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Saturday, November 8 • 2:30pm - 3:15pm
From Start to Scholarly Finish: Best practices for developing and evaluating virtual world educational modules

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Streaming Link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/oscc4

This session will briefly discuss the theory of education in virtual worlds (VW) and examine the broad categories of VW applications in education: Practice & Simulation, Collaboration/ Distance learning, Role-Play/Dramatization, Visualization and Gaming. With practical examples, the audience will be guided through VW curricular design, with emphasis on creating specific and measurable learning objectives for your ideas, storyboarding (project planning), and scholarly evaluation of the educational impact on your learners.
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avatar for Carolyn Lowe

Carolyn Lowe

Carolyn is an associate professor of science education at Northern Michigan University when she teaches life science for future teachers, undergraduate and graduate courses in teaching science, and basic biology.She lives in the woods of the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan... Read More →
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Rachel Umoren

Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Rachel Umoren, Rachel GloeduRachel A. Umoren, MB, BCh, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Director of Immersive Learning for the UW Neonatal Education and Simulation-Based Training Program. Her research interests... Read More →

Saturday November 8, 2014 2:30pm - 3:15pm PST
Education Track
  Research & Education

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