: Identity and Culture Dr.Cynthia Calongne (RL) Lyr Lobo (SL) Colorado Technical University, Colorado USA Moderator: Pooky Amsterdam | 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 Teleport to: |
| 5:30 p.m. | Collaborative Virtual Environment for Architectural Design Jason Breland (RL) (SL Name) Mohd Fairuz Shiratuddin (RL) Fairuz Carpaccio(SL) Hattiesburg MS USA Moderator: Sarah Marcus | Dramatically Different: Strategies for Socially-Engaged Learning in Virtual Worlds Kim Flintoff (RL) Kim Pasternak (SL) 'Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia' | | |
| 6:30 p.m. | CLOSING AND SUMMARY OF DAY'S EVENTS | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | AFTERHOURS AT THE FITZGERALD BALLROOM WRAP-UP SOCIAL | ||
(*) SLCN is not available to broadcast on the Sunday due to prior commitments.
