{"id":5857,"date":"2017-03-29T20:40:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T19:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5857"},"modified":"2017-03-29T20:40:58","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T19:40:58","slug":"virtual-worlds-best-practices-in-education-2017-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5857","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Worlds Best Practices In Education 2017 Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Ari on piano, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/33567204062\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2863\/33567204062_42cfbb06cb.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ari on piano\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vwbpe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 2017<\/a> opened today, with Arisia Vita playing the tunes as we awaited the ribbon to be cut to officially open this year&#8217;s educational conference.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"VWBPE 2017, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/33567202342\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2858\/33567202342_cb24f455d2.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VWBPE 2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The conference is a peer reviewed community event, with clearly a focus on education and more to the point, education by use of Virtual Worlds. Education is a life long learning pursuit so conferences such as this one are very much welcome.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Pathfinder Buffy &amp; iSkye, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/33594315941\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/4\/3757\/33594315941_c21eab2d08.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pathfinder Buffy &amp; iSkye\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The conference does not just revolve around educators sitting down and talking about education, as important as that is, there&#8217;s also fun to be had, here are today&#8217;s listed events :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VWBPE 2017 Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony &#8211; 11:00 AM \u2013 11:30 AM SLT<\/li>\n<li>Above the Book: Ebbe Altberg: \u201cA Conversation about Education and Second Life\u201d &#8211; 01:00 PM \u2013 01:50 PM SLT (This session will be held privately by invitation and streamed to the Main Auditorium.)<\/li>\n<li>Quadrivium Networking Topic: VR Technology on the Horizon &#8211; 02:00 PM \u2013 02:50 PM SLT<\/li>\n<li>Social: The Freewheelin\u2019 Electric Tambourine Man Parade &#8211; 03:00 PM \u2013 03:30 PM SLT<\/li>\n<li>Social: Lightning Production\u2019s Bob Dylan and The Band Tribute Concert &#8211; 03:30 PM \u2013 04:30 PM SLT<\/li>\n<li>The Keys to Legacy: A VWBPE Quest &#8211; 04:30 PM \u2013 04:50 PM SLT<\/li>\n<li>Keynote: Celia Pearce, \u201cThe More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Twenty Years in Virtual Worlds\u201d &#8211; 05:00 PM \u2013 05:50 PM SLT<\/li>\n<li>Lizards of \u201cARS\u201d\u00a9 Installation Participatory Play &#8211; 06:00 PM \u2013 06:50 PM SLT<\/li>\n<li>Through the Visual Literacy Lens to Learn Ecosystem &#8211; 06:00 PM \u2013 06:50 PM SLT<\/li>\n<li>Quadrivium Networking Topic: Teaching in Second Life, Art and Visual Literacy &#8211; 06:50 PM \u2013 07:50 PM SLT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plenty of varied events, full details and SLURLS can be found here :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vwbpe.org\/vwbpe-news\/vwbpe-2017-event-schedule-day-1-wednesday-march-29\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vwbpe.org\/vwbpe-news\/vwbpe-2017-event-schedule-day-1-wednesday-march-29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I would also advise you to keep your eyes on the main <a href=\"https:\/\/vwbpe.org\/conference\/vwbpe-calendar\" target=\"_blank\">event calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Greg Prumier &amp; Beth Ghostraven, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/32881350924\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/4\/3698\/32881350924_bb7f7f6c99.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Greg Prumier &amp; Beth Ghostraven\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wait wait wait I hear some of you say, the Ebbe Altberg event is private, how do we see or hear that? Fear not, going inworld is not the only way of accessing the conference, you can watch live here :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vwbpe.org\/conference\/vwbpe-2017-watch\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vwbpe.org\/conference\/vwbpe-2017-watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alternatively you can watch a stream inworld at the main VWBPE auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Scarlett Sismondi, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/33567974472\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/4\/3948\/33567974472_59d9a41327.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Scarlett Sismondi\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The conference isn&#8217;t all panels and discussions either, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/vwbpe.org\/conference\/vwbpe-2017-exhibits\" target=\"_blank\">plenty of exhibits<\/a> to be seen and this is where we see that education in virtual worlds isn&#8217;t just about well known universities having a virtual world presence, it&#8217;s also about virtual world created educational communities exemplifying the work they do too.<\/p>\n<p>Rockcliffe University Consortium, Stratford University and Caledon Oxbridge all have exhibits and if that&#8217;s not enough for you, Beth Ghostraven has an exhibit which exemplifies suitable attired for educational conferences in Second Life.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"VWBPE Landing Area, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/33567971882\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/4\/3698\/33567971882_8c622a7349.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VWBPE Landing Area\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t mean that the educational community in Second Life are a stuffy crowd, far from it, you will find all sorts of weird and wonderful avatars at the conference.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"VWBPE Attendees, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/33724085565\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/4\/3943\/33724085565_388c126f75.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VWBPE Attendees\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a chance that you will bump into some Second Life bloggers, the pair below are examples of the dangers of running into bloggers as I sneaked a photo of myself alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/danielvoyager.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Voyager<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Daniel Voyager and me, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/33566884422\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2812\/33566884422_44d113bfed.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Daniel Voyager and me\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Education faces many challenges over the coming years, but education is also willing to embrace technology to deliver courses and educational opportunities, conferences like this are very important and most of all, they also have an element of fun for people all over the world to network in a virtual space.<\/p>\n<p>VWBPE Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/vwbpe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vwbpe.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 2017 opened today, with Arisia Vita playing the tunes as we awaited the ribbon to be cut to officially open this year&#8217;s educational conference. 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