How to get Immersed in virtual worlds
A visit to the Community Virtual Library
The informal online PLC of educators in virtual worlds.
Online virtual worlds suitable for education have been around for over 15 years. And educators have been exploring their potential. These user-built worlds let educators build the environment they want and program it to support their objectives.
Education in virtual worlds
- The key was user-built virtual worlds.
- No game rules. No game goals. Building and programming support.
- Build a world as you want it, program it as you want, use it as you please.
- Soon the educators began to find each other and form professional groups.
Professional learning community
- Professional Learning Community
- Community Virtual Library
- A collection of loosely organized communities
- CVL Virtual Worlds Database
Virtual worlds mentioned in the video
CVL links
- Community Virtual Library (Facebook)
- Community Virtual Library (Wikiversity)
- Wikiversity
- Community Virtual Library CVl (YouTube)
- Libraries in virtual worlds
- The Community Virtual Library provides free library resources and services to current and potential virtual world users.
- We are available for virtual reference service,
- We maintain a virtual library collection with links to selected open-source books and other free information resources.
Educator groups in virtual worlds
- CVL Education Network
- Educators in VR
- Rockcliffe University Consortium
- Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education
- VWER – Virtual Worlds Education Round table
- New Media Arts, Inc.
- Nonprofit Commons
- ISTE© - International Society for Technology in Education
- To search for web articles relevant to virtual worlds, use #VWEDU
Education links relevant to virtual worlders
- Education in muves (search)
- #VWEDU Search (Virtual Worlds Education community)
- #VWBPE Search (Virtual worlds Best Practices in Education)
Online education links
Entrepreneurial educators
- The 2020 Learning Revolution daily online education conference
- Download SceneGate
- SceneGate Wiki
- Next education
- MoocLab
- Sell Courses Online - Turn Your Expertise Into Cash: MoocLab
- Multiverse masters in Kitely
- Interactive eLearning: 4 Ways to Challenge Your Learners
- Immersive Education Initiative
- Kitely offers themed "grids". Independent websites using Kitely tech but managed by an organization
- Class Tech Tips
- GetEducated
- EcoMUVE
Funding sources for education
- The 2020 Learning Revolution daily online education conference
- Download SceneGate
- SceneGate Wiki
- Next education
- MoocLab
- Sell Courses Online - Turn Your Expertise Into Cash: MoocLab
- Multiverse masters in Kitely
- Interactive eLearning: 4 Ways to Challenge Your Learners
- Immersive Education Initiative
- Kitely offers themed "grids". Independent websites using Kitely tech but managed by an organization
- Class Tech Tips
- GetEducated
- EcoMUVE
Funding sources for education
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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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