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What’s Your A-ha Moment?

I received this information from RezEd today. I’m a huge fan of the “a-ha” moment and love reading when the light bulb has lit up for other folks. Enjoy!

$50 Honorarium to Share your Aha Moment:

What aha moment did you have in using virtual worlds for learning?

Please send a message (2-5 sentences) describing one key element of your program’s success to Global Kids on RezEd.

A $50 USD honorarium will be given to those that fill out the short online form describing the key lessons learned in your work in virtual worlds.

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NPC Community – We Want To Hear From You!

We are wanting to collect some testimonials on how the NPC community has helped your nonprofit help achieve its real world mission and organizational goals/objectives. This will help newcomers, supporters and visitors to understand the value of our community in SL and RL.

Feel free to respond to this discussion or you can post your testimonial (or comment) on the WIKI Testimonial page at:

http://npsl.wikispaces.com/Testimonials

Thanks!

Anika Pastorelli

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Please Welcome…FasterCures our newest neighbor in NPC

Please join me in extending a warm welcome to our newest NPC neighbor – FasterCures. FasterCures is dedicated to saving lives by saving time. Our mission is to identify and implement global solutions to accelerate the process of discovery and clinical development of new therapies for the treatment of deadly and debilitating diseases.

Draxtor Despres has once again outdone himself with this great feature video which explains the FasterCures mission and goals for SL.

To find FasterCures online…

Website: www.fastercures.org
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/FasterCures/23454067539
Blog: http://fastercures.blogspot.com/
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/aloft%20nonprofit%20commons/100/68/25

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Evaluation of the Global Kids Science through Second Life project

Great information from Rafi Santo….

I thought I’d share with you all the recent independent evaluation that was completed about the Science through Second Life project that we ran during the last school year. The project integrated Second Life and wide range of web tools into a standards based high school science class in New York City. Among the findings:

– Students’ attitudes towards science-related careers changed positively with the StSL curriculum.
– Students’ self-efficacy and self-confidence in their abilities to do science-related work increased.
– Compared to the traditional science curriculum, the number of students reporting being overwhelmed by science class fell by 50%.
– Low achieving students’ grades improved significantly compared to the previous semester.
– Students’ collective intelligence skills improved throughout the semester. More students reported that they felt more comfortable working with others to get something done using digital media in the post survey.

Click here to download the report which also includes a detailed program description, and if you have any questions about the project feel free to be in touch.

Cheers,
Rafi

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Rafi Santo
Senior Program Associate
Online Leadership Program
Global Kids
http://www.globalkids.org/?id=5
http://olp.globalkids.org

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Canadian Colleges Exploring Second Life in Higher Education – with Mixed Results

This is an interesting blog post from University Affairs about the perceived ups and downs of Second Life as discovered by Loyalist College, the first Canadian college to have a presence in Second Life. The post cites the learning curve to truly understand SL and computer hardware requirements as drawbacks to educating in the virtual world. The college does believe that SL offers the most opportunities for educators.

FULL STORY

I understand that hardware requirements can be an issue, but I am hard pressed to believe that the learning curve is a factor for college students when exploring SL. Thoughts?

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GimpGirl Community Festival – December 11th

Join us before you head off to the Common Ground meeting on Plush.:)

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GimpGirl Community Festival
This is an online, international event that will be held in Second Life, but is accessible to those not on Second Life via IRC chat. See below for details.

Join us for an amazing evening to benefit GimpGirl Community! GimpGirl is a place where women with all kinds of disabilities (and abilities) have come together to talk about what it means to be a woman with a disability since 1998. We currently hold weekly support groups, presentations on relevant topics, free vendor space for members and parties on our parcel. We also have an art gallery with works by WWDs, and events for the general public.

GimpGirl Community Festival Schedule:

5-6pm SLT: DJ Yngwie Krogstad
6pm-7pm SLT: Andreus Gustafson
7pm-8pm SLT: Jana Kyomoon
8pm-9pm SLT: Obeloinkment Wrigglesworth
9-10pm SLT: Kala Pixie (live particle show)

Thursday, December 11th from 5:00 – 10:00 PM SLT/Pacific.
(8:00 PM Eastern Time, for other timezones, click HERE)

NOTE: This gathering is for EVERYONE. Bring your friends.smile

Second Life Location:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/3DE/174/22/21
(THE STAGE IS TO THE EAST AFTER YOU LAND)

IF YOU DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO SECOND LIFE:
You can still attend this meeting online via IRC. To visit our IRC/Second
Life chatroom, go to:
http://chat.on.quickfox.net/GimpGirl

…and choose the option that works best for you.

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Cheers,
Jennifer Cole, Co-Director and Founder
Second Life: JennyLin Arashi
GimpGirl Community
http://www.gimpgirl.com

Written by: Beth J. Bates