Virtual Worlds - 114 Resources

Overview
Publications (50)
Presentations (33)
Podcasts (11)
Blogs (20)

Overview

Publications (50)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Virtual Worlds.

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
CSD5674	Med School, High Tech Ben Eisen Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Contributions	07/23/2009	8
CSD5766	Social Isolation and New Technology Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Contributions	11/09/2009	27
CSD5415	Sizing Up Second Life Tim Goral Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	03/06/2008	169
CSD5526	B-Schools in Second Life: It’s more than just Fun and Games; It’s the Confluence of Playing, Learning, and Working Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	10/06/2008	368
ERM08517	KUMC Isle Ben Digman Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	421
ERM08524	Arts Metaverse Ulrich Rauch, Tim Wang, Marvin Cohodas, and Negin Mirriahi Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	530
CSD5616	The Future of the Internet III Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	12/14/2008	745
ERM08513	The NMC Campus Alan Levine Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	751
CSD5429	Envisioning the Educational Possibilities of User-Created Virtual Worlds David M. Antonacci and Nellie Modaress Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	04/01/2008	901
ERM08522	SUNY Oneonta Music Project Janet Nepkie, James B. Greenberg, and Harry E. Pence Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	930
ERM08520	ASTR202, Exploring Life in the Universe Adrienne Gauthier and Chris Impey Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	1,070
ERM08514	Wolverine Island P. F. Anderson and Marc Stephens Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	1,084
ERM08512	When Worlds Collide Richard N. Katz Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	1,141
ERM08523	Literature Alive! Beth Ritter-Guth, Laura Nicosia, and Eloise Pasteur Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	1,144
DEC0801	Virtual Worlds in Education Sharon Collins, Kelvin Bentley, and Anthony D. Conto Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Committees	10/17/2008	1,145
ERM0858	Virtual Worlds: Moving Beyond Today Donald J. Welch Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	1,345
ERM08515	Genome Island Mary Anne Clark Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	1,458
ERM08511	Virtual Worlds as Digital Playgrounds Mariana Umaschi Bers Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	1,481
ERM08519	MiRTLE Michael Gardner, John Scott, and Bernard Horan Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	1,565
CSD4748	CyberCIEGE Naval Postgraduate School Certification, Education, Training and Tutorials	Community Contributions	01/01/2005	1,620
ERM0869	Glimpses of Our IT Future: What’s Green, Mobile, and Regulated All Over? Beth Forrest Warner Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	10/23/2008	2,281
FFPIU019	Gaming the System: What Higher Education Can Learn from Multiplayer Online Worlds J.C. Herz Articles, Papers, and Reports	Forum for the Future of Higher Education	01/01/2002	2,341
ERM08516	Galapagos Islands in Second Life Chris M. Collins and Ronald W. Millard Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/15/2008	2,682
ELI5010	ELI Innovations & Implementations—SciFair: Game Worlds for Learning The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative	01/01/2006	3,164
PUB7102	Learning Spaces Diana G. Oblinger, Editor Books and Monographs	EDUCAUSE Publications	01/01/2006	3,218

Presentations (33)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Virtual Worlds

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
MAC08058	Exploring Literary Texts Through Virtual Worlds Heidi Trotta, Mary McAleer Balkun, and Mary Zedeck Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/15/2008	154
SWR08053	Does Your Campus Need a Second Life? Ana Gonzalez, Terence Peak, and Phillip D. Youngblood Presentations/Speeches	Southwest Regional	02/20/2008	172
SWRC09_48326	Does Your Campus Need a Second Life? Take Two Phillip D. Youngblood Presentations/Speeches	Southwest Regional	02/25/2009	232
ELI08134	*Do I Need a Second* Life? The Opportunities and Challenges of Virtual Worlds** Chris Clark Presentations/Speeches	ELI Meetings	01/28/2008	235
MWRC09_48480	Virtual Worlds (Second Life) Constituent Group Discussion Tanya Joosten Presentations/Speeches	Midwest Regional	03/23/2009	274
MARC09_47913	Virtual Worlds (Second Life) Constituent Group Discussion Lloyd Onyett Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/07/2009	281
MWR08106	Virtual Worlds: Which Type Is Right for Your Institution? Donald J. Welch Presentations/Speeches	Midwest Regional	03/17/2008	342
SWR08033	Student Research Symposium in Second Life Meghan Foster, Vicky Mantor, and Amy Collier Presentations/Speeches	Southwest Regional	02/20/2008	387
ELI08109	Virtual Worlds as Web 2.0 Learning Spaces Sarah Smith Robbins Presentations/Speeches	ELI Meetings	01/28/2008	401
E09_175714	Virtual Worlds AJ Kelton	EDUCAUSE Annual	11/04/2009	414
E08_47575	Virtual Worlds: Fad or Future? AJ Kelton, Sarah Robbins-Bell, and Cyprien P. Lomas Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/30/2008	428
ELI091_169810	Virtual Worlds as Naturally Occurring Online Learning Environments Constance Steinkuehler Presentations and Seminars	ELI Meetings	04/09/2009	446
E08_47670	Glimpses of Our IT Future: What's Green, Mobile, and Regulated All Over? A. Michael Berman, Sharon Collins, Beth Forrest Warner, and Tina Meier Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/31/2008	521
WRC08052	Teaching and Learning in Second Life Sandra Rotenberg, Jeffrey Lamb, Geoffrey B. Cain, and John Miller Presentations/Speeches	Western Regional conferences	03/31/2008	556
ELI08212	The New Virtual Field Trip: A Perspective from NC State's Entomology Bug World Len Annetta and Marta Klesath Presentations/Speeches	ELI Meetings	03/18/2008	596
ELI08210	Making Learning Real: Turning Sim City into "Sim Science"! Diane Jass Ketelhut Presentations/Speeches	ELI Meetings	03/18/2008	600
ELI08217	Authentic Critical Reflection: Critique_It in Second Life Michael Connors Presentations/Speeches	ELI Meetings	03/18/2008	642
SER08029	Supporting Faculty Adoption of Emerging Technologies: Wanderlust or Creating a Campus Roadmap? Jean Ann Derco, W. Gardner Campbell, James Groom, and Dolly J. Young Presentations/Speeches	Southeast Regional	06/02/2008	676
ELI091_47985	Developing a Virtual Community: Co-Creating a 3D Library Learning Commons in Second Life Pamela Jackson Presentations/Speeches	ELI Meetings	01/20/2009	679
E08_47577	Assessing the Student Experience in Second Life AJ Kelton, Tanya Joosten, Deborah Keyek-Franssen, Steven J. Taylor, and Wendy Shapiro Presentations and Seminars	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/29/2008	733
MARC09_47912	Teaching in Virtual Worlds (Second Life) Lloyd Onyett Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/07/2009	762
ELIWEB082	Powerful But Not a Panacea: Virtual Worlds as a Tool for Situational Learning Aaron Delwiche Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	02/19/2008	767
E08_47903	Virtual Worlds AJ Kelton Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/29/2008	769
MARC09_48085	Sustaining the Integration of New Technologies: Using Collaboration to Support Teaching and Learning Sarah Baker, Mary McAleer Balkun, and Mary Zedeck Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/07/2009	910
ELI08211	Using Computer-Simulated Case-Based Scenarios to Improve Learning David M. Segal Presentations/Speeches	ELI Meetings	03/18/2008	912

Podcasts (11)

Name	Views	Post date
E08 Podcast: Glimpses of Our IT Future: What's Green, Mobile and Regulated All Over? Play \| Show Notes \| Download (17.58 MB audio/mpeg)	196	04/28/2009
ELI Podcast: Virtual Worlds as Naturally Occurring Online Learning Environments Play \| Show Notes \| Download (42.91 MB audio/mpeg)	298	01/26/2009
E07 Podcast: Teaching & Learning Experiences in a User-Created Virtual World Play \| Show Notes \| Download (28.89 MB audio/mpeg)	456	09/19/2008
E08 Podcast: Virtual Worlds: Fad or Future? Play \| Show Notes \| Download (31.16 MB audio/mpeg)	464	12/03/2008
EDUCAUSE Now - Show #7 - Virtual Worlds Play \| Show Notes \| Download (19.52 MB audio/mpeg)	622	09/11/2008
ELI Podcast: Virtual Immersive Learning Environments in Times of Economic Downturn Play \| Show Notes \| Download (46.97 MB audio/mpeg)	653	01/27/2009
ELI Podcast: Virtual Worlds as Web 2.0 Learning Spaces Play \| Show Notes \| Download (39.03 MB audio/mpeg)	655	02/05/2008
CNI Podcast: An Interview with Julian Lombardi, Executive Director of the Open Croquet Consortium Play \| Show Notes \| Download (13.98 MB audio/mpeg)	853	01/10/2008
E07 Podcast: An Interview with Ulrich Rauch, Director of Arts Instructional Support & IT at The University of British Columbia Play \| Show Notes \| Download (19.28 MB audio/mpeg)	1,199	12/18/2007
ELI In Conversation: Second Life and Virtual Worlds - An Approach to Active Learning Play \| Show Notes \| Download (29.82 MB audio/mpeg)	1,665	02/12/2008
An Interview with Ken Hamma Play \| Show Notes \| Download (14.04 MB audio/mpeg)	4,923	12/18/2006

Blogs (20)

EDUCAUSE hosts a number of blogs for its members. To view a list of all our blogs, click here.

Title	Blogger	Posted	Views
New EDUCAUSE Constituent Groups Form: IT Communications and Virtual Worlds	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	12/12/2007	298
Podcast: Do I Need a Second Life? (ELI '08 Poster)	G. Christopher Clark, University of Notre Dame	01/20/2008	354
EDUCAUSE Virtual Worlds Second Life Group Meeting	AJ Kelton, Montclair State University	06/16/2008	543
ELI 2008 Spring Focus Session: View Full Program and Register	Peggy Kurkowski, EDUCAUSE	02/01/2008	549
September/October 2008 EDUCAUSE Review Virtual Worlds Theme Issue Now Available	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	09/16/2008	710
ELI 2009 Annual Meeting: View Full Program and Register Online	Peggy Kurkowski, EDUCAUSE	11/24/2008	853
Learning in Mediated Environments	Catherine Howell, La Trobe University	01/21/2008	962
Experience the flight deck of the NASA Space Shuttle in Second Life	G. Christopher Clark, University of Notre Dame	02/26/2008	1,073
Read the Most Popular EDUCAUSE Review Articles of 2008	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	01/28/2009	1,790
Chat History from Virtual Worlds Hot Topic Discussion - EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2007 in Seattle	AJ Kelton, Montclair State University	12/09/2007	1,984
A new day	William J. Allen, Arkansas State University	08/13/2007	2,933
Second Life teaching Video	Joe Sanchez, University of Texas at Austin	08/21/2007	3,152
7 Ways Croquet is Better than Second Life	Jeff VanDrimmelen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	07/30/2007	3,221
Issues with immersive gaming	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	09/14/2006	3,602
Annual Conference Virtual Worlds Hot Topics Discussion	AJ Kelton, Montclair State University	09/05/2007	3,730
SecondLife: More than just a new way of teaching	AJ Kelton, Montclair State University	03/15/2007	4,087
My life in Second Life	AJ Kelton, Montclair State University	03/15/2007	4,090
Second Life: Voice, will it leave us speechless?	AJ Kelton, Montclair State University	03/29/2007	4,355
Second Life: My iTunes in by RL and SL?	AJ Kelton, Montclair State University	03/19/2007	5,135
Some Foundations for Second Life Pedagogy	Neil LaChapelle, The Cooperators General Insurance Company	07/18/2007	7,394

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