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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.

All are welcome.


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.		 Inworld Courses and Workshops on EDTECH Island:

  • January 17-18 & 24-25, 2009 - Construction Junction: Educational Design & Building in SL, Dr. Lisa Dawley (workshop; CEUs or PD credit available) http://constructionjunction.wikispaces.com/

  • Spring 2009 - Teaching & Learning in Virtual Worlds, Dr. Mauri Collins (graduate course, 3 credits)
  • Spring 2009 - Educational Games & Simulations, Dr. David Gibson (graduate course, 3 credits)

  • In process for summer 2009 - Educational Design & Building in Virtual Worlds, Eloise Pasteur (graduate course, 3 credits)

  • Fall 2009 - Social Network Learning in Virtual Worlds, Ann Jeffery & Salli DiBartolo, (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:
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, Adjunct Professor & Instructional Designer

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

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

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