Posts Written by Beth Sachtjen

NMC Community Block Party and Open House

published by Beth Sachtjen Aug 13, 2010 06:27am
Summer is in full swing and with the fall semester quickly approaching there is no time like the present to connect with your fellow NMC Community members. We are hosting an NMC Community block party and open house on Thursday, August 19th at 1:00 PM PST (check for local time) on the Teaching sim. This will be a great opportunity to connect with your neighbors, share information about what you are working on and how you are using Second Life ... more...

New Media in Education Fiesta (NMiEF)

published by Beth Sachtjen Jul 1, 2010 11:52am
On 6 – 8 September Innova Junior College, the Centre of Excellence for New Media, and the Media Development Authority will host the 2010 New Media in Education Fiesta (NMiEF). The fiesta includes the NMiEF 2010 Spotlight Conference, New Media in Education International Conference on Second Life and Innova Film Festival. The event will be held in Second Life and invites educators to share perspectives and new media-related pedagogical practices in the education context. For more information see the New Media ... more...

Peering into the Cave: a look inside the Second Life simulation by St. Edward’s University

published by Beth Sachtjen May 28, 2010 07:04am
This story comes to us from Jack Green Musselman and Jason Rosenblum of St. Edward's University. Their recent project, Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, is located on the NMC Campus in more...

Second Life Horizons – Catching Up with Another Year of Virtual Worlds

published by Beth Sachtjen May 20, 2010 09:28am
NMC Virtual Worlds will be at the 2010 NMC Summer Conference in Anaheim to present our session Second Life Horizons - Catching Up with Another Year of Virtual Worlds on Thu Jun-10, 10:30 AM PDT- 11:45 AM PDT. If you plan on attending, please feel free to say "Hi!" through our Pathable page. more...

Congratulations to the “Virtual Oaxaca” Project!

published by Beth Sachtjen Apr 27, 2010 08:43am
The review panel has completed its work reviewing the proposals for the NMC's "Free Island in Second Life!" competition. We received many excellent proposals and we would have loved to have been able to fund them all! We have awarded the use of the island to the Wired Humanities Projects and The Center for Learning in Virtual Environments at the University of Oregon for their "Virtual Oaxaca" Project: "Virtual Oaxaca," A Second Life Island for an NEH Summer Institute This July, ... more...

Get paid to mentor!

published by Beth Sachtjen Apr 20, 2010 01:46pm
Linden Lab has contacted us to reach out to the NMC community and find individuals that would be interested in being paid mentors for a Beta test of newcomer orientation. The Beta test will run for one week and will involve an 8 hours per day/ 40 hours per week commitment (Pick your shift between 8am and 8pm PST). The final dates of the Beta test have not yet been set. Please let me know if you would be interested at ... more...

NMC Virtual Worlds Facebook Fan Page

published by Beth Sachtjen Apr 19, 2010 02:53pm
Be of the first to join our brand new facebook fan page! NMC Virtual Worlds | Promote Your Page Too We'll use this page to collect your input, find new ways to help the SL educator community, connect you to amazing Second Life stuff, facilitate virtual world discussions, and update you on NMC Campus events. more...

Design Diary: Viewer 2 Orientation

published by Beth Sachtjen Apr 19, 2010 10:52am
Over the past week I've been standing at the intersection of many new frontiers, all coming together in one of our next big projects: NMC Orientation 2.0. This project will involve not only the brand new Version 2.0 viewer, but also the culmination of over two years of reflecting on and updating our previous NMC Orientation. The original NMC Orientation is not only one of my favorite projects but also one of our most visited and loved locations. There ... more...

Your NMC Campus Story: Jan Baum

published by Beth Sachtjen Apr 7, 2010 08:37am
"Your NMC Campus Story" highlights the many ways in which educators are using the NMC Campus in Second Life to spark innovation, learning, and creativity. This post introduces us to Professor Jan Baum of Towson University and her Hype project as part of a Global Design Collaboration program. I have an ongoing collaborative art and design project that utilizes digital media in several forms. This semester’s iteration is the Global Design Collaboration. I used the NMC listserv along with other professional ... more...

Learning in a Virtual World: Using SL for Medical Education

published by Beth Sachtjen Apr 5, 2010 08:34am
Our friends Spiral Theas (Robin Heyden) and Chimera Cosmos (Liz Dorland) presented at the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference on a Continuing Medical Education event that was designed, along with John Wiecha and Elliot Sternthal, for family practice physicians and an article the team published in the Journal for Medical Internet Research. Additional Information can be found the following places: Presentation Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/ldorland/learning-3444153 Robin's Blog post of the presentation: http://robinheyden.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/vwbpe-impressions-and-lessons-learned/ more...