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May 22, 2008
Upcoming Events - Tab Scott, June 13
Mark your calendar now, and be sure not to miss this Brown Bag!
June 13, Friday
9am SLT / 12 noon EDT
I was at a meeting of the Immersive Education group in Second Life one week after the SLUM Brown Bag Event. I was still wearing my block-M tshirt, so wasn't too surprised when someone else at the meeting IMed me, introducing themselves as a UM alum.
That turned out to be Tab Scott (SL), a.k.a. Terry Beaubois (RL) faculty member of architecture at Montana State, and head of their Creative Research Lab.
Tab and I had several conversations, and I quickly invited him to be a speaker at our Brown Bag series. He agreed, for which I am very grateful. Tab was one of the earliest proponents of education in Second Life and has been teaching in Second Life since 2005. That is a very long time. :)
Tab has had quite an impact, not just in Second Life, but also presenting literally at locations around the world for organizations and meeting focused on a wide variety of topics. Here is just a small sampling of some of the resources available about his activities.
Kieran, Christopher. Second Life and Google Earth are transforming the idea of architectural collaboration. Architectural Record January 2007: http://archrecord.construction.com/features/digital/archives/0701dignews-2.asp
Teaching Architecture Via Second Life - Interview with Terry Beaubois: http://www.podtech.net/classic/4233/teaching-architecture-via-second-life-interview-with-terry-beaubois
Terry Beaubois - Montana State University:
From Tab Scott's students:
More:
http://wordpress.com/tag/terry-beaubois/
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May 06, 2008
Upcoming Events: Mathematician Lehnerd Euler speaks to SLUM
Next week, on Fri, May 16, 12pm – 1pm, we will visit the mathematical wonderland of Lehnerd Euler.
Lehnerd Euler is a Canadian educator developing mathematical immersive and discover learning spaces in Second Life. Like the visit to Dante's Inferno and Genome, we will examine how SL spaces can be structured for asynchronous educational experiences.
SL - Euler Country, Gye Ran (194, 70, 90)
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No Brown Bag This Week
Remember folks, because of Enriching Scholarship, there will be no Brown Bag session this week.
You can always check the wiki for the calendar of our forthcoming events.
Second Life @ University of Michigan (SLUM): http://slum.wetpaint.com/
Calendar: http://slum.wetpaint.com/page/Calendar+of+Events
Posted by pfa at 09:37 PM | Comments (0)
Basic Clothing Design in Second Life
A couple months ago we had a class in Second Life on how to make your own clothes. I finally finished converting this to a slide presentation, as I'd been asked to do. Here it is.
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