[Air-L] Call for Expressions of Interest to contribute to a proposed International Virtual Reality Teaching and Learning Research Institute

[OLE BRUDVIK]

*Title: Call for Expressions of Interest to contribute to a proposed
International Virtual Reality Teaching and Learning Research Institute *

*This is a general call for academics and practitioners involved or
interested in the field of Virtual Reality Teaching and Learning (using
environments such as Second Life) to express their interest in contributing
to or being associated with an International Virtual Reality Teaching and
Learning Research Institute. The range of research and development that the
proposed Institute would support is intentionally left open, but could
include projects such as investigating the efficacy of various virtual
reality learning designs, researching the sociological and psychological
aspects of learning in virtual reality environments, and the success with
which tools and scripts can be applied across different curricula.

Interested parties can nominate roles that they would like to perform, which
may include*

   - *advice on the policies of the Institute and the services it
   provides*
   - *research and development in conjunction with the Institute
   (utilising support services that would be provided by the Institute)*
   - *evaluation of Institute performance.*

*If you are interested in becoming involved with the proposed Institute,
please provide an Expression of Interest (of no longer than one page)
outlining your experience with VREs or related technology based learning
applications, any research experience, the reasons for your interest in
becoming associated, and the ways in which you would like to be involved.
Please return all Expressions of Interest no later than 9th August 2007.
*

*Prospective contributors would form part of a Carrick Grant Application to
establish the Institute. This initiative is being lead by Professor John
Hedberg, Macquarie University Australia.
 *

*Kind regards,*
Ole C. Brudvik
School of Education
Australia Centre for Educational Studies
Macquarie University