[Air-L] Conference in Second Life

[Bacon, Shon]

Dr. Parker:

Do you know of Virtual Worlds - Best Practices in Education Conference: http://www.vwbpe.org/? It's held in Second Life and is an annual conference, going on five years now.

A few years back, I was a proposal reviewer for it, and this year, I was a moderator. 

I've worked with those who have put together, coordinated, and promoted the conference, so I have some info that proves helpful. If you have specific questions, feel free to e-mail me off-loop: shon.bacon at ttu.edu.

PeAcE
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Shonell Bacon, MFA, ABD
Doctoral Candidate, TCR
Texas Tech University
http://shonintcrland.com

TTU STC Chapter President
http://ttustc.wordpress.com/
http://english.ttu.edu/stc


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Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:13:44 -0500
From: Jim Parker <drjparker at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Air-L] Conference in Second Life
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The American Communication Association, http://americancomm.org/, is
thinking of doing an online conference in Second Life. I have been to
meetings in Second Life and found the experience to be superior to video
conferencing and other alternatives for getting people together.

I would be interested to know what others have tried for online conferences
and especially about any experiences with conferences in Second Life.

thank you,

Jim Parker
President American Communication Association
Asst. Prof, Austin Peay State University.

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