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They are now out! If you would like to have your proposal peer reviewed please see our CFP. If you would like to do more of an unconference session please see our Sign-up. and if you have any ideas that … Continue reading →

Since our theme this year is Games, Play and Community and after all  –          it is an Unsymposium.   We are going to play with the design. So, how do we use the in-depth discussion and collegiality inherent in symposiums, mash … Continue reading →

We are now moving the UnSymposium to Friday November 4th- November 6th. The Theme for this year is….Games, Play and Community Why? It seems to be what we are doing – we have been developing ARGs, testing out 3D gamelab; … Continue reading →

    For Another Comic-Con in a Virtual World   We did it before with the First Annual Met@Morph: The Second Life Web Comics Comic-Con and Event. We were welcomed by Herve St.-Louis, the owner and Publisher of The Comic Book … Continue reading →

August 1st is approaching….. Why is it so important…….. here’s the site 3D Games Lab http://3dgamelab.org.shivtr.com/ and here’s the videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyaX7rpX6Z4 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLPIl8MNPGo&feature=related and what is it? While it is being called a “learning platform” – it could easily function … Continue reading →

At ISTE (International Society for Technology Educators), the SIGVE (Special Interest Group Virtual Environments) held their first Machinima Fest with over 40 entries. Based on that number and the number of entries at VWBPE, there seems to be a trend towards the use of … Continue reading →

As we’re doing the preliminary planning for the UnSymposium – we do have options. Is this something we’d like to do in OpenSim or Second Life? We do have space available in each.   Where would you prefer to hold … Continue reading →

The purpose of the UnSymposium is really to have an rather informal gathering where educators and graduate students can meet and discuss topics of interest and also look at building their PLNs. But we still have to have a bit … Continue reading →

If you have already planned to attend you may want to take a look at the online conference being offered next week.  It’s the Reform Symposium e-Conference. It is grassroots and you may recognize some of the names from educational … Continue reading →

This is in response to a questions posed  on Virtual School Meanderings Digital Native – Digital Immigrant How do you respond to a colleague concerning the idea of a digital natives/digital immigrants. Well.. we discuss it. I mean it’s actually … Continue reading →