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The Educator’s ToolBox Click below for video demonstrations of inworld educational tools
Current Projects
LUSLUG (Lancaster Uni. SL User’s Group). As one of the island’s developers I work to help educators utilize the features of the technology for their courses. I work with newbie teachers (from LU and other HE and FE institutions) and help them develop their inworld pedagogical strategies.
Current Research
I am a 3rd year PhD student involved in developing a substantive theory to explain the phenomenon known as inworld education. I use a Grounded Theory approach and investigated over 100 educational islands and teaching situations in SL. My current working title is:
Teaching in a Virtual World: The Implications for Pedagogy and Professional Practice
This page last updated: August 2009
Publications: Forthcoming journal article: Inworld Education: What’s It All About? A Glaserian Look at the Emerging Core Variables Discovered in Second Life Teaching Practices Forthcoming: Methodologies for Exploring Inworld Educational Activities Book Chapters: Forthcoming (in print 2009): Pseudo Realities & Synthetic Societies (with co-author Mark Childs) Please email me for a copy.
Conference proceedings: Nov 20-21, 2008: ReLive Conference with the Open University in UK. All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go: The Developmental Stages of Inworld Educators
Nov 6, 2008 JANET Conference in Oxford (with Alberto Ramirez Martell)
Sept 5-7, 2008: SLEDcc Conference in Tampa, FL. USA.
July 1-3, 2008: Diverse Conference in Amsterdam. 16 Ways to Use Second Life in Your Classroom http://www.inholland.nl/INHOLLANDCOM/Studying+at+INHOLLAND/Events/Diverse2008
June 18, 2008: Lancaster Management School, Department of Management Learning & Leadership PhD conference. SL Literature Review.
May 8-9, 2008: SDMC Conference in Scotland. http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/management/sdmc/2008/
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Michele Ryan – Doctoral Researcher (1st Life)
Shelly Waco (Main Grid) & Merlin SParker (Teen Grid) (2nd Life)
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