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Second Life MOOC - April 1 - 30, 2014

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Spread the word You’re invited to first Second Life MOOC of its kind on WizIQ on April 1. 2014. The theme of the MOOC is Learning and Connecting Online for Instruction and Learning using Second Life. ( click here to acces the course ). The MOOC will focus on connecting online for collaborative learning and teaching through Second Life. The live presentations will include the speakers’ reflective process on teaching and learning in fully online and blended learning formats. Second Life MOOC will also include courses for beginners and advanced Second Life participants. The courses will be asynchronous (Moodle) and synchronous (WizIQ & Second Life) with recordings on WizIQ, Google Drive, YouTube, and Vimeo. There will be three learning areas: WizIQ course area , Second Life, and Moodle for Teachers (M4T) Moodle website. The live online sessions and recordings, tutorials (courseware) and ongoing discussions (coursefeed) will be available in the WizIQ course area. Second Life Mo

Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Connections: April 9-12, 2014

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Well, we are back... VWBPE is back.. this year.. "Connections" is the word and spirit we'll be sharing- The conference is being held from April 9-12th, 2014 using three immersive environments including Second Life , OSGrid , and CloudParty . Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education is a global grass-roots community event which focuses on education in immersive virtual environments. This open conference is organized by educators, for educators, to provide an opportunity to showcase the learning that takes place in this community of practice. Last year conference was brilliant.. this year, it's looking wonderful, too. Here, you can visit some of the different sites and social media tools the conference offer for you to get more information on the marvelous things going on next April 9-12th. You can visit their site: http://vwbpe.org/   Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/67701516968/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/vwbpe   # V