Thursday, March 15 |
| Time |
Track |
Title |
Authors |
Location |
Live |
Transcribed |
| 12:30 |
Social |
Conference Orientation Meet-and-Greet
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 13:00 |
Social |
Dragon Parade
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 14:00 |
Keynote |
Epic Win! Epic Fail!
|
Marianne Malmstrom
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 15:00 |
Keynote |
"Resistance is futile: making a case for virtual worlds"
|
Joe Essid
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 15:00 |
Social |
Swag Bag Give-Away
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 16:00 |
Social |
Official Welcome Reception
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
Treet TV |
- |
| 17:00 |
Keynote |
WoW in School: the Hero's Journey
|
Peggy Sheehy
Lucas Gillispie
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 18:00 |
Keynote |
Yes, We Do Want Those Stinkin' Badges! Personalized Learning in 3D GameLab.
|
Lisa Dawley
Chris Haskell
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 19:00 |
Posters |
Poster Exhibits
|
Multiple Authors
|
Poster Track |
- |
- |
| 20:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Best Practices Presentation: 3D Virtual Worlds in K-12 (International) Schools
|
David Deeds
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
- |
| 20:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Teaching Prejudice and Discrimination Using Second Life
|
Serene Tan
Rui Jun Lee
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 20:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
Going MAAD - The Growth and Educational Possibilities of Museums in Inworldz
|
Alicia Corts
Barbara Zanzig
Bill Spurlock
|
Exploration Tours |
- |
- |
| 20:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
Chinese Space Program Simulation
|
Scott Grant
|
Machinima Auditorium |
- |
- |
Friday, March 16 |
| Time |
Track |
Title |
Authors |
Location |
Live |
Transcribed |
| 06:00 |
Theoretical & Research Papers |
Collaborative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Telerobotic Communication and Japan Recovery in Virtual Spaces
|
Michael Vallance
Stewart Martin
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 06:00 |
Games & Simulations |
Demonstration of a Virtual World English Lesson: The Cypris Chat English Learning Community
|
Mike McKay
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 06:00 |
Keynote Tour |
WoW in School with Legacy Guild
|
Peggy Sheehy
|
Exploration Tours |
- |
- |
| 07:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Business case-study analysis through cross-cultural online student collaboration, using a virtual world environment, to simulate the complexities of gathering and analyzing relevant background data.
|
Sabine Emad
Wade Halvorson
Leslie Bonjour
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
- |
| 07:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Tech Stewarding in Second Life
|
Amber Judge
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 08:00 |
Invited Speakers |
The Hypergrid is Ready for You Now
|
Maria Korolov
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 08:00 |
K-12 |
Humane Education Exercises in SL
|
Carl Icann
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 08:00 |
Theoretical & Research Papers |
The Impact of Integrating a Virtual World into a Federally Mandated Digital Citizenship and Cyber Safety Unit on Student Achievement, Higher Order Thinking Skills, and Test Motivation
|
Amy Fox-Billig
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 08:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
A Tour of Calisto Encinal's Mi Casa Es Su Casa
|
James Abraham
|
Exploration Tours |
- |
- |
| 08:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Using Arts Processes for Learning in Second Life
|
Niela Miller
|
VWBPE Workshop |
- |
- |
| 09:00 |
Keynote |
How Immersion in Virtual and Augmented Worlds Helps Students in the Real World
|
Chris Dede
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 10:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Virtual Education Secrets At The Builders Brewery
|
DeAnn DuFaux
Sen Maximus
Auryn Beorn
Xavier Stockington
Supermius Maximus
|
Central Auditorium |
- |
- |
| 10:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
The Past, Present, and Future of Virtual World Education
|
Valerie Hill
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 10:00 |
Keynote Tour |
Universal Design for Learning in VW
|
Blu Heron
|
HeathInfo Island |
- |
Yes |
| 11:00 |
Keynote |
Interview with Pathfinder Lester
|
John Lester
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 11:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Teaching and learning in Second Life as Part of a Blended Approach:reflections and lessons learnt
|
Ridvan Ata
Sheila Webber
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 11:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Interactive Base Number Sheets in a Virtual World
|
Rebecca Reiniger
D.Cooper Patterson
Anna-Marie Robertson
|
Machinima Auditorium |
- |
Yes |
| 12:00 |
Theoretical & Research Papers |
Collaboration on Virtual Harmony: STEM Research on the Mars Geothermal, Nonlinear Game Design on Atlantis and Unity3D, and the Migration to MOSES
|
Cynthia Calongne
Andrew Stricker
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
- |
| 12:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Introduction to Conscious Communication
|
Laurel Ley
Jon Fleming
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 12:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Engaging Literature Students Through Role Play and Set Creation in a Virtual World
|
Rawlslyn Francis
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 12:00 |
Social |
Social Island Exploration
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 13:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Cutting Through The Virtual Hype: Being Authentic is Being Epic
|
Phylis Johnson
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 13:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
The Saga of UW Maya Island: Digital storytelling, context- and game-based learning in Virtual Worlds
|
Stylianos Mystakidis
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 14:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
A Cloud Topoanalysis Montage for Learning in Virtual and Cloud Computing Spaces
|
Cynthia Calongne
Andrew Stricker
Erven McGinnes III
Paul Tomaso
Shane Archiquette
Josue Martinez
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 14:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
Behind The Scenes Tour Of Builders Brewery
|
DeAnn DuFaux
Sen Maximus
Auryn Beorn
Xavier Stockington
Supermius Maximus
|
Building Brewery |
- |
- |
| 14:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Use Open Sim and Second Life to Help Students Conquer 3Ds Max
|
Hsiao-Cheng Han
|
CAVE |
Treet TV |
- |
| 14:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
Tour of Maya 2012
|
Stylianos Mystakidis
|
Exploration Tours |
- |
- |
| 15:00 |
Invited Speakers |
Using Mobile Devices for Community and Team-Building in the Classroom
|
Jackie Gerstein
|
Central Auditorium |
- |
Yes |
| 15:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Experience in Applying Virtual Worlds to Training in a Business Environment
|
AgileBill Krebs
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 15:00 |
Theoretical & Research Papers |
Advanced Technology Education: A Case for Uses of Virtual Reality in Teaching Human Services
|
Scott Anstadt
Ashley Burnette
Shannon Bradley
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 15:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
Exploring Science on the New World Grid
|
Peter Miller
|
Exploration Tours |
- |
- |
| 15:00 |
Social |
Landmark Garden
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 16:00 |
Posters |
Poster Exhibits
|
Multiple Authors
|
Poster Track |
- |
- |
| 16:30 |
Social |
First Question
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
Treet TV |
- |
| 17:00 |
Invited Speakers |
Gutenberg to Spielberg
|
Gord Holden
|
Central Auditorium |
- |
Yes |
| 17:00 |
Games & Simulations |
First Responder Round Table Discussion
|
Patrick Thorkveld
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 17:00 |
K-12 |
Uru in the classroom
|
William Schmachtenberg
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 17:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
Basics of Cloud Computing
|
Lyle Tompkins
|
Machinima Auditorium |
- |
- |
| 18:00 |
Theoretical & Research Papers |
Space Makes You Bitter: The evolution of sandbox culture in Second Life and EVE Online
(download required)
|
John McKnight
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
- |
| 18:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Choice and Play, Versus Structure in Supporting New SL Users
|
Nicole Miller
Justin Allison
Kui Xie
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 18:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Tapping the Potential of Open Blended Courses in Virtual Worlds
|
Stylianos Mystakidis
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 19:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
EVE Online Tour (download required)
|
John McKnight
|
Central Auditorium |
- |
- |
| 19:00 |
Social |
Machinimaist's Ball
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 20:00 |
Machinima |
Machinima Track
|
Multiple Authors
|
Machinima Track |
- |
- |
Saturday, March 17 |
| Time |
Track |
Title |
Authors |
Location |
Live |
Transcribed |
| 05:00 |
Social |
Shamrock Poker Run
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 05:30 |
Social |
Chai Tea and Morning Meditation
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 06:00 |
Invited Speakers |
Using Virtual Worlds as a Tool for Project-Based Learning
|
Sharon Bowers
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 06:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Machinima Demystified: The Experts Share Their Secrets
|
Odette Blanch (SL: Graycon Sonata)
Chantal Harvey
Bernard Drax
ThinkererSelby Evans
|
Building Brewery |
- |
- |
| 06:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Practices in Rhetoric and Academic Use of Spanish Language
|
Montse Veyrat
|
CAVE |
- |
Yes |
| 06:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
Club Penguin Tour
|
Edith Halderman
|
Exploration Tours |
- |
- |
| 07:00 |
Speaker Tours |
Active Worlds: Tour of NIAUniverse
|
Sharon Bowers
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
- |
| 07:00 |
Posters |
Poster Exhibits
|
Multiple Authors
|
Poster Track |
- |
- |
| 08:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Pedagogical Learning Technology Products and Content
|
Gentle Heron
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 08:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
One Big Soup
|
Muze Ackland
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 08:00 |
Games & Simulations |
One School's Approach to Vocational Transition: Gaming
|
Kim Flack
Dave Flack
|
Building Brewery |
- |
- |
| 08:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
A Panel On: The Rejuvenation of STEM "Cells" By Avatars
|
Veronica Pistoia
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 08:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Building Educational Assets Within Virtual Worlds
|
Roxanne De Leon
|
VWBPE Workshop |
- |
- |
| 08:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Session 1: Learning numbers: Intro to subQuan (pre-K & up)
|
Rebecca Reiniger
D.Cooper Patterson
Anna-Marie Robertson
|
Machinima Auditorium |
- |
- |
| 09:00 |
Keynote |
Massively Minecraft
|
JoKay Wollongong
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 09:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Cocoon Lives Again Virtually: Epic Dreams of The Golden Years
|
Phylis Johnson
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 09:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Popularisation and Outreach of Science in the Italian Second Life Community - Best Practices
|
calliope lexington
Talete Flanagan
Giovanna Giovanna Delphin
Loris Talon
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 09:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
Taking a proactive approach to virtual campus tours - 3D Virtual Campus Tours
|
Andrew Hughes
|
Exploration Tours |
- |
- |
| 09:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Session 2: Application of subQuan to Algebra (4th Grade & up)
|
Rebecca Reiniger
D.Cooper Patterson
Anna-Marie Robertson
|
Machinima Auditorium |
- |
Yes |
| 10:00 |
Invited Speakers |
Representing Latino Cultural Heritage in the Age of the Social Web
|
Melissa Carrillo
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 10:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Be Epic: learn how to make machinimas from scratch in five weeks.
|
Angela Rizzo
|
Building Brewery |
- |
- |
| 10:00 |
K-12 |
Virtual Treasure Hunting: Teen Girl's Game-Making in OpenSim
|
Christine Liao
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 10:00 |
Social |
The Amazing Maze
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 10:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Session 3: subQuan to Polynomial Derivation and beyond... (9th Grade - HigherEd)
|
Rebecca Reiniger
D.Cooper Patterson
Anna-Marie Robertson
|
Machinima Auditorium |
- |
Yes |
| 11:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Massively Open Online ... Virtual Worlds, Games and Education
|
Kavon Zenovka
Karla Schorzman
Stasia Weston
Tanya Smedley
Cat Flippen
Chris Luchs
Alysyn Middleton
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
- |
| 11:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) Tour
|
Melissa Carrillo
|
Exploration Tours |
- |
- |
| 11:00 |
Games & Simulations |
Enhancing a Scavenger Hunt Game to Increase Student SL Skills and Content Knowledge
|
Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt
|
VWBPE Workshop |
- |
- |
| 12:00 |
Keynote |
A Brainstorm on Games and Simulations in Teacher Education
|
David Gibson
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 13:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Theorycraft: Quantitative Analysis in World of Warcraft
|
Abacus Capalini
Michael Liucci
Kavon Zenovka
|
Central Auditorium |
- |
- |
| 13:00 |
Exploration of Virtual Worlds |
The Four Bridges Project - A Virtual Sustainable Community
|
Amy Cross
|
CAVE |
- |
Yes |
| 13:00 |
Keynote Tour |
Massively Minecraft Tour
|
JoKay Wollongong
|
Exploration Tours |
- |
- |
| 13:00 |
Games & Simulations |
The SLAM system: learning languages through your avatar
|
Darren Green
|
VWBPE Workshop |
- |
- |
| 13:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
MachinEVO
|
Heike Philp
|
Machinima Auditorium |
Treet TV |
- |
| 14:00 |
Games & Simulations |
Approaching Training For Generations Entering The Workforce
|
Andrew Hughes
|
Rockcliffe Rotunda |
- |
- |
| 14:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Virtual World Residency
|
Randy Hienrichs
|
Building Brewery |
- |
Yes |
| 14:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
Life on an Epic Scale
|
Peter Miller
|
CAVE |
- |
- |
| 14:00 |
Machinima |
The Storyboard: Conceptualizing Your Machinima Idea as a Storybook
|
Phylis Johnson
|
Machinima Auditorium |
- |
- |
| 15:00 |
Best Practices Showcase |
VWBPE Pre-Awards Show: The Art of Micro-Story from Tweet to Machinima
|
Fourworlds ra
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
- |
| 15:00 |
Social |
Champagne Reception Pre-Awards
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |
| 16:00 |
Keynote |
VWBPE AWARDS SHOW
|
Social Committee
|
Central Auditorium |
Treet TV |
Yes |
| 18:00 |
Social |
EPIC Concert
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
Treet TV |
- |
| 19:00 |
Social |
Fireworks & Dancing
|
Social Committee
|
VWBPE Social |
- |
- |