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Call for
Contributions
‘Learning in Virtual Worlds’ Conference
2009
Exploring opportunities
for avatar-based learning in 3-D virtual worlds
A Conference
organised by JISC RSC Northern and the
The conference
aims to bring together people from the region’s higher and further
education and skills providers with an interest in immersive learning in
virtual worlds – including lecturers/tutors, educational
developers and technologists, researchers and managers .
The conference team invites
you to share your experiences of exploring, evaluating or developing opportunities
for learning and teaching in virtual worlds.
We encourage presenters
to make their workshops interactive and to promote discussions which examine
the impact of their work for the sector.
Proposals for
workshops and discussion sessions are invited which address a broad range of
themes including, but not limited to:
Submitting
Your Proposal
350 word abstract
describing
Workshop: (either 45
or 90 minutes) with the emphasis on high levels of participation.
Presentation: (25
minutes plus 20 minutes of questions and discussion) giving an account of
research, experience, evaluation, policy or practice with the emphasis on
drawing out lessons for others and engaging participants.
Attached proposal
form should be completed and submitted electronically to
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Abstracts will
appear in the conference handouts, and online.
JISC RSC Northern/
‘Learning in Virtual Worlds’ Conference 2009
At the Sir Tom
Cowie Campus,
Proposal Form
Proposals should be submitted electronically to the conference team at
Name(s) of presenter(s):
Institution or Organisation(s):
Address for correspondence:
Tel: E-mail:
Title of proposal:
Format: Practical
Workshop (90 minutes)
Discussion/presentation
(45 minutes)
What is the theme of the session?
Session Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, delegates will be able to:
Session Outline (no more than 350 words)
Key issues to be addressed are:
Session
Activities and Approximate Timings
Please provide an indication of how the
session will be structured and how activities and discussion will be
facilitated. Please include a few indicative questions which will focus the
discussion element.
References
Any key texts or published papers
mentioned in the outline
IT and/or presentation equipment
requirements
Tel:
+44 (0) 191 515 2993 email: [log in to unmask]
Kim Talbot
Secretariat
Support to CPHC
c/o BCS
First Floor, Block D
North Star House
SN2 1FA
Tel: 01793
417429
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.cphc.ac.uk