Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education
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Technology mediated reality and multi-user virtual environments collide and present teachers and learners with unprecedented learning possibilities..
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April 18, 2012 12:17 AM
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New Report: How Digital Learning Connects Technology And Teaching To Meet Today’s Educational Challenges | 3D Virtual Worlds: Educational Technology

New Report: How Digital Learning Connects Technology And Teaching To Meet Today’s Educational Challenges | 3D Virtual Worlds: Educational Technology | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
New Report: How Digital Learning Connects Technology And Teaching To Meet Today’s Educational Challenges Source: Alliance for Excellent Education Digital learning can connect middle and high...
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April 18, 2012 12:16 AM
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Health and Medicine in Second Life: From HealthInfo Island; To ...

Health and Medicine in Second Life: From HealthInfo Island; To ... | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Their mission is to enable people with a wide range of disabilities by providing a supporting environment for them to enter and thrive in online virtual worlds like Second Life®. Disability Resources: Image description ...
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April 18, 2012 12:15 AM
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Medical Schools Turn to Simulation | HealthWorks Collective | Education in Virtual Worlds

Medical Schools Turn to Simulation | HealthWorks Collective | Education in Virtual Worlds | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
New York University medical students are moving beyond the traditional cadaver of anatomy class to dissect a virtual model made by BioDigital Systems, reports the New York Times. It's pretty ... A Social Media Today community ...
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April 18, 2012 12:12 AM
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Real-Life Teaching in a Virtual World -- Campus Technology

Real-Life Teaching in a Virtual World -- Campus Technology | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Few technologies have been subject to more hype and subsequent disappointment than Second Life. Corporations from shoe manufactures to cruise lines to news services set up shop with hopes this new frontier would bring soaring profits.
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April 18, 2012 12:11 AM
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Assessments in Virtual Worlds

Assessments in Virtual Worlds

Objective: Identify and discuss how educators are assessing learning in virtual worlds.

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Dede, C. Planning for Neomillennial Learning S...
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Online Nursing Degree Programs Teach Using Second Life Virtual Simulation | GetEducated.com | 3D Virtual Worlds: Educational Technology

Online Nursing Degree Programs Teach Using Second Life Virtual Simulation | GetEducated.com | 3D Virtual Worlds: Educational Technology | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Online nursing degree programs offered by online education healthcare schools are increasingly using the virtual world of Second Life to train nurses through simulation exercises and interaction.
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Educational Technology in the Classroom | 3D Virtual Worlds: Educational Technology

Educational Technology in the Classroom | 3D Virtual Worlds: Educational Technology | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Educational technology in the classroom! From classroom clickers to assistive techology in the classroom, there is something every teacher can use.
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How educators can benefit from Kitely - Hypergrid Business

Hypergrid BusinessHow educators can benefit from KitelyHypergrid BusinessBy Lawrence Pierce Kitely – an OpenSim-based grid that runs its regions in the Amazon cloud — has a unique system that gives educators some interesting capabilities and...
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April 18, 2012 12:08 AM
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How Students Use Second Life For Digital Learning | Edudemic

How Students Use Second Life For Digital Learning | Edudemic | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Second Life is an open-ended online world. Users design their own surroundings, and create avatars as their characters to work there. The avatars can interact with each other; they can cooperate towards a common goal, ...
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April 18, 2012 12:07 AM
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Rethinking Language Learning: Virtual Worlds as a Catalyst for Change - IJLM-MIT Press Journals | Digital Delights - Avatars

Rethinking Language Learning: Virtual Worlds as a Catalyst for Change - IJLM-MIT Press Journals | Digital Delights - Avatars | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Rethinking Language Learning: Virtual Worlds as a Catalyst for Change - IJLM-MIT Press Journals http://t.co/oRmozdQM...
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April 18, 2012 12:06 AM
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The University of Western Australia in Second Life: New UWA Vice ...

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Professor Robson was instrumental to the creation of the UWA Second Life presence, and without him, it would simply not exist. Click here to see a CNN report interviewing Professor Robgson on the UWA SL presence.
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April 18, 2012 12:06 AM
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Virtual Distance Learning Classroom using Kinect - University of Florida Digital Worlds Institute

This video shows the new Kinect-based distance learning platform that the University of Florida Digital Worlds Institute is developing for the distance cours... (GO GATORS!
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April 18, 2012 12:03 AM
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Virtual Worlds: Immersive Training, Collaboration and Meetings

Virtual Worlds: Immersive Training, Collaboration and Meetings | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Are virtual worlds really viable environments for work? According to a survey by Unisfair, usage of virtual environments is growing for marketing, training and collaboration.
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April 18, 2012 12:16 AM
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Gamification, Virtual Worlds and The Gartner Hype Cycle | Kapp ...

Gamification, Virtual Worlds and The Gartner Hype Cycle | Kapp ... | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Via Scoop.it – Learning in Virtual Worlds Notice, however, that virtual worlds are now right in the middle of the trough of disillusionment which means people are still pretty down on virtual worlds but they are closer to actual ...
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The Rules Of Educational Technology NYC | Articles Ezine Daily | 3D Virtual Worlds: Educational Technology

The Rules Of Educational Technology NYC | Articles Ezine Daily | 3D Virtual Worlds: Educational Technology | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
A teacher needs all types of tools to get the job done. The education of the students is the main purpose behind educational technology NYC. The tools can be adapted to each student in class and help them to get an academic edge.
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April 18, 2012 12:15 AM
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NEWS RELEASE: Pace University education students to practice on virtual students | Press Room

NEWS RELEASE: Pace University education students to practice on virtual students | Press Room | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
TeachLivE Lab @ Pace Univ. Sch of Ed is taking qstns. Anyone want me to ask one?
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April 18, 2012 12:12 AM
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Jan. 5, 2012: “Possible, Probable, and Preferable Future of Education in Virtual Worlds” : Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable

Jan. 5, 2012: “Possible, Probable, and Preferable Future of Education in Virtual Worlds” : Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
RT @iggyono: @VWER the transcript of our panel of experts on the year in Virtual Worlds and what's ahead http://t.co/PDKUWAhz #vwer #Secondlife #OpenSim...
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April 18, 2012 12:11 AM
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First-year medical students learn anatomy with interactive virtual 3D cadaver - British Journal of Healthcare Computing

First-year medical students learn anatomy with interactive virtual 3D cadaver - British Journal of Healthcare Computing | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
British Journal of Healthcare ComputingFirst-year medical students learn anatomy with interactive virtual 3D cadaverBritish Journal of Healthcare Computing[New York, USA/ Medicine] - First-year students at New York University School of Medicine...
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April 18, 2012 12:10 AM
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Secondlife Campus of Marshall University STEM Academy

STEM Academy- Science Technology Engeneering and Math on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington WV. Where education is only limited by our digital i...
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April 18, 2012 12:10 AM
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Education in Virtual Worlds

Education in Virtual Worlds | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Using virtual world platforms for distance education.
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Course teaches journalists in a virtual world how to cover disasters and ... - Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

Course teaches journalists in a virtual world how to cover disasters and ...Knight Center for Journalism in the AmericasThe Knight Center has already collaborated with Dr.
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Academic Research Paper on OpenSim Community - The Metaverse Journal

Academic Research Paper on OpenSim Community - The Metaverse Journal | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
Academic Research Paper on OpenSim CommunityThe Metaverse JournalUsing semi-structured interviews, archival data, and social network analysis, we explore these items in detail and provide initial findings from an ongoing research study of the...
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April 18, 2012 12:07 AM
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MA Education in Virtual Worlds at UWE

MA Education in Virtual Worlds at UWE | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
We're very excited to announce our plans to launch a distance learning MA in Education in Virtual Worlds in January 2012. The course will offer highly flexible opportunities for study as it will take place in Second Life.
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Pioneering teacher wants virtual worlds to lead to real careers for students : Pat Yongpradit

Pioneering teacher wants virtual worlds to lead to real careers for students : Pat Yongpradit | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it
A teacher (@MrYongpradit) whose students use their computers to confront major social ills through collaboration.
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April 18, 2012 12:05 AM
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The University of Western Australia in Second Life

The University of Western Australia in Second Life | Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education | Scoop.it

A blog for the University of Western Australia (UWA) presence on Second Life.

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