Schedule of Events
Keynote Presentation
"Co-Evolution of Technology, Media and Collective Action"
Howard Rheingold, Stanford University
Coevolution of Technology, Media and Collective Action
Wednesday, December 5, 10:15 – 11:00 am Pacific Time
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Monday, December 3 (all times Pacific Time)
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Newcomer Orientation I | |
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm check local time |
Newcomer Orientation II | |
| 5:30 - 7:30 pm check local time |
Opening Reception & Conference Exposition |
Tuesday, December 4 (all times Pacific Time)
| 9:00 - 9:45 am check local time |
R U 1337? Exploring Changes in Internet and Virtual World Discourse Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University |
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10:15 - 11:00 am |
Evolutionary Theory Applied to Communication Goals Nick White (aka Alphawave Ansome), Capella University; Joe Tojek (aka Johnny99 Gumshoe), Capella University |
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| 11:30 - 12:15 pm check local time |
Virtual Spaces, Authentic Relationships: The Nature of Friendship Online Kieran Cannistra and Doug McDavid, IBM Almaden Research Center |
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| 2:00 - 2:45 pm check local time |
Digital Tattoos, Digital Hoarding, and Social Networking: Turning Gold into Lead Jared Bendis, Case Western Reserve University |
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| 3:15 - 4:00 pm check local time |
Critical Analysis of Literary Works Using Virtual Worlds Heidi Trotta, Mary Zedeck, and Mary Balken, Seton Hall University |
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| 4:30 - 5:15 pm check local time |
Evolution | Revolution: Architectures for Participation Kim Flintoff, Edith Cowan University and Alexander Hayes, Australian Flexible Learning Network |
Wednesday, December 5 (all times Pacific Time)
| 9:00 - 9:45 am check local time |
Bridging the Lifelong Learning Gap |
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| 11:30 - 12:15 pm check local time |
What the Origin of the Alphabet Teaches Us about the Future of Virtual Reality David Porush, State University of New York |
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| 2:00 - 2:45 pm check local time |
Virtual Citations: Defining and Creating Ethical Content in Virtual Worlds Beth Ritter-Guth, Lehigh Carbon Community College |
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| 3:15 - 4:00 pm check local time |
Move Me! Interactions on Movement and Emotion in SL Course Designs |
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| 4:30 - 5:15 pm check local time |
SL Conversations: Recreating Romance In-World Phylis Johnson, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale |
Project Exposition
Data Visualization Using Chisel
Lawrence Miller (aka Lorenzo Stork)and Andy Duncan, The Quarry Project (a collaboration of Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of Tennessee College of Medicine and Chattanooga State Technical Community College)
Mass Communication: One Virtual World Covering Another
Anthony Curtis, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Meeting and Collaborate: Making Friends Online and Then Creating Informal Learning Exhibits Together
Rob Rothfarb (aka Pepto Majestic), Paul Doherty (aka Patio Plasma) and David Barker, Exploratorium Center for Learning and Teaching
The Other Great Virtual World – Drama!
Kim Flintoff (aka Kim Pasternak)