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Training Teachers in Virtual Worlds

EDTECH IslandEDTECH Island is located in Second Life, and is a free resource for all teachers. We offer a variety of spaces for inworld education events and teaching, a sandbox, and an informational centers. Limited condo space is available free to teachers. IM Bcreative Wilde inworld to reserve event locations. Please see our event schedule at the teleport entrance.

We also offer a variety of graduate courses and workshops throughout the year on the island. Our classes are open to all individuals who have a Bachelor's degree, and you can enroll in single courses.

EDTECH Island was started in January 2007 by faculty and graduate students in the Dept. of Educational Technology at Boise State University to support virtual world teacher education. All are welcome.

More about EDTECH Island:
* EDTECH research discussed in Social Learning Theory in Second Life, June 2009
* EDTECHs virtual world courses featured on WCET,May 2009
* Particpant in 2008 Machinima Festival
*Virtual Worlds Come Alive at AECT 2008 Convention
* University Business Magazine interviews Lisa Dawley in Sizing Up Second Life
* Nominated for Edublog's Best Educational Use of a Virtual World Award in 2007.
* Learning Curves, Dagmar Kojishi, Metaverse Messenger, 2007.
Inworld Courses and Workshops on EDTECH Island:

  • Fall 2009 -EDTECH 597: Research Methods in Virtual World Environments (3 credits)
    Class participants identify, analyze, and implement a variety of strategies for data collection and analysis in virtual world environments, including research methods unique to the virtual worlds. Research ethics, IRB approval, data security, and minimization of risk to human subjects also considered. Dr. Lisa Dawley *Weekly online class meetings required in Second Life, Mon, 3-5 pm PT/4-6 MT
  • Fall 2009 - EDTECH 597: Social Network Learning in Virtual Worlds, Ann Jeffery & Salli DiBartolo, Thursdays, 4-6 MT, 3-5 PT (graduate course, 3 credits) Syllabus
  • Spring 2010 -EDTECH 532: Educational Games and Simulations requires synchronous meetings in Second Life Thursdays, 5-6:30 pm PT. Dr. David Gibson & Chris Haskell (graduate course, 3 credits) Syllabus

  • Spring 2010 -EDTECH 531: Teaching and Learning in Virtual Worlds requires synchronous meetings in Second Life Wednesdays, 3-5 pm PT. Ann Jeffery (graduate course, 3 credits)Syllabus
Email Jerry Foster for enrollment information on our graduate courses. jfoster@boisestate.edu
Register at http://edtech.boisestate.edu/web/procedures.htm
Presentations by EDTECH Community folks:
EDTECH Island Two Years Later: Training Teachers in Virtual WorldsVW BPE 09 conference presentation, Dawley

Evaluating Second Life Course Experience (AECT 08, Bedard-Voohees & Dawley)

Learning to Teach in Second Life: A Hands-On Workshop (VSS 2008 presentation)


Jeff Kurka's blog on Construction Junction

Dalai Haskell's podcasts

Blending Blackboard & Second Life, Interview with Dr. Mauri Collins


Inworld presentation on Leveraging Social Network Knowledge Construction for Powerful Learning in Second Life
May 2008, Dawley

AECT In Second Life: Prims, Plans & Projects, 2007, Dr. Ross Perkins

Webinar on Persistent Social Learning: An Emergent ID Model for Virtual World Design
November 2007, Dr. Lisa Dawley

Blog entry about a presentation on Math and Freehand Drawing by Dr. Randall Holmes (aka Leslie Beaumont).
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Events on EDTECH:

Join our EDTECH Community group inworld. Membership is open and free. Ask questions, get support, receive event notices--our membership is now over 900 strong!

We support AECT in Second Life!




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