Group items tagged

EVE Online is a massive multiplayer online game that offers limitless potential to discover, explore and conquer an amazing science fiction universe where you pilot spaceships, fight, trade, and form corporations and alliances with other players.

MITx will offer a portfolio of MIT courses for free to a virtual community of learners around the world. It will also enhance the educational experience of its on-campus students, offering them online tools that supplement and enrich their classroom and laboratory experiences.

the main page for the EVE Online Fan Fest 2012

"Space Makes you Bitter" - Sandbox culture in second life and EVE online slideshare presentation by Kavon

EVE Online is a battle, strategy simulation virtual world. EveOnline is centered around "New Eden," outer space in the distant future. Players are pilots of their own spaceships and can specialize in a myriad of skills. Here are the basics to getting started.

Learning analytics (LA) is the collection and analysis of data associated with student learning. The analysis of this data, coming from a variety of sources like the LMS, the library, and the student information system, helps us observe and understand learning behaviors in order to enable appropriate interventions.

MOOC.ca ~ A History of MOOCs - Massive Open Online Course The Important Beginning to Connectivism and the Future of Open Source Education

SIGVE - ISPR: International Society for Presence Research Understanding, evaluating and researching online, virtual and in-direct forms of presence. Extremely interesting, please read.

Google Doc/Presentation upon the findings of using Second Life as a Community Building Tool. Very informative.

A MOOC is a Massive Online Open Course designed based on the learning theory connectivism. Since 2008, there have been a series of these free open online courses offered. This course is informed by their design and implementation. VW MOOC - Virtual Worlds, Games and Education is divided into 2 parts.

The Blu is the ocean, connected! Inspired by the Oceans, theBlu is a socially-connected, global interactive screensaver. Each time you participate, your interactions and connections impact the flow of life in theBlu and everyone's experience of it. Explore and experience a beautiful online 3D underwater world as easily as browsing the Web. Connect and interact with your friends via Facebook and go diving together in theBlu. Have fun learning about the Oceans because theBlu is both entertaining and educational. Support oceanic conservation each time you purchase 3D species and habitat art work.

Presenter: Craig Kapp, Researcher in Residence, Interactive Telecommunications Program, Adjunct Professor in Computer Science, New York University, USA Description: Imagine being able to rotate around the solar system, navigate through a data set in 3D, and interact with a simulated ecosystem - all from the palm of your hand.

The VWBPE MOOC (Massively Open Online Course) is a "afterglow space" or "work out room" for out- of-conference REFLECTION and "muscle strengthening." REFLECTION is a "best practice" IN EDUCATION. Get your teaching muscles buffed! J Upon reflection, educators may find they experience some of the same frustrations that students face (not enough time to fully process important data).

A model and matrix for the course developed by Dr. Lisa Dawley. A research paper upon the the participation and discussion help within online courses and their ability to affect the user based upon their level of participation and amount of social media interaction. Fascinating to say the least.

This week, the topic of discussion is: Arathi Basin - Which strategies are most effective in this battleground for both rated and un-rated play? What tips, tricks and tactics have you discovered? What common mistakes have you witnessed? And More...

Second Life official website. Second Life is a free 3D virtual world where users can socialize, connect and create using free voice and text chat.

Quick start to capturing online video events, making virtual world live broadcasts, video recordings, and edited machinima video productions. Even if you know zero tools, this tutorial will get you up and running in 10 minutes!

Constance Steinkuehler and Dmitri Williams