+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++ INSIDE SCOOP: Immersive Education Initiative TWITTER - track daily activity +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++
The Immersive Education Initiative is a non-profit international collaboration of universities, colleges, research institutes, consortia and companies that are working together to define and develop open standards, best practices, platforms, and communities of support for virtual reality and game- based learning and training systems. Over a thousand faculty, researchers, staff, administrators and students are members of the Immersive Education Initiative, which is growing at the rate of approximately 2 new members every day. Membership is FREE and open to the global academic community. Immersive Education Initiative: http://ImmersiveEducation.org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: THE INSIDE SCOOP :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Follow the Immersive Education Initiative's official TWITTER group for the "inside scoop", sneak previews, and early access to initiative activities: http://twitter.com/immersive Recent Inside Scoop tweets: 1. Director of Immersive Education Initiative receives Campus Technology Innovator's award before delivering keynote address. http://tr.im/uLZZ12:56 PM Jul 30th from web 2. VIDEO: "Immersive Education: An Open Source Collaborative Environment" Campus Tech presentation by Sun's Keith Rajecki http://tr.im/uLSa12:46 PM Jul 30th from web 3. Matt, Kamal, Cary, Rich, Wes, Nick: Submitted footage of iED' "Rocket World" to Aaron for review & inclusion in new presentations and video.9:52 AM Jul 24th from web 4. Jerome: Revised Immersive Education's "Library Applications and Services Requirements: Working Draft". http://MediaGrid.org/groups9:47 AM Jul 24th from web 5. Wes: Met with Boston's Mayor to discuss Immersive Education High School, and showed him video from iED's "Rocket World" science program. 9:42 AM Jul 24th from web 6. Aaron: Preparing keynote for "Immersive Education Day: Kansas & Missouri" conference on JULY 27. Details at http://vweducation.ning.com1:14 PM Jul 23rd from web 7. John: Proposed Aug 12th for the next Immersive Education Initiative Board of Director's meeting.12:14 PM Jul 23rd from web 8. Preparing photo/video shoot of Immersive Education Initiative's "Rocket World" K6/K12/college science projects http://ImmersiveEducation.org2:42 PM Jul 22nd from web 9. Nick, Michael, Aaron: Preparing Immersive Education's first "Japan node" on the Education Grid. http://TheEducationGrid.org8:00 PM Jul 21st from web 10. MEETING: iED Library Technology Working Group (LIB.TWG) in-world meeting Monday July 20 @ 7:00pm EDT http://MediaGrid.org/groups4:00 PM Jul 18th from web 11. Chris and Nick: Installing and configuring collaborative document editing tool on new Immersive Education Initiative web site.1:31 PM Jul 18th from web 12. Chris: Updating Wonderland nodes on Education Grid in preparation for Second Life (RealXtend & OpenSim) nodes http://TheEducationGrid.org10:42 PM Jul 16th from web 13. Aaron: Confirming board meeting @ USS Constitution Museum to plan iED's "Old Ironsides" http://tr.im/sEqh & http://ImmersiveEducation.org1:15 PM Jul 16th from web 14. Doug: Posted overview of the new Multi-Threaded Game Engine (MT Game) that will be used by the Wonderland iED platform: http://tr.im/sEeL1:02 PM Jul 16th from web 15. Psychology of Immersive Environments Technology Working Group (PIE.TWG) launch event has begun. Join at http://tr.im/swSY6:53 PM Jul 15th from web 16. Original reference to "Immersive Illness" in preparation for Psychology of Immersive Environments (PIE.TWG) launch today: http://tr.im/sukE1:59 PM Jul 15th from web 17. DEADLINE TODAY! $10,000 CONTENT CREATION CONTEST FOR IMMERSIVE EDUCATION! CONTEST DETAILS, PRIZES & RULES AT http://colladacontest.com11:22 AM Jul 15th from web 18. Rich: Preparing for tomorrow's Psychology of Immersive Environments Technology Working Group (PIE.TWG) launch. http://MediaGrid.org/groups2:24 PM Jul 14th from web 19. iED Board of Directors: Reviewing final draft of "Immersive Education High School" press release. http://ImmersiveEducation.org12:34 PM Jul 14th from web 20. DEADLINE IN 1 DAY: $10,000 CONTENT CREATION CONTEST FOR IMMERSIVE EDUCATION! CONTEST DETAILS, PRIZES & RULES AT http://colladacontest.com12:32 PM Jul 14th from web --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend http://www.realxtend.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
