[RezEd Podcast] Episode 37
Special RezEd Podcast Episode 37 - "Taxonomy of Virtual Worlds" Interviews done by two GK Leaders who attended the event.
(WORLD) The thirty-seventh RezEd monthly podcast, produced by Global Kids.
This episode is a live recording from the Taxonomy of Virtual Worlds Workshop held in Philadelphia, PA on March 12 - 13, 2009. Two GK Leaders who attended the workshop interviewed various other participants about what they were doing at the workshop and their work in the Virtual Worlds field.
Show Notes:
- 0.00—0.24 Intro
- 0:20 - 0:37 Introduction from GK Leaders Vicky and Grace
- 0:38 - 2:21 Alex Cohen of the Federation of American Scientists talks about the FAS's Medulla Project and the role virtual worlds are playing
- 2:22 - 5:53 Diane Jass Ketelhut, a professor at Temple University speaking about her projects in River City and SAVE Science (Situated Assessment Using Virtual Environments for Science and Inquiry)
- 5:54 - 12:01 Peggy Sheehy, a teacher at Suffern Middle School, discusses her project on Ramapo Island in Teen Second Life and the educational advantages of using virtual worlds
- 12:02 - 17:43 Jim Bower, Founder and CEO of Numedeon, speaks about education within virtual worlds settings, using specific examples from his virtual world, Whyville.net
- 17:44 - 21:59 Elizabeth Babcock, Director of Education at the Field Museum in Chicago, discusses her projects in virtual worlds, including I Dig Tanzania and WhyReef
- 22:00 - 22:06 Outro
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