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Friday, December 18, 2020

2020 #VWEDU: OSCC (OpenSimulator Community Conference) exhibits: Rockcliffe University Consortium and the MALET program. SUNY, Empire State College


OSCC (OpenSimulator Community Conference) exhibits: 
Rockcliffe University Consortium and  
the MALET program. SUNY, Empire State College
Two organizations with important activities in virtual worlds. OSCC exhibits will continue to be accessible until the next OSCC.
Rockcliffe display at OSCC 
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

2017 EDU: Rockcliffe impact, the first 10 years: the public impact

Rockcliffe impact, the first 10 years: 
the public impact
Rockcliffe University Consortium is celebrating its first ten years of operation with ten meetings on or about the tenth each month.  I will give a short presentation on March 10 about the public impact of Rockcliffe beyond Second Life.  The contents of this article carry the web links to source articles for this presentation.   
RUC Impact Walk
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Balassi Stanza Short Poetry Workshop-Tue, Mar 7, 7pm SLT

This week the Short Poetry Workshop presents the Balassi Stanza which is a Hungarian form that has 9 lines with a syllable count of 667667667 and a rhyme scheme of aadbbdccd.  So join us at the Short Poetry Library to learn, write and share your Balassi Stanza

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

2019 #WVEDU: BIZ: Do we have a professional learning community (PLC) in the virtual worlds (MUVEs)?


Do we have a professional learning community (PLC)
in the virtual worlds (MUVEs)? #WVEDU

Sort of.  We have a many educational organizations and activities in virtual worlds and some loosely organized communication among them.  But they do not yet form a cohesive community with community plans or community actions. Can we form a stronger professional community?
The Empty Classroom

What is a Professional Learning Community?

We have several inworld groups that might fit into a PLC

  • Here are a few that I know:
  • Rockcliffe University Consortium (RUC)
  • Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education (VWBPE)
  • Virtual Worlds Education Round Table (VWER)
  • Institute for New Paradigms (in learning) NPI
  • New Media Arts (NMA)
  • NonProfit Commons (NPC)
  • Community Virtual Library (CVL)
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
  • If these groups increase collaboration, they could make a PLC 
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Saturday, December 21, 2013

2013 EDU: Rockcliffe University Consortium to seek funds for IACET accreditation to offer CEUs in Instructional Design

Rockcliffe University Consortium to seek funds 
for IACET accreditation 
to offer CEUs in Instructional Design
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Introduction to Instructional Design for Immersive Environments (IID)
The program outline for this course is set to be completed by end of February with our pilot classes happening in March and public launch at VWBPE. We have a few people that have volunteered to help review the program. If you are interested in helping with the peer review please let Kevin know. The preliminary outline will be available around Chirstmas and first classes will be ready for review starting early January.
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International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET)
In May we are hoping to take the IID program to IACET for accreditation. This will open the door for the ability of Rockcliffe to start offering Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this program in addition to others related to continuing education related to best practices. To do that however we need to raise funds for both programming and for the cost of the accreditation process itself.
IACET (Wikipedia)
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Rockcliffe Winter Fundraiser
Rockcliffe’s winter fundraiser is now set to go on Indiegogo. Please share the following link with people and ask them to contribute if you feel Rockcliffe should continue as an ongoing concern.
Our goal is to raise $35,000 in 2014 to cover the cost of IACET accreditation, some programming help, and general administration costs. For every $25 donated Rockcliffe will contribute towards the offsetting of one (1) ton of carbon emissions through our relationship with the Carbon Trading Exchange.

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Friday, March 30, 2018

2018 EDU: Rockcliffe Future Present Conference in San Francisco November 8-10, 2018

Rockcliffe Future Present Conference 
in San Francisco November 8-10, 2018
Rockcliffe University Consortium Conference The Future Present  November 8-10, 2018Fort Mason Center  San Francisco, California.  Call for proposals 2018 (closes April 13, 2018)
RUC Main Campus

Rockcliffe Service Awards

The Rockcliffe Service Awards are in their inaugural year to commemorate the first year of professional membership. These awards will be granted to the Rockcliffe Professional Member who has distinguished him/herself in various activities that demonstrate service to the profession and exemplify the professional SERVE mission.
These awards will be issued during the Second Annual Rockcliffe University Consortium Conference (RUCC) in November 2018. 

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Monday, April 8, 2019

2019 EDU: VWBPE 2019 Exhibits: CVL, AvaCon, VCARA, ISTE, AMD, and other letters

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Friday, September 28, 2018

2018 EDU: Reinventing school for the Tech Generations. Virtual libraries on the web.


Reinventing school for 
the Tech Generations
Online instruction can cut the cost of learning, fit instructional methods to the needs of students,  provide increased experience in collaborative work, provide assistance to local teachers, and offer a wider range of instructional content.  Here are some ways to start that.

The modern school
The empty classroom

If students re-imagined school...

  • If students re-imagined school, this is what it would look like--
  • from knowledgeworks.org by Mary Kenkel    
  • Cater to all types of learning. 
  • Measure mastery by-products: presentations, portfolios, essays, projects.
  • Expose students to career opportunities. 
  • Put students in charge of their own learning. 
  • Use technology as a tool to enhance learning.  
  • Allow for learning throughout the community (beyond the classroom)
  • Allow for learning at a time that suits the student.
  • Build personalized learning for all students, regardless of zip code or ability. 
  • Create different levels of mastery for each subject. 
  • Get rid of traditional grade levels based on age.
  • Provide learning guides and coaches to help students throughout the system.
  • Tailor learning to students’ interests. 

"We can't afford to do all that"

  • Of course not. So you look for web-based resources.
  • Web-based resources can spread the cost over a large number of users.
  • You buy just the support you need.  You get just the expertize you need.  
  • You let your teachers do what they do best: face-to-face help for students who need it.
  • You put the rest of the load on web-based Teacher's Assistants 
  • Web TAs have the specialized training and resources needed for their specific tasks.
  • Why high schools teach tolerance for boredom and what they can do about it.

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Monday, November 27, 2017

2017 BIZ: IMA: HG: Virtual Worlds Fairgrounds at OSCC and elsewhere

Virtual Worlds Fairgrounds at OSCC and elsewhere
Initial plans and preliminary exhibits spaces for Virtual Worlds Fairgrounds.

Visit the OSCC fairgounds:

  • HG address:
  • cc.opensimulator.org:8002
  • Put the HG address in the Find bar of your world map.  Click Find, TP

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

2013 EDU: VWBPE Sponsors and Posters (4)

VWBPE Sponsors and Posters (4)
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Virtual Ability
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Virtual ability
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Saturday, January 6, 2018

2018 EDU: Rockcliffe University Consortium on Avacon grid: open education

Rockcliffe University Consortium on Avacon grid: 
open education
Rockcliffe University Consortium (RUC) has opened up a version of its well-known library in OpenSimulator on the Avacon grid.  Here I give an overview of the open education part.  
Entry point (intended?)
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  • HG address:
  • grid.avacon.org:8002:Rockcliffe Library
  • Put the HG address in the Find bar of the World Map.  Click Find, TP
  • The arrival point is in a canyon.  You can fly out.  
  • They will probably change it soon.

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Friday, March 20, 2015

2015 EDU: VWBPE Posters. Not your father's flat posters. Builds in 3D

VWBPE Posters.  
Not your father's flat posters.  Builds in 3d
What I found at the VWBPE poster area.  
Samples from Virtual Outworlding
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Friday, July 26, 2013

2013 EDU: VWBPE: Poster session2 VWBPE ends Sat. 7/27

VWBPE:  Poster session 2.  Ends Sat. 7/27     
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Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 2013
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Thursday, February 9, 2017

2017 EDU: Rockcliffe Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary February 10, 6:00 PM SLT!

Rockcliffe Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary 
February 10, 6:00 PM SLT!
Announcement of Rockcliffe 10th year celebration.

Rockcliffe celebration

  • Feb 10, 6PM SL
  • Celebrating 10 years of building education, technology and community in SL and Virtual Worlds  
  • On the 10th of each of the next 10 months 
  • Phelan gives an inside look at why and how he founded Rockcliffe over 10 years ago!
  • Stay for a glass of bubbly and music from Frank's Place's DJ Derek!
  • http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20Library/176/59/23
  • (SLurl.  Click to go or drag to the viewer screen)
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