Tuesday, February 26, 2008

TCC 2008 PREVIEW: Virtual Worlds in Education



TCC will host a TCC 2008 Preview Event on March 13: Virtual Worlds in Education. The event is FREE but registration is required. Seating is limited so it is important to register early if interested.

Also, please note that registration for TCC 2008, April 15-17, is now available online. 

Cheers,
-Bert Kimura for the TCC 2008 Conference Team
 
Thirteenth Annual
TCC WORLDWIDE ONLINE CONFERENCE
April 15-17, 2008
Pre-conference dates: April 2-3, 2008
 
FREE PREVIEW & PANEL PRESENTATION
The New Internet: Virtual Worlds in Education
March 13, 2008
 
Join us for a free, live preview webcast of TCC 2008. The session includes presentations about the role and value of virtual worlds in education and getting started quickly in these new learning environments. The session will be followed by in-world virtual tours of Second Life and There.
 
March 13, 2008 (Thursday), 200 PM HST (800 PM EDT)*
    200-300 PM: Panel session featuring Dr. Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University (Second Life), 
      and Mr. Frank Whiting, Shasta College (There).
   330 PM: Second Life in-world tour.
   430 PM: There in-world tour.
 
TCC 2008 Preview Registration
This event is FREE, but registration is required. To reserve a virtual seat for March 13, register at:

TCC 2008 Conference Registration
Individuals $69, see homepage for group discounted rates or contact Sharon Fowler <fowlers@hawaii.edu>.
http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu (Conference homepage)

For more information, contact Peter Leong <peterleo@hawaii.edu> or Bert Kimura <bert@hawaii.edu>.

Hosted by the University of Hawai'i, Kapi'olani Community College and University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Educational Technology Department, College of Education in partnership with LearningTimes.org and the Pan-Pacific Distance Learning Association. Additional support provided by the New Media Consortium and Osaka Gakuin University.
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