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Call for Papers/Participation
Please join us in a workshop on learning and research in Second Life on
October 17, 2007 in Vancouver at Internet Research 8.0
(
http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=About_IR8.0)
Paper Deadline August 15th.
Second Life(R) is a 3d virtual environment created by Linden Lab which
has captured the attentions of researchers and teachers from around the
world from a variety of disciplines.
This workshop aims to improve the understanding of Second Life as a
Learning and Research environment. It will bring 35 researchers together
to collaborate, discuss and workshop diverse topics related to research
and learning in Second Life. We will pursue a full-day schedule in which
participants will discuss their work and interests on four different
topics: learning in Second Life, integrated learning, the contributions
of research to the community and ethical research methods. How can we
better enable learning in this sphere? How can we better enable research?
As a highlight, Robin Linden will give a talk to the group, and members
of Linden Lab will participate throughout the day.
We encourage researchers to submit papers and short biography to
slworkshop@xxxxxxxxxx which will be selected and distributed amongst
participants before the workshop. First invitations will be offered to
those who provide full papers for consideration.
These papers have two purposes: first is to provide a common platform
for understanding our research and teaching and second submitted papers
may be considered for publication in an edited volume being produced in
relation to the workshop, or possibly in peer reviewed publication
derived from the workshop (these are currently under discussion).
Subsequent invitation will be made based upon research/teaching
statement and biography. If you are interested in participating, please
send an email containing your information to slworkshop@xxxxxxxxxxx
Decisions will be made by September 1st, barring incident. There is a
limit of 35 participants at the physical meeting; the event will be
simulcast into Second Life.
We welcome professionals, faculty and graduate students to participate.
This workshop is sponsored by Linden Lab creators of Second Life and is
organized by Jeremy Hunsinger and Aleks Krotoski. Free lunch, coffee
breaks and the room is included in participation.
jeremy hunsinger
Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research,
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(www.cipr.uwm.edu)
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