immerse yourself – learn how esc is faring as virtual goes open source

Immerse Yourself – Learn how ESC is Faring as Virtual Goes Open Source

Virtual Fall Academic Conference

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Eileen O’ConnorAudeliz MatiasNicola AllainJase TeohMark Lewis

and the ESC Virtual Worlds Affinity Group

ESC in Virtual Worlds – A Planned Approach –

• 2003 – 2004 CDL Ad-Hoc Media and Learning Research Group recommended exploring virtual worlds for teaching and learning.

• 2004 Office of Educational Technology invited virtual worlds leaders to speak to college faculty and staff about teaching and learning in virtual worlds.

• 2005 Initial funding for virtual worlds initiatives though the Charitable Leadership Foundation (CLF) for: Improving Adult Learner Literacy in Mathematics and Science Through Online Learning. http://commons.esc.edu/smatresources/

We Began to Build

Alumni House, 28 Union AveSaratoga Springs, NY

CDL SL Campus Inspired by Congress Park

Courses Emerged

Center for Distance Learning

School of Graduate Studies

Centers

• Future of Being Human

• STEM courses

• MBA • Policy • Teacher Education

• Virtual building• Possible Human

Services

Masters of Arts in Learning & Emerging Technology

Courses on virtual learning & community

Student showcase (within a virtual environment)

Incubator on immersive virtual development

Leadership & experimentation

The Future of Being Human

http://commons.esc.edu/smatresources/the-future-of-being-human/

Immersive Learning Experiences for MBA Courses

Students develop original virtual environments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CXfWW34JaQ creating employee training

Student presentations

Meetings with the Dean

Uses many ways to meet, present, discuss & learn

Online Graduate Classes

Virtual experiences, such as weather

Class meetings on

ISTE

Teachers learn

rudimentary 3-d building

and design pods to share their science projects, through images & weblinks

RESEARCH W/ K

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Eileen O’Connor’s MAT Student Poster Sessions

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Attending a Second Life Conference

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MALET Opening Reception

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Virtual Worlds Affinity Group

Virtual Worlds at ESC – Moving Forward• Sharing Research, Skills, Resources• Scholarly Collaboration• Exploring open source materials & our own

server space • Creating new alliances • Challenging ourselves to grow

Hosting Virtual Speaker Sessions

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Invited leaders in virtual worlds education

• John Lester (previously Pathfinder Linden), a pioneer in virtual worlds education.

• Maria Korolov, Editor and Publisher, Hypergrid Business (a leading open sim expert).

• More to come in 2013

Guest Speaker Maria Korolov

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bit.ly/SUNY-hypergrid

Editor and Publisher, http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/

Presentation Slides:

Forthcoming at the Rotunda

• Ongoing Virtual Speaker Series on third Mondays of each month.

• Media Arts Festival in December by CDL Media Arts Students

• MALET Advanced Design Seminar in SL and Open Sim by graduate students finishing their first year.

For More Information

Contact Nicola Marae Allain, PhDChair, Virtual Worlds Affinity Group

Ragitake Takakura in Second Lifenicola.allain@esc.edu

Or Eileen O’Connor, PhDFounding Chair, Virtual Worlds Affinity Group

Eilock Clavenham in Second LifeEileen.oconnor@esc.edu