VWBPE List of Events

VWBPE 2018 (March 15 - 17)

List of Presentations*

Calendar URL: https://vwbpe.org/conference/vwbpe-calendar

*Social events have not been included.

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Virtual Ability's display at the VWBPE Gateway
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Gateway/167/240/36



MARCH 15


8am SLT
Opening Ceremony
Gateway
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Gateway/173/129/38


9.30am SLT
'Identity, literacy, immersion and presence; joining together the building blocks of virtual world learning' (Keynote: Mark Childs)
Main Auditorium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%204/34/31/23


10.30am SLT
'The Minecraft VRevolution: Collaborative Learning' (Panel)
Quadrivium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/6/196/26

10.30am SLT
'Web 4.0 : Interaction in the 4th Dimension' (Judy Bloxham)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


1pm SLT
Conversation with Ebbe Altberg
Main Auditorium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%204/34/31/23


2pm SLT
'DeDe the transwoman: Cultural Issues and Second Life' (Rebecca Sisk)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


2pm SLT
'How to Get There from Here' (Barbara McQueen)
Lecture Area B
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%201/134/126/22


3pm SLT
'Future of STEAM' (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts, Math) (Panel/Public)
Quadrivium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/6/196/26


4pm SLT
'Learn About Machinima' (Gridjumper and Bluebarker)
Social Plaza
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20South%203/143/152/2



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MARCH 16


7am SLT
'Digital Makerspaces' (Panel/Public)
Quadrivium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/6/196/26


9am SLT
'Improving Digital Literacy – A Solvable Challenge using Virtual Worlds' (Marie Vans & Valerie Hill)
Lecture Area B
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%201/134/126/22


9am SLT
'Virtual Self-Directed Learning Workshops' (Yen Verhoeven)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


10am SLT
'Nursing Informatics Student SL Practicum Outcomes' (Toni Hebda and Karen West)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


10am SLT
'Use Cases for Social Virtual Reality' (Gentle & Panel)
Quadrivium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/6/196/26


11am SLT
'The VRevolution calls for a new digital literacy' (Bryan Alexander)
Main Auditorium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%204/34/31/23


1pm SLT
'A Hybrid Conference as a Way to Create Community' (Sandrine Hsiao-Cheng Han)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


1pm SLT
'Innovative Virtual Libraries: Research & Design' (Valerie Hill & Robin White-Sieber)
Lecture Area B
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%201/134/126/22


3pm SLT
'Chemistry Experiments in Virtual Worlds' (Wendy L Keeney-Kennicutt)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


3pm SLT
'NPCevolutions Panel for the NonProfit Commons' (Joyce Bettencourt, Cynthia Calongne, Valerie Hill etc)
Quadrivium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/6/196/26


4pm SLT
'Our Brains, Oursel      ves, Our Worlds' (Thuja Hynes)
Workshop/Quadrivium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/6/196/26


4pm SLT
'Virtual Worlds Database: Crowd-Sourcing Our Worlds' (Alyse Dunavant-Jones)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


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MARCH 17


8am SLT
'Blending VWs & Digital Tech. in Language Teaching' (Anabel Nowak)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


8am SLT
'Mobile Virtual Reality for Environmental Education' (Ana-Despina Tudor and Shailey Minocha)
Lecture Area B
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%201/134/126/22


9am SLT
'Cultural Appropriation? Cultural Appreciation?' (Sandrine Hsiao-Cheng Han)
Lecture Area B
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%201/134/126/22


9am SLT
'If They Build It, They Will Come!' (Carolyn Lowe * Amy Pihlainen)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60

11am SLT
'Flying Stickies, Easy Quests, VW + Unity for Edu' (Julie LeMoine)
Lecture Area B
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%201/134/126/22


11am SLT
'Low Threshold Virtual Events' (Ulli Berthold)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


12pm SLT
'Etopian Evolution for Real World Solutions' (G Ronnie Kraegel)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


12pm SLT
'Liberate Agency Amplification Via Avatar Identity' (Renne Emiko Brock)
Lecture Area B
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%201/134/126/22


2pm SLT
'Meta Manifesto: Think Tank 4 Effective Tactics' (Panel/Public)
Quadrivium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/6/196/26


2pm SLT
'You’re Grounded! Theorizing Virtual Learning Space' (Yen Verhoeven)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


3pm SLT
'Avatars as Data Points' (Mary Ellen Gordon & Aaron Griffiths)
Lecture Area A
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/92/86/60


3pm SLT
'Bridging Worlds: Learning in a Strange Land' (Cynthia Calongne & Bradley ?
Hodgins)
Lecture Area B
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%201/134/126/22


4pm SLT
'Waiting for the VR Evolution' (Panel TBA)
Quadrivium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%202/6/196/26


6pm SLT
Closing Ceremony
Main Auditorium
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Central%204/32/31/22