Working with setting up a gallery space at Digication as part of this semester’s exploration in online portfolios, learning tools and collaborations. The MSAE grads have been using it. It’s pretty clean and geared toward education. Also, upgrades on the CAC Moodle. Looking at Mahara, an open source e-portfolio system.
Lots of great tools, getting better and more integrated all the time!! Beware of overly cloudy weather, however!
This free inworld conference was a great opportunity to see what educators are doing with 3d-immersive learning and collaboration
From their website: “The Virtual World Best Practices in Education (VWBPE) conference originated from the 2007 Second Life Best Practices in Education Conference. This grassroots, community-based conference attracts faculty, instructors, trainers, administrators, instructional designers, technical specialists, and members of organizations from around the world. Those who create teaching/learning environments, resources, tools, support services and professional development opportunities internal and external to virtual world environments participate.
During the conference, participants have opportunities to ask: What is education?, What is teaching?, What is learning? and How can we provide virtual world educational environments in which today’s learners can become all they can be.”
Online communication encourages self creation, as thousands of tapping fingers produce a maddening noise.
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Finding ways to introduce new media and new media aesthetics in the arts classroom can be a challenge, especially if you have limited computers, software and/or lab time. Following are a few ideas to get kids thinking about new media art and using tools to create.