2020 #VWEDU: "Virtual Learning Village" Actually a virtual village for real learning in a collaborative and interactive environment.

"Virtual Learning Village" 

Actually a virtual village for real learning 

in a collaborative and interactive environment.

A virtual world grid with focus on education. First, teach new people how to use the place. Don't expect the teachers to do what you can do with software.

• Watch on YouTube
• Grid Website 
• Tutorials

Behind the project:

• Virtual Learning Village is one of the online arms of the Ageless Mind Project.
• Maximillian Merlin  (Thomas Hofmeister) Germany  
• Buildwerk Website (global Building team):

Features of this grid

• 3D digital world.
• Starter instructional path available 
• Collaboration and social interaction.
• Interactive environments:objects can teach.
• G-rated environment: Family friendly.
• Programs available to support educational activities and games.
• Programming and building help available by qualified persons.
• (This may cost, but the workers will be experienced.)
• Attention to enabling features for disabilities.
• Available on the internet, so 24/7 anywhere with internet service.

• Update 9/17/2020  OpenSim land area up. Virtual Worlds Teaching Manual. OpenSIm Fest exhibits and merchant areas stay open thru Sept.

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Brainstorm Machine

• Brainstorm
• "The way to get a good idea is to get lots of ideas to choose from."
• You can't learn to brainstorm from a web page.

Related

• The Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) for MUVES (virtual worlds): Summary with JIT learning design
• The coming digital campus. Not just an online class. All the campus resources in managed access Teaching the skills of the new century with the tools of the new century
• The coming digital campus. Access management. Public and controlled access. Campus security without campus police.
• Virtual worlds can serve many markets but need the right product for each market. Use case: Public-facing place: office,sales floors marketing exposition
• Museums on your lap. Going places in your laptop. An online presence extends the reach of a museum and gives new meaning to the idea of a field trip.
• SceneGate OpenSim viewer with beginner and extended modes. Summary

Teaching resources on the web

• Getting Smart
• Edsurge 
• 10 amazing virtual museum tours
• VirtualiTeach
• Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
• CommLab India
• Simple Homeschool
• Virtual Field trips

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Visit me on the web

• Drop by my web offices Weekdays: 12:-12:30 pm Central time (US)
• I am available for free consulting on any topic in this blog.
• Cybalounge and 3DWebWorldz (Orientation room)
• I will be in both places, so you may need to speak to get my attention.
• Web-worlds, 3D virtual worlds running in a browser. Summary
• And we can visit the Writer's Workshop on the Web
• Don't register -- enter as guest.  

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• Selby Evans in Kitely and Hypergrid, Thinkerer Melville in Second Life.