Immersed in Learning: Virtual Worlds for Education 2009

 

Immersed in Learning: Virtual Worlds for Education was a one-day conference held on October 8, 2009. It was dedicated to showcasing current social media applications and technologies and their use in educational settings. Session themes included educational technology, second life, theory and library information management.

Recent Submissions

  • NDSU Blogging 

    Mara, Andrew (North Dakota State University, 2009-10-08)
    Presented as part of the session titled Social Media and Public Writing. The presentation explores the pedagogical value of blogging in both undergraduate and graduate level humanities courses.

  • Remixing the University: Authenticating Digital Learning 

    Bartels, Martha; Pullen, Matthew; Mara, Andrew (North Dakota State University, 2009-10-08)
    Presented as part of the session titled Social Media Appearances, Social Media Realities. The presentations describes how social media can short circuit plagiarism panic by reframing plagiarism as both necessary as an ...

  • Changing the Landscape of Scholarly Communication: Digital Commons Pilot Project 

    Bjork, Karen; Ottenbacher, Mildred (North Dakota State University, 2009-10-08)
    Digital Commons is a project provided by the NDSU Libraries that collects, preserves, and distributes digital material (born or created) located at or produced by the NDSU community. It is part of an open access initiative ...

  • Theoretical Framework for Use of Weblogs in Education 

    Carlson, Gregory (North Dakota State University, 10/8/2009)
    This presentation will introduce a theoretical framework for using weblogs in education. Background information will include perspectives on learning theories and debates about the role of technology in education. Since ...

  • Immersed in Learning: Virtual Worlds for Education Poster 

    Herrera, Ludvik (North Dakota State University, 10/8/2009)
    Poster/banner advertising the conference

  • Conference Schedule and Session Abstracts 

    NDSU Collaborative Think Tank Committee (North Dakota State University, 10/8/2009)