Recent Changes

International Journal of Virtual Technology and Multimedia (IJVTM)
This group creates a quarterly journal "...publishes papers related to the underlying theory, design, implementation, effectiveness and impact of virtual technology and multimedia systems in science and engineering".
MUVES being used in professional development and the classroom.
By: Dave Pavlick
Open Habitate Project
http://www.openhabitat.org/
This was a very informative web site because it talk about how you can incorpoate a MUVE into the higher education setting. This is a great web page with some very interesting thoughts on move into the 21st century. On this web page they spent alot of time useing a 3D world with avatars to represent the people that were workign together. There are some great resources and the site uses many different enaligoes to express how you can take new technologies and use the in the classroom.
Learning in the virtual world is slightly different but it is invaluble in the times of now. We need to really study this and understand it becuase this is the way that much of the pwrld of education is going.
The M3 Project
http://www.elanguages.ac.uk/secondlife/
After reading throught the web page this is really the only page I could fine that breaks what they are doing down very nicely. The objective are very clear and they do a great job describing what has happened over the time they spend researching the movement of the MUVES.
Moodle is a good program and needs to be used with caution along with twitter or Face book.

Finally, contribute an additional suggestion, strategy, resource, or idea to at least one of your community members’ posts.
Assignment length: 2–3 paragraphs
Frederick P. Aspan-Martin MUVEs and Professional Development Input-
Learning Network find:
http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=159
The CITEd Research Center website is devoted to implementing technology into education, with their primary focus on special education. When you visit the link above noted the "quick links" area to the right of the page and you'll see information about Universal Design Learning in a Multimedia Environment.
Training and/or Workshop find:
http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=22743&copyownerid=26626
MMVE 2012 : The 5th International Workshop on Massively Multiuser Virtual Environments
For this one plan on traveling to Munich, Germany if you want to be there in person. The dates are Oct 8, 2012 - Oct 8, 2012 . This workshop looks like it is intended for the developers, but I though I'd share it anyway because I thought it might interest the group.
EMUVE Project
http://www.emuve.eu/project.php
This training opportunity is also headquartered in Germany. "EMUVE main idea is to develop a Multi-User Virtual Environment for Entrepreneurs that want to increase entrepreneurship abilities and raise knowledge in areas such as marketing, business, finance, innovation, project management and internationalization. By doing it, this project will promote successful entrepreneurship and improve the business environment in SMEs, allowing them to realize their full potential in today's global economy."
This would be a great project to do with my Virtual Enterprise students or my business computer class.
New and Emerging MUVE Resources Site find:
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=66
International Journal of Virtual Technology and Multimedia (IJVTM)
This group creates a quarterly journal "...publishes papers related to the underlying theory, design, implementation, effectiveness and impact of virtual technology and multimedia systems in science and engineering".

For new members looking to post their Application #2 - Part 2 requirement, go to the "Pages and Files" on the right to find this week's new page titled "McLuhan's Tetrad". You may need to contact Dave Pavlick (the creator) in our group for access to this wiki. Good luck! Fred
Leading Technology Change
this week.
Assignment
For this week’s Learning Community contribution, summarize and share the results of your online learning presentation. After reading about your community members’ experiences, offer a suggestion, resource, strategy, or additional idea to at least one of your community members.
Thanks
Dave Pavlick
MUVES and Professional Development.
Look under the Pages and Files tab to the right and find where you can post for this weeks learning community assignment.
Thanks
Dave

MUVES and Professional Development.
Begin by revisiting one or more of the MUVEs you explored this week. Then, contribute the following to your group’s wiki:
Identify at least two professional organizations that have an online presence and offer training or workshops in the MUVE.
Identify one personal learning network available in the MUVE that will help you keep abreast of new and emerging technologies.
Identify at least one other resource in the MUVE for information about new and emerging technologies (e.g., technology reviewer, futurist, researcher, or journal).
Next, respond to the following question:
How could you use the MUVE—and the resources you found—to engage colleagues (local and remote) in professional development workshops?
Finally, contribute an additional suggestion, strategy, resource, or idea to at least one of your community members’ posts.
Assignment length: 2–3 paragraphs

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Creating Meaningful Learning Using Moodle: by Fred Aspan-Martin
members homes.
During and after my presentation I fielded some good questions from my colleagues and Principal. The main issue I think everyone was having was in regards to the idea of another change. Recently our School District switched over to Infinite Campus (IC) and it has been a real pain for some less "techie" people. If you view my presentation you'll see that my proposal is to pilot Moodle through one of our two CTE Pathways (Entrepreneurship) which I teach three of the courses. I also plan on using Moodle for my Health class offering to improve student success on quizzes and tests. Please let me know what you think!
Fred
Creating Meaningful Learning Using Edmodo:
Dave Pavlick
This week I spent alot of time looking at an online interface that I have used over the last year and have been very happy with. We are looking for an alternstive the program Black board and I have been using Edmodo. It's a great program that allows you to post discussions, tests, quizes get reports on scores adn has a built in grade book. It's great for all different types of classes and has a great calendar feature. I didn't mention in my ppt. that is also has a mobile app so your students can submit and ask question about HW, article reviews or just ask about a topic going on in class. This is great for students to know if they have a question they can post it online and I get an email saying they have a question. It's automatically sent right to my phone so then I can quickly answer the question.
This is a great addition to any classroom. Let me know what you think.
Enjoy!
Dave
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Leading Technology Change
For this week’s Learning Community contribution, summarize and share the results of your online learning presentation. After reading about your community members’ experiences, offer a suggestion, resource, strategy, or additional idea to at least one of your community members.
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Creating Meaningful Learning Using Moodle: by Fred Aspan-Martin
This week I presented my PowerPoint Presentation to two of my colleagues and my Principal at my continuation high school. I have used Moodle over the past three years in a program titled YEP "Young Entrepreneurship Program" out of San Diego and hosted by Mira Costa College. Using Moodle has been fantastic because my business plan team can access tons of resources that are placed online at their convenience...most often when they meet up at Starbucks and at one the team members homes.
During and after my presentation I fielded some good questions from my colleagues and Principal. The main issue I think everyone was having was in regards to the idea of another change. Recently our School District switched over to Infinite Campus (IC) and it has been a real pain for some less "techie" people. If you view my presentation you'll see that my proposal is to pilot Moodle through one of our two CTE Pathways (Entrepreneurship) which I teach three of the courses. I also plan on using Moodle for my Health class offering to improve student success on quizzes and tests. Please let me know what you think!
Fred

Leading Technology Change
For this week’s Learning Community contribution, summarize and share the results of your online learning presentation. After reading about your community members’ experiences, offer a suggestion, resource, strategy, or additional idea to at least one of your community members.