Live Futures 2020 - the countdown is on!

It’s 3am AEST, and we’re just about ready for Live Futures 2020! The meeting hall is setup and the speakers are primed.. all we need is an audience!

To join us, TP to the new jokaydia Meeting Hall in Second Life.

Running from 12pm and 6pm AEST on the Islands of jokaydia (7pm SLT, 16 Aug. Check Your Local Time here) join us to hear from a range of great presenters, and also share your ideas for the future!!. You can contribute to the festival in a number of ways:

We’ve also setup a number of tools in Second Life which allow you to explore the Festival content, connect to the contributors and share your views! You can:

  • Add your image to our Avatar Noticeboard
  • Add your comments on our Event Noticeboard
  • Explore the festival online
  • Watch videos inworld
  • Meet other residents and discuss solutions for the future!

Seeyou at the festival!

August 17, 2008 | Filed Under events, jokaydia, livefutures2020 | 1 Comment 

Live Futures 2020 - This Sunday!

We’ve been planning and scheming this week in the background getting ready for the Live Futures Event which will occur between 12:30pm and 6pm AEST on the Islands of jokaydia! (7pm SLT, 16 Aug. Check Your Local Time here!).

As I’ve previously written - our inworld event is part of the Global Youth Foundation’s real life event - Live Futures 2020: A World of World of Possibility, which is being held at Newtown Square (corner of King St and Enmore Rd opposite Newtown Station).

Our Inworld Program for the day is as follows:

  • 12pm AEST - Welcome and Second Life orientation
  • 12:30pm AEST - Dell Wolfensparger Speaks!
    The fabulous Dell Wolfensparger will share some his work and insights, followed by a tour of his Island in Second Life!
  • 1:30pm - Topophilia - Love of Land: AAEE Gallery Exhibition, Islands of jokaydia
    Birut Zemits and members of the Australian Association for Environmental Education will share their exhibition in Second Life, titled Topophilia - Love of Land
  • 3:00pm AEST - Global Challenges and Sustainable Futures - Cocreation and Collaboration Session
    Janine Cahill and her team will lead an inworld discussion and collaboration session - which will explore some of the issues presented at the real life conference. Help co-create the future!
  • 4:30pm - Dr. Andrew Wallace PhD, Director of the Network of European Technocrats
    Dr Wallace will give a presentation titled Technocracy: Building a New Sustainable Society for a Post Carbon World live in Second Life.

There will also be lots of opportunities to share your thoughts about sustainability, technology and the future, visit interesting spaces in Second Life and meet the residents of the Islands of jokaydia! We’ll also be sharing links, videos, ideas and images from the festival throughout the day!

To join us simply TP to the Islands of jokaydia Meeting Hall (SLurl)

For those who are interested in attending the real-life festival in Newtown, click here to view the program!

August 15, 2008 | Filed Under community, events, jokaydia, livefutures2020 | 5 Comments 

Co-Create Live Futures 2020 on Tuesday!

Planning is well underway and we’re starting to get setup inworld for the Global Youth Futures - Living Futures 2020 event which will happen in Newtown, Australia and on the Islands of jokaydia in Second Life this Sunday 17th August from 12pm - 6pm AEST. ( 7pm. Sat 16th SLT. Check your local times here!)

We’ll be publishing a schedule of events shortly, but I wanted to highlight an opportunity for anyone interested in coming along and attending to join us for a meetup, practice and planning session this Tuesday evening. The idea of this session is to give our presenters a chance to check out where they will be working, and also to encourage everyone to come along and participate!

SO - if you’re interested in contributing on the day, please join us at the new Islands of jokaydia Meeting Hall (SLurl) on Tuesday 12th August between 8pm and 9pm for an inworld Living Futures Event Co-Creation Session! (3am SLT. Check your local times here.) All contributions are welcome!

We’re also still looking for volunteers to help manage the inworld portion of the event. So, if you love newbie helping, inworld photography, machinima or just hanging out with cool residents and would like to help, please contact me! You can IM jokay Wollongong inworld or send me an email!

Stay tuned! More Live Futures 2020 Updates coming soon!

August 11, 2008 | Filed Under events, jokaydia, livefutures2020, news | Leave a Comment 

jokaydia Unconference Update!

7 weeks to go till our first annual jokaydia Unconference… and planning is going very well!

Thanks to all who’ve contributed ideas, both via the wiki and via IMs inworld. Please help keep the ideas flowing.

To give you an update on the sessions that have been put forward so far:

On Saturday 27th September we have:

  • Ramapo Islands:A New Dimension in Learning - led by Maggie Marat aka Peggy Sheehy
    Focusing on the process of developing constructivist learning in the virtual world, Sheehy will present the steps her teachers have taken this second year of teaching in Ramapo Islands on Teen Second life to translate their content into the virtual landscape. She will outline the best practices that have evolved as a result and the student responses to this 21st century pedagogical shift.
  • Using a Virtual World to Educate students in Higher Education - with Jass Easterman aka Sue Gregory
    Jass Easterman will take you through how she has been using the virtual world of Second Life with volunteer students enrolled in two education units. She will discuss the types of activities the students have undertaken, what has worked and what hasn’t and what is required of them. This hour long presentation will include anecdotal evidence from students and Jass.
  • Quest Atlantis with slammed Aabye aka Dean Groom and Sapphire Ceawlin aka Angela Cooke
    Exploring Quest Atlantis - How structured virtual worlds can connect students too young to participate in Teen Second Life.
  • Networked Community : Architectures For Part(icipation) - Geon Nasu vs. Limitlessness Infinity.
    Conducted in a disco awith shiny floors and happy hour for at least the first thirty in the door.

On Sunday 28th September we have:

  • How do Second Life activities affect ‘real life’ organizations? - a conversation with a number of representatives from edu organisations and associations, led by HeyJude Jenns aka Judy O’Connell
    Join us for a discussion about the possibilities for SL to lead empowerment and change in educational professional associations. What lead should they take in the education community? Why?

As you can see, already a fascinating mix of events!

We’ll be holding an Unconference planning sessions inworld soon - stay tuned for more updates! In the meantime, if you’d like to share your work or lead a discussion add your name to the wiki now!

August 9, 2008 | Filed Under community, events, jokaydia, news, unconference | 5 Comments 

EduSquare Under Construction… SLurls, Please!!?

As you can see, I’m in the midst of an update of our Edusquare Space on the Islands of jokaydia!

Edusquare has been created to provide a meeting point and resource space for educators and others who are working in Second Life. It is surrounded by our resident’s spaces and provides several resources including the Educational Landmarks Wall, which provides landmarks to a wide range of educational projects in Second Life.

The plan for this space is to extend the tools and resources setup here to create a more useful collection of how-tos, newbie resources and landmark givers. The aim is to help visitors  to quickly gain an understand of some of the educational activties going on inworld, and to connect with others in Second Life.

And now I need your help!

If you represent an educational project inworld, or you have a favourite educational space in Second Life, PLEASE include a comment and SLurl below so I can update our Educational Landmarks Wall. This tool has been used extensively by both our informal visitors and tour groups and is a great way to promote your projects and draw new visitors to your space.

To visit Edusquare use this SLurl - but wear your hardhat. Construction will be ongoing over the next few days! ;)

August 7, 2008 | Filed Under education, jokaydia, resources | 2 Comments