All Blog Posts Tagged 'worlds' (5)

iEducate - Final conference at Warwick University, Coventry and Virtual Conference in Second Life

On 20th September 2011 the iEducate Team presents the tools and resources that were developed during the project lifetime. Furthermore recent developments and technologies that will shape the future of vocational education will be introduced during several break-out session.

On 21st September 2011 a virtual conference will take place at the virtual training island in Second Life for those unable to attend in person on the 20th.

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Added by Jana Dobbelstein on August 1, 2011 at 3:26am — No Comments

iEducate - The Future of Vocational Education

The iEducate project will host a free seminar & information event, taking place 13^th July 2011 in Brussels, BIP, Zinneke meeting room, from 14.00 – 17.00. The iEducate team gives an informative insight into fascinating new technologies for learning & teaching in vocational education. The comprehensive program can be found at www.ieducate.eu.

As there is a limited capacity of attendees, we kindly ask you to register for the event…

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Added by Jana Dobbelstein on June 29, 2011 at 9:19am — No Comments

An unconventional view on online collaboration

When i began my study years ago, online e-learning systems were just being introduced. These Learning Management Systems(LMS) promised a new way of learning. Students could now submit there work online, educators could fill the courses with online content, and all would benefit from this new approach; in theory...

In practice this doesn't really work. These LMS are managed top to bottom, and focussed to keep content within the walls of the organisation. This results in unmotivated… Continue

Added by Jeroen van Veen on February 23, 2011 at 2:11am — No Comments

Edusim is FINALLY on Facebook ... give us a [LIKE]

I FINALLY got an Edusim fan page on Facebook ... If you feel the urge .. jump on over and "LIKE" it

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Edusim/148004585221447

Added by Rich White on August 30, 2010 at 10:15am — No Comments

10 Examples of Useful Second Life Resources for Educators

(Final post in a series on current uses of Virtual Worlds in Education)

This week I will wrap up the series of posts I published throughout June, focused on Internet based Virtual World technologies as they are being used in Education today. As I researched current VW tech options for education, it became apparent to me that Second Life remains the most… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on July 7, 2009 at 8:49am — No Comments