Join the First RezEd Conference on Learning and Virtual Worlds!
Are you an educator using virtual worlds for learning? Interested in gaining inspiration for your work, showing off your program, learning practical tips, and connecting with your peers within this emerging field of practice?
If so, then the first RezEd conference on Learning and Virtual Worlds is for you!
The conference will run from June 10–12, 2009, in partnership with the renowned GLS conference. As an official “working group” of GLS, RezEd conference attendees will participate in RezEd-only sessions and gatherings while gaining full access to the always remarkable GLS agenda.
RezEd is an online social network of over 2,000 educators using virtual worlds for learning across a variety of worlds and learning institutions. The mini-conference will feature intimate, interactive sessions with luminaries like Robin Harper, James Paul Gee, Peggy Sheehy, and others. There will be many opportunities for small group discussions, networking, and sharing of best practices.
Register for the RezEd.org Mini-conference for just an additional $50 ($345 total). Already registered for GLS? Then you can still register for RezEd ($50). Space is limited so join us today!
Tentative RezEd Conference Schedule (subject to change)
June 10
Note: The GLS conference itself does not begin until the afternoon of June 10.
9:00–10:00
Breakfast/Registration/Opening
10:00–11:00
Keynote with Robin Harper, former VP at Linden Lab and current consulting for Metaplace
11:00–12:30
What’s Wrong with This Picture? Key Challenges in Learning and Virtual Worlds with Peggy Sheehy, Sasha Barab (invited), Lane Lawley, and Amira Fouad
1:00–2:00
Birds of a Feather lunchtime conversations
3:30–4:30
[GLS] Teaching Economics and Anthropology in a Virtual World: A Cross-Cultural Comparison with András Margitay-Becht and Dana Herrera
June 11
11:00–12:30
Education across Virtual Worlds: A Case Study A conversation with Audrey Aranowsky of the Chicago Field Museum
1:00–2:00
Birds of a Feather lunchtime conversations
2:00–3:00
[GLS] Online Game Fan Communities as Affinity Spaces for Diverse Learners with Elisabeth Hayes, Jayne Lammers, Yoonhee Lee
3:30–4:30
[GLS] From Game Mods to Math Models: Using Garry’s Mod for Math, Physics, and Programming Problem-Solving with mother and son Elizabeth and Lane Lawley
June 12
11:00–12:00
[GLS] Ramapo Islands in Teen Second Life: One Educator’s Journey with Peggy Sheehy
1:00–2:00
Lunch session with James Paul Gee
2:00–3:00
Closing session tba
About RezEd
RezEd.org was developed by Global Kids, an independent educational nonprofit organization that educates and inspires urban youth to become successful students, community leaders, and global citizens. It launched after being selected through the HASTAC competition and builds on prior work in virtual worlds made possible through support from the MacArthur Foundation.
RezEd is a community of practice that brings attention to the myriad ways virtual worlds are being used for learning in various settings. It covers both commercial and educational virtual worlds through news updates; multimedia resources; a podcast series with youth, theorists, world builders, practitioners, and experts in the field; a curated best practice report series, various digital media resources, guest-moderated discussions, and more. In addition, knowledge is generated and shared as members contribute photos and videos, facilitate special interest groups, and manage personal blogs. In 2009, RezEd began a regular seasonal meet-up in virtual worlds and, at GLS, the first in person conference.
Links
- More about RezEd at GLS: http://www.rezed.org/group/rezedatgls
- Listen to the RezEd coverage of virtual worlds and learning at GLS 2008
Be sure to tag any messages or media related to the event with #rezedconf