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2011 Call for Volunteers

It is the start of a new year and the VWBPE Executive Committee is now sending out the first of three rounds of calls for volunteers In this first round we are looking for people who are interested in...

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Machinima CFP Technical Detail

Machinima is video recorded real-time in interactive 3D virtual worlds and video games such as Second Life, World of Warcraft, and even Club Penguin. The purpose of this new stream is to promote the...

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2011 Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals The Virtual Worlds Best Practice in Education (VWBPE) is a community-based conference that provides opportunities for participants in all virtual worlds to share current teaching,...

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Diamond Sponsor: Linden Lab

The VWBPE Executive Committee would like to welcome Linden Lab as our Diamond Sponsor of the conference. This will be the 4th year that Linden Lab has sponsored the Best Practices in Education...

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2011 Call for Sponsorship

Use of 3D rendering technology has been making its way more and more into mainstream education in both academic and business settings. This conference is for those educators who need an opportunity to...

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2011 Submission Extension

The VWBPE Committee is extending the deadline for all submissions from January 31, 2011 to February 15, 2011 owing to the need to accept late submissions to the Machinima track. VWBPE this year is...

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2011 Reviews and Next Steps

The Call for Proposals closed on Tuesday and we have had a phenomenal response. The last of the submitted proposals are have been sent to the  committee and are in the process of being reviewed. Next...

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Opening Keynote VWBPE 2011

2pm PST Thursday, March 17th Location: VWBPE Central The VWBPE Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Botgirl Questi has agreed to be the opening keynote for the “You are Here” themed 2011...

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2nd Call for Volunteers

 The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education is in the final stages of peer reviews for the conference program with over 200 speakers, exhibitors, posters, and virtual world tours across 52 hours....

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5pm Line up

Here’s what’s coming up NOW! 17:00 Featured Speaker Randy Hinrichs Randy Hinrichs Central Auditorium 17:00 Immersive Environments Provide Immersive Learning Diane Lewis North 1 17:00 Understanding the...

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7pm

Posters PARTCIPATORY POSTER EVENT This year to encourage greater participation by conference – goers, we are sponsoring a participatory event in the poster area.  Students in a graduate educational...

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9pm

**Bias Warning** The Aussies have had a great showing at the VWBPE, so far we’ve seen Decka Mah (Lindy McKeown), Jokay Wollongong and Dean Groom, and coming up at 9pm ae Stefan Schutt and Dale Linegar...

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Day 2 Begins

Reminder – blogger infomation session being held at 04:00 at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20West%202/132/149/30 Some great events coming up in the early hours: 03:00 Teen Fair Event East...

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Who’s on Third

Day 2 continues apace, check out these great presentations: 17:00 Learning about Community in Virtual Worlds Elisabeth Hayes Central Auditorium 17:00 The Use of Second Life for Anatomy Education: An...

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Worth Getting Up Early For

6-7 am LEGO – “Saving the Universe” in School Marianne Malmstrom (RL) / Knowclue Kidd (SL) Marianne Malmstrom has 30 years experience as a classroom teacher and administrator.  Fascinated by emerging...

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More Social Fun!

Shamrock Poker Run 2011 Welcome to the First Annual VWBPE  Shamrock Poker Run! The race starts at 5:10 slt and ends at 6:00 slt. The best poker hand at that time, wins $1,000 Lindens. If there is a...

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On the Home Stretch

We are on the home stretch; just a couple more presentations then it’s time to PARTY! Get on your best frock or tux and head on over to the Central Auditorium for the Closing Ceremony and Awards – it’s...

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VWBPE Appreciation Evening

Dear Community, Thank You! We really appreciated all of your dedication, determination, and sleep deprivation. Please come to the VWBPE Appreciation Evening Saturday April 23th from 6 -8 pm on VWBPE...

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VWBPE 2012 Program Initiatives

Program Initiatives for 2012 In 2011, the VWBPE Program committee instructional designers worked with colleges and schools to develop curriculum and projects where students could participate in VWBPE...

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Poster and Machinima Winners

This year to encourage greater participation by conference-goers, Virtual Worlds Best Practices Program Committee sponsored two competitions. We are pleased to announced the winners. Posters Best...

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