I think this may be of interest... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Barry Joseph <[email protected]>
As you are well aware, educators around the world are increasingly using 3D, persistent virtual environments as pedagogical tools in areas as diverse as science, art and civic engagement. However, there is as of yet no community of practice for practitioners across disciplines and platforms. Global Kids is excited to announce new efforts to create such a community and to invite your participation to support RezEd: The Hub for Learning and Virtual Worlds With generous support from the MacArthur Foundation, RezEd will be an online community for educators, parents, librarians and more to get informed, connected, and inspired. While leveraging an array of participatory and social media tools, the initial focus upon launch will be on: ? Best Practices from the field ? Thematic, guest-moderated weekly discussions ? A regular, twice-a-month podcast series (Larry is the interview in the first episode, actually, premiering next week with the launch of the beta) ? A rich library collecting and contextualizing the best research and support material from the field. One component of RezEd is to make accessible and practical the type of work being done by many members of this growing community and connect it with practitioners in the field to inform their work. As an organization with great interest in the development of this emerging community, it is with great enthusiasm that Global Kids invites you to submit a best practice piece on your respective programs and methodology. The best practice form that we have created is short, but designed to ask you to explore the experience that you've had that has proven to reliably lead to a desired result in your work. The Best Practice submission process is comprised of an Online Best Practice Form <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=CPLTi47I1Ut7k_2bdyJWFWeQ_3d_3d>that you can fill out at your earliest convenience. If your best practice is accepted, Global Kids will notify you as to when you can expect your piece to be published on the site. Lastly, any feedback is welcomed as we develop the initial offerings for RezEd Beta and move towards an official launch in May of 2008. Please feel free to pass this on to colleagues and wider networks where this may be of interest. Many thanks. -- ___________________________________ Barry Joseph Director Online Leadership Program Global Kids http://www.globalkids.org Blog: http://olp.globalkids.org Play our game! http://theCostofLife.org Sign-up for the Global Kids' Newsletter: Send an email to: GlobalKidsUpdate-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Subscribe to our Twitter feed at www.Twitter.com/Holymeatballs
