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Conferences,
Communities & Special Events
in Virtual Worlds
Three-dimensional, web-based venues with rich graphics and personal
avatars offer unique opportunities for collaboration, learning
and networking. LearningTimes now delivers a wide variety of programs & services
in the leading 3-D “Virtual Worlds.”
LearningTimes
production services in 3-D include online conferences, one-time
events, and avatar creation for education. We also offer training
in building community and learning activities within virtual worlds.
For more on
LT in 3-D write 3d@learningtimes.net.
Squirrel
Island
LearningTimes.org in Second Life
Join over 17,000 educators by taking advantage of free 3-D
classrooms, meeting spaces, and galleries. Or just sit with
colleagues and enjoy the view.
Click
to enter Squirrel
Island.
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3D
Conferences, Meetings & Events
LearningTimes offers complete online conference and special
event production services. We help you choose the correct
3-D platform, design the program, train your presenters,
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Qwaq & LearningTimes
We are pleased to offer online meetings in Qwaq, a 3-D platform
designed specifically to support meetings and conferences.
Built on Croquet, Qwaq sets up quickly, allows hundred of participants,
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| Upcoming
Events for Virtual Worlds |
 Second Life Basic Design Certificate
with Karl
M. Kapp, Ed.D.
Professor of Instructional Technology, Bloomsburg
University
Learn the basics of the 3-D world of Second Life.
Learn how to navigate, communicate with others and to create
effective online instruction within the world. This certificate
program provides insights into how the popular 3-D world, Second
Life, can be used to encourage collaboration, create engaging
instruction and provide meaningful educational experiences.
Next start date: November 4, 2008
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 Stepping
into History
Alliance and LearningTimes to Sponsor
Conference on History
in Virtual Worlds
Alliance Library System, in cooperation with LearningTimes,
will offer a one-day conference exploring the possibilities
of using virtual worlds to teach history and to promote
its appreciation. The conference, titled “Stepping
into History: Exploring the Past through Virtual Worlds” will
be held entirely in the virtual world of Second Life, allowing
participants to attend from any location with a computer
and a broadband internet connection. Registration is available
at the website www.steppingintohistory.org. Conference date: June
10, 2008
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Global
Collaboration Grants – Now
in 3-D
Through our LearningTimes Global Collaboration Grants (GCG),
we provide virtual classrooms for educational purposes
to qualified individuals, institutions and organizations,
often at no charge. Grantees may use these spaces for meetings,
classes, mentoring, or other live collaboration events
for specified non-commercial purposes.
If
you have a great idea for a collaboration in a 3-D environment,
send a brief description to grants@learningtimes.net.
We’ll
get back to you right away!
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A virtual classroom on LearningTimes' Squirrel Island in
Second Life, home to many live online activities.
Heliport
on Squirrel Island.
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