Rik Panganiban's Blog (19)

Explore the Wonders of Ancient Egypt in the Heritage Key OpenSim

I perhaps should have known about this months and months ago, but renowned virtual developer Rezabble has created what appears to be a very impressive OpenSim-based virtual world devoted to ancient archeological sites called… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on October 6, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

MacArthur Spotlight Blog Focuses on Global Kids' Work with Incarcerated Teens in Virtual Worlds

The MacArthur Foundation's Spotlight Blog posted yesterday a story about… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on October 6, 2009 at 2:31pm — No Comments

Webwatch: Museum Virtual Worlds site

The Museum Virtual Worlds website is "a place for sharing information and resources for museum and other educational web developers about online virtual worlds." The site includes a blog with news about developments in the museum virt… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on October 6, 2009 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Creating a RezEd Space in Small Worlds

I just created in less than an hour a room in the virtual world of Small Worlds devoted to RezEd that is accessible here

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Added by Rik Panganiban on September 17, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

I Dig Zambia Wrap-up: teaching about Africa and science using virtual worlds

Last Friday was the conclusion of the "I Dig Zambia" virtual summer camp, co-organized by the Field Museum and Global Kids. I Dig Zambia was a two-week camp that brought together 19 teens from Chicago and New Yo

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Added by Rik Panganiban on July 22, 2009 at 10:23am — No Comments

"I Dig Zambia" Week One Wrap-up: Fossil Digs, Grassroots Soccer, Comic Strips, and Mass Extinction

I have been negligent at posting about how the "I Dig Zambia" virtual summer camp is going because we've all been so busy working on the camp all week. Building upon the successful "I Dig Tanz

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Added by Rik Panganiban on July 12, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Whyville & Field Museum create virtual coral reef to educate about biodiversity

We are excited to share the news that our friends at the Fie… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on April 13, 2009 at 1:03pm — 2 Comments

"Aha!" moments in virtual education: my talk at the VW Best Practices Conference

Last Saturday I had the honor of presenting at the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference about the work of Global Kids and some of the lessons we have bee… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on March 31, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

RezEd Holds 1st Seasonal Virtual Meetup on March 25 in Second Life!

At RezEd Central, we are always looks for ways we can better serve our growing community of educators. We had such a great response to our first virtual conference in Second… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on March 18, 2009 at 4:00pm — 6 Comments

Education-focused Comments from 2009 Virtual World Industry Forecast

I have pulled a few excerpts related to education from The Virtual Worlds Management Industry Forecast 2009 which just came out this week. This report collected responses from over 60 industry executives, analysts, observers, and thought leaders on what the coming year holds for the virtual worlds industry. (Notable companies not represented in this survey are Linden Lab and There.com.) Among the general conclusion… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on January 28, 2009 at 3:03pm — No Comments

A Tour of the Kristalnacht Exhibit in Second Life (video)

Drew Stein, CEO of Involve Inc, and David Klevan of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, gave me a tour of their new collaborative project: "Witnessing History: Kristallnacht, the November 1938 Pogroms" in Second Life. It's an impressive exhibit that shows the power of virtual worlds to combine various forms of media into a powerful, immersive, emotional experience for the visitor.

Here's a quick video tour of the exhibit that gives you a flavor of

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Added by Rik Panganiban on December 11, 2008 at 2:46pm — 1 Comment

Report on RezEd's First Virtual Conference on November 17

On Monday, November 17, RezEd held its first virtual conference with 70-some participants from around the world in the virtual world of Second Life. Entitled "Dropping Knowledge: How Virtual Wor… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on November 19, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

RezEd's first virtual world education conference a success!

We had a very successful Second Life conference on education in virtual worlds yesterday. This was the first virtual conference sponsored by RezEd.org, the social network for virtual world educators. The RezEd conference featured a panel discussion with educators working in S

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Added by Rik Panganiban on November 18, 2008 at 2:19pm — No Comments

REMINDER: Apps due Oct 15 for MacArthur $2 Million Competition for Digital Media and Learning Projects

This is a reminder that grants of up to $250,000 are available for Digital Media and Learning projects supported by MacArthur. But applications are due OCTOBER 15. The MacArthur Foundation announced in August that they are launching the second round of their Digital Media and Learning Competition, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network HASTAC. RezEd.org was one of… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on October 1, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

MacArthur announces $2 Million Competition for Digital Media & Learning Projects

The MacArthur Foundation announced recently that they are launching the second round of their Digital Media and Learning Competition, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network HASTAC. RezEd.org was one of 17 projects awarded a DML Competition grant last year, so we are very pleased to see this open grant process enter into its second… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on August 20, 2008 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Help Barry design a killer mixed-reality event at GLS!

At the upcoming Games Learning & Society Conference 4.0, Global Kids own Barry Joseph will be speaking on the panel "The Future Is Invading! or Games as Youth Media: A 6 Year Review." We will be creating a mixed reality event around the conference, and we want your input on what would best leverage the strengths of virtual worlds. How can we most effectively u… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on June 19, 2008 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

"Inside the Lab" podcast focuses on education in Second Life

Linden Lab's, the creators of Second Life, have released their third edition of their "Inside the Lab" podcast. This one features a conversation with Pathfinder Linden and Claudia Linden about some of the education projects taking place in Second Life. From the Linden Lab blog: "these two expert Lindens share some of what they’ve learned working with educators inworld and at confe… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on June 2, 2008 at 11:54am — No Comments

NMC Offers $100K for innovative learning & VW projects

From Larry Johnson of the New Media Consortium: The New Media Consortium (NMC) today announced the call for proposals for the NMC Virtual Learning Prize, a $100,000 competitive program of awards intended to create a collection of innovative open-source learning experiences that make use of the unique attributes of a virtual learning environment. (Download… Continue

Added by Rik Panganiban on May 15, 2008 at 4:18pm — No Comments