Please come by and check us out at Learning Innovation Campus, a learning incubator for learning and OD professionals, trainers, coaches and teachers that want to learn and share. We lease small and large parcels - - built out for free.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Learning%20Innovation/128/148/24
Jonena Relth (Jonenal Revnik in Second Life)
TBD Consutlling, Inc.
602-263-1961
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Avacon is looking for presenters, volunteers and sponsors for their Second Life Community Convention in August. Check it out below. Jonena ************************** Cross Post: "We are excited to announce that this year’s Second Life Community Convention will be held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers in Boston, MA on August 13-15, 2010! |
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Re-Posted By: Jonena Relth, President and Leadership Evangelist, TBD Consulting
For my readers who are educators, you might want to check out the AERA workshop in Denver. http://bit.ly/cerQ6p If you can't make it to Denver for the event, consider joining the CAVE (Community of Academic Virtual Educators) in Second Life on May 3rd as they interact live from the workshop in Denver! I've been several similar meetings and I assure you that you'll be glad you attended.
* Monday, May 3, 11:25 AM to 12:55 PM Pacific Time
Organizational leaders from AECT, iNACOL, and ARVEL SIG will showcase their efforts on CAVE , and Chris Haskell will host an interactive activity during this event. Live inworld support will be available. Levity provided by Ross Perkins. Claudia Linden will be dropping in to say hello, as well.
To participate, login to Second Life (free download at http://secondlife.com), and then click on one of the URLs below to teleport directly to that location.
Sabine Reljic (Willow Shenlin)
ARVEL SIG
slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/CAVE/13/204/43/
Tom Atkinson (Professor Tomsen)
AECT
slurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CAVE/36/39/805
Ellen Minter (EJ Escobar)
iNACOL SIG
slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/CAVE/214/111/87
Chris Haskell (Dalai Haskell)
Boise State University and CAVE Island
slurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CAVE/129/115/26
View the ARVEL SIG @AERA full program of events in Denver http://bit.ly/cerQ6p
Sponsored by Boise State University, ISTE, University of North Texas & Texas A&M
Every day more organizations are moving their training to islands in Second Life and other virtual worlds. The article by Stephanie Simon for the Wall Street Journal, tells how hospitals are conducting this new method of training in Second Life. "Avatar II: The Hospital -Health-care facilities are discovering that practicing in the virtual world can have major benefits in real life."
Take a look at their video demonstrating how doctors and nurses are being trained for medical emergencies. As a learning professional, it's been fun watching the conservative professions like law and medicine move from boring, power-point slideshows to interactive, immersive training in virtual worlds like Second Life. Jonena View Video
Posted by: Jonena Relth, President and Leadership Evangelist at TBD Consulting, Inc.
According to Randall Hand of VizWorld, "Virtual worlds, particularly worlds like Second Life, are rapidly becoming more popular for enterprises and government agencies as global-meeting places where people can talk and interact without having to deal with the expense and trials of planes and hotels. An article over at ComputerWorld discusses how several companies have begun to integrate virtual worlds into their regular workflow, focusing heavily on the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center. "
"Back at NUWC, training has become, literally, larger than life. “I can log into Second Life as an avatar and walk into a USS Virginia [class] submarine attack center, which is the command-and-control space, where the commanding officer positions and executes missions,” explains Aguiar. Using Teleplace on an internal network in the prototype virtual attack center, operators can go in as their avatars and run the actual shipboard systems."
How cool is that? While some many companies are slow to adapt to these "out of the box training venues", their competition, government entities and universities are moving into virtual worlds every day. With economy as it is, and organizations anticipating cutting costs now and in the future, I predict that training in virtual worlds like Second Life is going to grow exponentially. Jonena
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Please check us out at Learning Innovation Campus. The whole purpose of the island is to offer a safe, learning environment for people to learn new skills and grow together. We lease office and conference space for public and private companies/individuals who wish to collaborate. Give me a call to see how your organization can benefit from joining our learning community.
Jonena 602-263-1961
REAL BUSINESS in VIRTUAL WORLDS - Weekly Meet Ups in Second Life WHAT CAN YOU LEARN IN 1 HOUR? Come find out. Meet others. Hear best practices. Network... all without leaving your desk!
Wednesday Meet Up: Our topic is ENGAGEMENT- What is it and How do we create it for employees, customers and potential customers. 9-10am (Pacific Time) On our Second Life campus. This meet up is FREE for ALL! Join us here: http://bit.ly/6aINpd
OTHER HAPPENINGS ON THE SYNAPSE SECOND LIFE CAMPUS THIS WEEK: Tues- 4-6 PM (Pacific Time) OUT OF THE BOX THINKING on PRODUCT INNOVATION for SPEAKERS, TRAINERS, & CREATORS OF CONTENT- This 2-hour program requires registration and will begin with idea generation and brainstorming which will lead into to specific strategies being developed and accountability groups being formed to meet virtually until product launch! FREE for MyVSTA members or $29.00 for Non-members. REGISTER NOW at http://www.synapse3di.com/bookstore/ Wed- 5-7 PM (Pacific Time)
CREATE AND MARKET A SUCCESSFUL FAN PAGE FOR YOUR BUSINESS - This 2-hour program will cover everything from WHY it is critical to use a PAGE versus your PERSONAL PROFILE on Facebook, how to select the name for your business page, to the specific steps to take to drive fans to the page and keep them engaged. This class requires registration- FREE for MyVSTA members or $39.00 for Non-members. REGISTER NOW at http://www.synapse3di.com/bookstore/
Posted by: Jonena Relth, President and Leadership Evangelist, TBD Consulting, Inc. Jonenal Revnik in Second Life