[ImmersiveEducation.org]

From: Aaron E. Walsh

(building virtual worlds specifically for education and students) is precisely what the recently announced Immersive Education initiative is doing:

http://ImmersiveEducation.org

Following are a few recent announcements that provide some background and
context, including an open call for participation:

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New Media Consortium (NMC) joins Immersive Education initiative to advance
virtual learning
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Announcement: http://mediagrid.org/news/2007-06_nmc.html
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Summary:

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - June 07, 2007 - During the NMC Summer Conference today the
New Media Consortium (NMC) announced that it has joined the Media Grid's
Immersive Education initiative to participate in the development of best
practices and standards for virtual learning and game-based learning platforms.
NMC is an international consortium of over 250 learning-focused organizations
dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. NMC
member institutions are found in almost every state in the United States, across
Canada, and in Europe, Asia and Australia. Among the consortium's membership are
an elite list of the most highly regarded colleges and universities in the
world, innovative museums, research centers, foundations, and forward-thinking
companies. The consortium's collective wealth of experience in building virtual
learning environments in Second Life will be applied directly to the Immersive
Education initiative... <http://mediagrid.org/news/2007-06_nmc.html>
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Call for participation: Immersive Education and Virtual Learning Environments
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Announcement: http://mediagrid.org/news/2007-06_immersive_education.html
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Summary:

BOSTON, MA - June 04, 2007 - MediaGrid.org launches the Immersive Education
initiative with an open call to educators, students, and professionals who have
experience using virtual learning environments or video game technologies (such
as Second Life, Croquet, Extensible 3D [X3D], Panda3D, Quake, Unreal, Torque
Game Engine, and so forth). Individuals and organizations can visit
ImmersiveEducation.org to select the next-generation Immersive Education
platform, contribute to best practices, and establish standards for virtual
learning environments and game-based learning platforms...

http://mediagrid.org/news/2007-06_immersive_education.html
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