Archive for 'Real Life SL Events' Category
2007 NECC Conference in Atlanta
24 June 2007For the next few days, I will be attending ISTE’s National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Atlanta, Georgia. As the incoming chair-elect of the Media Specialists SIG (SIGMS), I look forward to meeting many of SIGMS members. Also, I will meet many Second Life colleagues at various events - many of whom I have only [...]
ICE-CAP Training at National-Louis University
21 March 2007Yesterday, Craig Cunningham and I conducted a training at National-Louis University for members of ICE-CAP (http://chapters.iceberg.org/icecap/index.html). Fifteen educators, primarily CPS teachers and tech coordinators, entered Second Life and learned about how to operate in the virtual environment. They visited the CPS Department of Libraries virtual office and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tsunami [...]
Intellagirl Visits Chicago
13 March 2007Last night, I had the pleasure of hearing Sarah “Intellagirl” Robbins speak at the IAM Columbia College Speakers Series in Chicago last night. (Yes, this was a face-to-face meeting!). See http://rhizome.org/thread.rhiz?thread=24869&page=1#46930. In Second Life, Sarah goes by the avatar name Intellagirl Tully. She teaches a class on the History of English 104 for Ball State University [...]