VWBPE Call for Proposals -DUE 02/28/09 !!!

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education (VW-BPE) is a community-based conference that provides opportunities for participants of virtual worlds to share current teaching, learning and research practices in 3D virtual environments. Conference presentations focus on teaching/learning, scholarly work, projects, events, activities and new and innovative tools for virtual education. Conference presenters’ focus on the identification of ‘best practices in education’ designed for 3D virtual world technology.

All submissions are due no later than 23:59PST Saturday February 28th 2009

Presentation proposals should:

1. Clearly state the Stream you would like to present.
2. Indicate how your work illustrates ‘best practices’.
3. Indicate the outcomes participants should expect from your session.
4. Describe the strategies you will use to engage participants in discussing, analyzing synthesizing, and/or applying the information you share.
5. Describe how your work might be applied to a particular or multiple sectors of education, i.e. K-12, large universities, community colleges, adult education, Second Life-specific, etc.
6. Include links to relevant Web sites or electronic copies of the materials you will share (electronic copies of materials can be provided later).
7. Indicate if you would like to publish your presentation in the Journal of Virtual Studies

Steps to Submit a Presentation Proposal

1. Select a Conference Stream
2. Select a Session Format

Go to http://www.vwbpe.org/call-for-papers