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Entries from August 2007

Slidecast about Second Life and Libraries

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Here’s a 45 minutes audio/slide clip about:

What is Second Life?
What can you do there?
What are libraries doing there.
Some interesting library sites
Ten ways libraries can join in
Live tour of the Australian Libraries Building

http://www.slideshare.net/sirexkat/slvs-lgreenhil-slideshare

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Tags: Library · Second Life

I’m presenting about SL at this seminar 14 Aug,

August 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Online learning using virtual worlds
USQ Faculty of Education Symposium
Participants are invited to take part in this unique FREE triple-cast event in person face-to-face at USQ , simultaneously in-world in Second Life or watch a live broadcast via the web.
Overview

As the web becomes more of an interactive two-way space [...]

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Tags: Second Life

Carrick grant for Virtual Reality T&L at Macquarie

August 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Looks like Professor John Hedberg at Macquarie is formulating an application for a Carrick grant to form an International Virtual Reality Teaching and Learning Research Institute.  I found this via the SLOz blog http://www.sloz.info/2007/08/02/international-virtual-teaching-and-learning-research-institute-proposed/
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Call for Expressions of Interest to contribute to a proposed International Virtual Reality Teaching and Learning Research InstituteThis is a general [...]

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Science education in SL

August 6th, 2007 · No Comments

A nice 3 min clip of places with Science Learning in Second Life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfsSGBraUhc

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What is this

August 5th, 2007 · No Comments

This is mainly a place to put links about Second Life and Education that may interest the Murdoch University Community.

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Tags: Second Life