UWVW Alumni are the protagonists at the upcoming Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference! Don’t miss the following fascinating events in chronological order featuring UW Alumni in :
- Panel discussion on the past, present and future of virtual worlds education
Who: Valibrarian, Zinnia, Stylianos, Leela
When: Friday, March 16th, 10-11am SLT
Where: Edtech Island, Edtech Auditorium - Interactive Base Number Sheets in a Virtual World
Who: D.Cooper Patterson
When: Friday, March 16th, 11 am SLT
Where: Machinima Auditorium - The Saga of UW Maya Island: Digital storytelling, context- and game-based learning in Virtual Worlds
Who: Stylianos, Sicily, Bev, Xantho
When: Friday, March 16th, 1-2 pm SLT
Where: Edtech Island, Edtech Auditorium - Guided Tour to Maya Island
When: Friday, March 16th, 2-3 pm SLT
Where: Tour Departure Area
- Experience in Applying Virtual Worlds to Training in a Business Environment
Who: AgileBill Krebs
When: Friday, March 16th, 3-4 pm SLT
Where: Rockcliffe Rotunda - Tapping the Potential of Open Blended Courses in Virtual Worlds
Who: Stylianos Mystakidis
When: Friday, March 16th, 6-7 pm SLT
Where: Edtech Island, Edtech Auditorium - Session 1: Learning numbers: Intro to subQuan (pre-K & up)
Who: D.Cooper Patterson
When: Saturday, March 16th, 8 am SLT
Where: Machinima Auditorium - Session 2: Application of subQuan to Algebra (4th Grade & up)
Who: D.Cooper Patterson
When: Saturday, March 16th, 9 am SLT
Where: Machinima Auditorium - Session 3: subQuan to Polynomial Derivation and beyond… (9th Grade – HigherEd)
Who: D.Cooper Patterson
When: Saturday, March 16th, 10 am SLT
Where: Machinima Auditorium
Next to these sessions, UW Alumni participate in the two conference’s competitions:
UPDATE: Our poster & machinima have been selected as 2012 Finalists for the Best Educational Practice Award! Please vote here and support us!
- Maya Island Poster (3D Exhibit)
Who: UWVW 2011 Class
When: Visit & Vote on March 15-16th!
Where: VWBPE12 poster area (no. 34) - Maya Island Machinima
Who: Valerie Hill
When: Thursday, March 15th, 8-10pm SLT
Where: Machinima Auditorium
Plus we advise you not to miss a big surprise at the end of the conference…
The VWBPE conference is a unique event on education in virtual worlds, so please come over, enjoy and support our community!
UPDATE: Don’t miss Randy’s presentation on Saturday 17th March, 2pm SLT/PDT on Virtual World Residency.
Virtual World Residency
When: Saturday 17th March, 2pm SLT/PDT
Where: Building Brewery
Crossposting also in Alive Learning blog.
