virtualworlds Archive

  • Exploring the Metaverse Presentation

    Exploring the Metaverse Presentation

    Exploring the Metaverse – Education in Virtual Worlds and Games View more presentations from jokay. Today I had the pleasure of giving an online presentation in Elluminate for students from the New Learning and New Literacies Online Masters program at the University of Illinois. It was a jam-packed, super speedy session to give them a [...]

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  • Slides from jokay’s E-Gem’s Session!

    Slides from jokay’s E-Gem’s Session!

    Exploring the Metaverse: Virtual Worlds and Games for Learning View more presentations from jokay. Further notes, recordings and resources from the session are available in the event discussion forum @ http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/content/exploring-metaverse-virtual-worlds-and-games-learning. For those interested in Quest Atlantis: For information about upcoming teacher training in Quest Atlantis visit: http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu/site/pd_list For a course code or further information contact [...]

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  • Update: jokaydia@ReactionGrid!

    Update: jokaydia@ReactionGrid!

    So its been a huge week or exploring and learning for us over at jokaydia@ReactionGrid, and I must say Im kinda exhausted, but  nonethless inspired!! ;) So far we’ve seen a huge number of the jokaydians come to visit, and some have even got their own sims already.  The Australian invasion seems to be well [...]

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  • jokaydia Unconf09: Are you ready?

    jokaydia Unconf09: Are you ready?

    With only a few days to go, its time for final checks and downloads in preparation for the jokaydia Unconference 09! Check out the (almost) final unconference schedule on the jokaydia Wiki where you’ll be able to figure out  which sessions you’d like to attend. There are some seriously fantastic conversations to participate in planned! [...]

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  • Immersive learning: it’s game on!

    Immersive learning: it’s game on!

    Pandora Kurrajong aka Kerryj – one of the lovely jokaydia residents and a fabbo machinimist, has made a brilliant video for education.au which is titled ‘Immersive learning: it’s game on!‘. It is a brilliant overview for education in virtual worlds, and provides case studies from Second Life, Quest Atlantis and World of Warcraft, interviews with [...]

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