Best Practices in Education

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What's Best Practices in Education about?

This series is a selection of presentations from leaders in education technology at the yearly conference held entirely online in virtual 3D spaces like Second Life.

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Best Practices in Education episodes:

01.29.2013
Business Case Study Analysis
More than fifty university students from Switzerland and Australia were virtually brought together in groups of four to analyze a marketing case study. Each team member was assigned a role, Marketing Manager, Operations Manager, Finance Manager and Market Expert. Information...
01.29.2013
Virtual Education Secrets At The Builders Brewery
Tips for Vitual Teachers such as Tools of the trade, how to handle students, class clowns, griefers, hecklers, and how to market the class.Best Practices in Education
01.29.2013
How Immersion in Virtual and Augmented Worlds Helps Students
The 2010 National Educational Technology Plan identifies immersive media as among the most powerful emerging technologies for learning. This session describes our research in designing and studying immersive virtual worlds, as well as augmented realities enabled by mobile devices, as...
01.29.2013
Representing Latino Cultural Heritage in the Age of the Social Web
The Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) is a cross-platform immersive education initiative based on bilingual mixed media experiences created to enhance visitor's knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Latino Cultural Heritage through innovative and engaging online experiences. Learn more about LVM...
09.28.2012
Pedagogical Learning Technology Products and Content
Educators must keep abreast of new learning technologies. Pedagogical learning technology products include: self-paced elearning courseware; digital media referenceware; collaboration-based or social learning; simulation- or game-based learning; cognitive learning; and mobile learning. These learning technology products may contain one or...
09.14.2012
Interview with Pathfinder Lester
John Lester (aka Pathfinder Lester), Chief Learning Officer, ReactionGrid Inc. talks about Jibe as a multiuser 3d virtual world platform accessible via a web browser or standalone client. Best Practices in Education
09.14.2012
3D Virtual Worlds in K-12 (International) Schools
David W. Deeds, as IT Manager/Teacher for Changchun American International School in Jilin Province, China, has been using 3D virtual worlds in K-12 (international) school education for three years: Second Life, OpenSimulator, Quest Atlantis and Minecraft. By the time this...
09.13.2012
Using Virtual Worlds as a Tool for Project-Based Learning
Peek inside two project-based programs within NIAUniverse: daVinci Worlds and the RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge (RWIW). Within daVinci Worlds, middle and high school students team to synthesize and organize their learning by constructing knowledge spaces in this virtual world setting....
09.13.2012
Business case-study analysis through cross-cultural online student collaboration
More than fifty university students from Switzerland and Australia were virtually brought together in groups of four to analyze a marketing case study. Each team member was assigned a role, Marketing Manager, Operations Manager, Finance Manager and Market Expert. Information...
09.29.2011
Funeral For Teen Second Life - Barry Joseph
A Funeral For Teen Second Life: A Presentation From Beyond the Grave on the Future of Mixed-Age Education in Second Life. Eulogizing Teen Second Life over the open casket of his Teen Grid Avatar, GlobalKids Bixby will share his deep...
03.23.2011
"It was like I wasn't even really there" - Aimee deNoyelles
This session explores how women college students negotiate in virtual worlds. Aimee used feminist methods to identify how women in an undergraduate communications class understand the psychological and contextual factors which influence their establishment of identity and interaction in a...
03.21.2011
You Are Here, Even When You're Not - Rinda Conwell
You canÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t be online all the time that your students are online. Most projects in teaching and learning in immersive environments begin on a shoestring. You donÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t have a lot of support from your school or institution. You need to...
03.21.2011
The Perky Pug - John Carter McKnight
World of Warcraft is typically played ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œalone together:ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â Players solo game content while chatting with friends in voice or text. However, from the beginning MMOs (massively multiplayer online games) have been built around the assumption that playing together, particularly playing...
03.20.2011
Learning about Community in Virtual Worlds
Elisabeth Hayes and John Carter McKnight describe an interdisciplinary university course that introduces students to community and governance in two virtual worlds, Second Life and World of Warcraft. Focus was on the collective class project, the formation of a class...
03.20.2011
Syllabus 3.0 - Allen Partridge
It has been about 150 years since the documents we now know as course syllabi were first used in academia. The documents are rooted in the traditions of the information delivery and management models of education. See examples of next...
03.20.2011
Our Once and Future Plans
Steve Zapytowski gives an overview of the vSTEM (Virtual Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) project at Kent State University - progress so far and still planning for the future as part of iLIVE (Institute for Learning in Virtual Environments) Best Practices in...
03.20.2011
The Fantastic and The Furious - Sonicity Fitzroy & Lowe Runo
Capturing Moments Through Machinima Dr. Phylis Johnson and partner Lowe Runo show educators and others the potential of making machinima that moves beyond the mundane to a new level of storytelling that will captivate audiences, especially students. What is it that...
03.20.2011
Veteran Dialogues - Scott Thompson & Larry Winters
Coming Unhinged and Feeling Whole: Carbon Based to Virtual World Dialogue Scott & Larry are both experienced facilitators and have created the Veteran ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Civilian Dialogue; a social healing project designed to bring together veterans and civilians, in equal numbers, to...
03.19.2011
Emotional Impacts of Digital Media - Dr David Gibson
Find out about the fascinating neuroscience work being done with special EEG headsets to map emotions, engagement and thinking by monitoring brain patterns. Dr. Gibosn's team is from the School of Social Transformation, Equity Alliance at ASU,Arizona State University Best...
03.19.2011
As The WORLDz Turn... - Peggy Sheehy
Last year the sky fell in, or did it. Peggy explores all the new worlds of opportunity and online spaces for learning. There is no stronger advocate for innovation with K-12 kids education than Peggy so don't miss this inspiring...
03.14.2011
Randy Hinrichs - 3D Environments
To experience, it's about being there; to learn, it's about doing there. This keynote takes us into the world of architecting learning experiences. Randy explores top ten 3D interactive, immersive learning experiences drawing from experiences in the Virtual Biodome, a...
03.09.2011
Who Are You? Where is Here?
The truth about Botgirl Questi and her real and unreal view of the world, identity and virtual lives - and also how this is influencing education and life-long learning.Best Practices in Education
12.28.2010
Xirconnia Morphett
Suzi Mazzenga (SL: Xirconnia Morphett), Instructional Design Specialist - "Drawing on Second Life Experiences to Enrich the First Life". Suzi poses the question, "Is your avatar a virtual extension of the real you?" and discusses using Second Life to expand imagination,...
12.28.2010
Wainbrave Bernal
Jonathan Richter (Wainbrave Bernal SL), Research Associate, Center for Advanced Technology in Education, University of Oregon - "Creating a community of practice and searchable database of learning objects in Second Life - The SaLamander Project". Jonathan invites educators in Second Life...
12.28.2010
Zazen Manbi
Jeffrey Corbin (Zazen Manbi SL), Director of University of Denver's Science School in Second Life, Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Denver - "SciLands in Second Life". Jeffrey introduces SciLands, a micro-continent in Second Life dedicated to providing a top notch...
12.28.2010
Chuck Hamilton & Holly Stewart
Chuck Hamilton (SL: Longg Weeks), IBM Center for Advanced Learning, and Holly Stewart (SL: Ada Alfa), Virtual Universe Community and 3D Internet Division - "IBM Keynote". Chuck and Holly take questions from the educator community and discuss IBM's experimentation with virtual...
12.28.2010
Maggie Marat, Victoria Gloucster, and Kevin Jarrett
Peggy Sheehy (SL: Maggie Marat), Instructional Technology Facilitator and Media Specialist at Suffern Middle School; Catherine Parsons (SL: Victoria Gloucster), Assistant Superintendent Pine Plains Central School District, and Kevin Jarrett (SL: KJ Hax), Part-Time Faculty Walden University - K-12 Panel:...
12.28.2010
Lyr Lobo
Dr. Cynthia Calongne (SL: Lyr Lobo), Professor of Computer Science, Colorado Technical University - "The Amusement and the Maze Game Class Projects". Cynthia discusses adult learning and the iterative process her students used to create interactive game projects in a programming...
12.28.2010
Kathy Dryburgh
Kathy Schrock (Kathy Dryburgh-SL), Administrator for Technology for the Nauset Public Schools - "Guide to SL for K-12 Educators" - Kathy takes the audience on a tour of sites in Second Life that demonstrate innovative teaching and learning practices and...
12.28.2010
Pirate Shipman
Bill Mosely (SL: Pirate Shipman), Professor of Computer Studies at Bakersfield College and Adjunct Faculty at Pepperdine University - "The Big Picture of Education in Second Life". Bill presents a case study from the Masters in Educational Technology Program at Pepperdine,...
12.28.2010
Decka Mah
Lindy McKeown (Deckah Mah SL), Digital Strategy Project Officer for the University of Southern Queensland - "Action Learning in Second Life". Lindy explains the pedagogy of Action Learning and discusses its potential impact in 3D online environments. The focus is on...
12.28.2010
Virtual Bacon
John Jamison (Virtual Bacon-SL), Director, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at Colorado Mountain College - "Two Years of Introducing Educators to Second Life in 60 Minutes, or: Tips for Dinosaur Wrangling". John discusses the obstacles to introducing Second Life...
12.28.2010
GlobalKids Bixby
Barry Joseph (Globalkids Bixby-SL), Director of Global Kids Online Leadership Program - "(Educator's) History of the Teen Grid - A Global Kids Choose-Your-Own-Best-Practices Adventure". Barry delivers a brief history of the Global Kids program on the Teen Grid in Second Life,...
12.27.2010
Kenny Hubble
Ken Hudson (SL: Kenny Hubble), Loyalist College - "Loyalist College in Second Life". Ken traces his first stumbling steps as a newbie through his experience taking a Harvard law class in-world, and talks about how he developed a program in Second...
12.27.2010
Intellagirl Tully
Sarah Robbins (SL: Intellagirl Tully), co-author of the forthcoming "Second Life for Dummies" book - "Engagement in Second Life Learning". Sarah discusses the problem with student engagement in higher education and how educators might use virtual worlds like Second Life to...
12.27.2010
Fleep Tuque
Chris Collins (SL: Fleep Tuque), co-chair of the SL Best Practices in Education 2007 conference and IT Analyst at the University of Cincinnati - "An observational survey of educational institutions in the virtual world of Second Life". Chris delivers a preliminary...
03.22.2010
Maslow's Hierarchical Hideaway in Second Life: What was I thinking?
Jackie Gerstein gives an informal and casual tour of her surprising and fun build in Second Life that lets learners explore the concepts of Maslow's pyramid of human needs at their own pace Best Practices in Education
03.19.2010
WoW (World of Warcraft) in Schools
Maggie Marat and Lucus Gillespie share their success story of how they engaged at-risk students in learning, team building and collaboration with a WoW after school program Best Practices in Education
03.19.2010
5 years of Creative Research in Second Life
Terry Beaubois has been successfully using Second Life for teaching architecture and community design to a state-wide distributed group of universities in Montana Best Practices in Education
03.19.2010
The Rise of Avatars in Loosely Coupled Social Networks for Military Learning InnovationsÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â
Using virtual simulations for training is not exactly a new concept for the military, but Andy Stricker, Distributed Learning Architect at Air University shows us how they are using virtual worlds to teach leadership using 3D games in Second Life....
03.19.2010
Teaching Mathematics in Virtual Worlds
Randall Holmes, a mathematician, has started to use Second Life to teach basic math to students and shares a lot of the nuts & bolts conclusions about how well it works. Best Practices in Education
03.19.2010
Learning in 3D: A New Educational Dimension
Authors of "Learning in 3D" Karl Kapp and Tony O'Driscoll share their thoughts about why they believe this book is needed and some insights from selected chaptersBest Practices in Education
03.16.2010
Virtual Worlds, Culture, and Change
Join metaverse blogger Dusan Writer in a great conversation with anthropologist and author Tom Boellstorff as they look at the way a unique culture has evolved within Second Life Best Practices in Education
03.16.2010
Education and the SL Ecosystem
Terrence Linden shares his data analysis info from Linden Lab to show how the education community in Second Life has evolved and how new tools & features considered mainly for enterprise users will also greatly enhance virtual teaching and learning....
03.16.2010
Revealing the Didactic Character of Imagery in Second Life
Sandrine Han shares her research findings about how students in Second Life react to and learn from the images and textures surrounding them in 3D environments Best Practices in Education
03.16.2010
Under Construction ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ The coming paradigm shift in social acceptance of VW
Kevin Feenan examines the current norms of teaching in virtual spaces and looks at the speed of technical innovation vs social acceptance of adoptionBest Practices in Education
03.16.2010
Ethical and Legal Issues in Teaching in Virtual Worlds
Hope R. Botterbusch and Rosemary S. Talab demonstrate how they instruct students about the rights and wrongs of living in a virtual environment and how to deal with uncomfortable or unexpected situations. Best Practices in Education
03.15.2010
Taking Virtual Worlds from Enthusiast Project to Mainstream Technology
Lindy McKeown explains how Action Learning works for staff professional development across organizations, how it narrows the 'Knowing - Doing Gap', and how it relates to Heutagogy, the management of self-managed learners.Best Practices in Education
03.15.2010
Virtual Performance - Performing the Virtual Theatre in Secondlife
The theater troupe joins Joff Chafer during this presentation about performing arts, story telling and theater translated and transformed for virtual spaces like Second Life. Best Practices in Education
03.15.2010
The Turning Point
Claudia Linden gets the audience involved in a discussion about memorable "Ah Ha" moments experienced or witnessed in Second Life. Best Practices in Education

What's Best Practices in Education about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Best Practices in Education episodes:

Business Case Study Analysis

Virtual Education Secrets At The Builders Brewery

How Immersion in Virtual and Augmented Worlds Helps Students

Representing Latino Cultural Heritage in the Age of the Social Web

Pedagogical Learning Technology Products and Content

Interview with Pathfinder Lester

3D Virtual Worlds in K-12 (International) Schools

Using Virtual Worlds as a Tool for Project-Based Learning

Business case-study analysis through cross-cultural online student collaboration

Funeral For Teen Second Life - Barry Joseph

"It was like I wasn't even really there" - Aimee deNoyelles

You Are Here, Even When You're Not - Rinda Conwell

The Perky Pug - John Carter McKnight

Learning about Community in Virtual Worlds

Syllabus 3.0 - Allen Partridge

Our Once and Future Plans

The Fantastic and The Furious - Sonicity Fitzroy & Lowe Runo

Veteran Dialogues - Scott Thompson & Larry Winters

Emotional Impacts of Digital Media - Dr David Gibson

As The WORLDz Turn... - Peggy Sheehy

Randy Hinrichs - 3D Environments

Who Are You? Where is Here?

Xirconnia Morphett

Wainbrave Bernal

Zazen Manbi

Chuck Hamilton & Holly Stewart

Maggie Marat, Victoria Gloucster, and Kevin Jarrett

Lyr Lobo

Kathy Dryburgh

Pirate Shipman

Decka Mah

Virtual Bacon

GlobalKids Bixby

Kenny Hubble

Intellagirl Tully

Fleep Tuque

Maslow's Hierarchical Hideaway in Second Life: What was I thinking?

WoW (World of Warcraft) in Schools

5 years of Creative Research in Second Life

The Rise of Avatars in Loosely Coupled Social Networks for Military Learning InnovationsÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â

Teaching Mathematics in Virtual Worlds

Learning in 3D: A New Educational Dimension

Virtual Worlds, Culture, and Change

Education and the SL Ecosystem

Revealing the Didactic Character of Imagery in Second Life

Under Construction ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ The coming paradigm shift in social acceptance of VW

Ethical and Legal Issues in Teaching in Virtual Worlds

Taking Virtual Worlds from Enthusiast Project to Mainstream Technology

Virtual Performance - Performing the Virtual Theatre in Secondlife

The Turning Point