{"id":7,"date":"2007-06-08T15:32:45","date_gmt":"2007-06-08T21:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.minkhollow.ca\/KB\/Blog\/?p=4"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:56:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:56:59","slug":"immersive-education-and-virtual-learning-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2007\/06\/08\/immersive-education-and-virtual-learning-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Immersive Education and Virtual Learning Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>This looks like this might be worth a bit of time to investigate: <a href=\"http:\/\/immersiveeducation.org\/\" class=\"urlextern\" title=\"http:\/\/immersiveeducation.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/immersiveeducation.org\/<\/a>It came across the game_edu list this morning.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>  Media Grid call for participation: Immersive Education and Virtual Learning Environments<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>  High quality <acronym title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/acronym> and Web versions: <a href=\"http:\/\/mediagrid.org\/#NEWS\" class=\"urlextern\" title=\"http:\/\/MediaGrid.org\/#NEWS\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/MediaGrid.org\/#NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p> BOSTON, MA &#8211; June 04, 2007 &#8211; MediaGrid.org launches Immersive Education initiative with an open call to educators, students, and professionals who have experience using virtual learning environments or video game technologies (such as Second Life, Croquet, Extensible 3D [X3D], Panda3D, Quake, Unreal, Torque Game Engine, and so forth). Individuals and organizations can visit ImmersiveEducation.org to select the next-generation Immersive Education platform, contribute to best practices, and establish standards for virtual learning environments and game-based learning platforms.<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-7'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(7);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(7);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(7);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>This looks like this might be worth a bit of time to investigate: http:\/\/immersiveeducation.org\/It came across the game_edu list this morning. Media Grid call for participation: Immersive Education and Virtual Learning Environments High quality PDF and Web versions: http:\/\/MediaGrid.org\/#NEWS BOSTON, &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2007\/06\/08\/immersive-education-and-virtual-learning-environments\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,12,14,24],"tags":[41,57,58],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-educational-technology","category-games","category-general","category-teaching-learning","tag-education","tag-elearning","tag-virtual-learning"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7695,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2024\/01\/17\/this-time-for-sure-2-2-2-2-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":7,"position":0},"title":"The Secret to Improving The Student Experience in Learning: Risk","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"January 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This brief segment is from an interview that was recorded for the The Game-Based Learning Virtual Summit, held on Nov. 1-3, 2023 hosted by Dr. Patrick Felicia I was asked:\u00a0How can the integration of games, simulations, and gamification techniques create more immersive and effective learning experiences, and what evidence supports\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7697,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2024\/01\/19\/this-time-for-sure-2-2-2-2-2-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":7,"position":1},"title":"How Can Gamification be used to enhance PD and Training?","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"January 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This brief segment is from an interview that was recorded for the The Game-Based Learning Virtual Summit, held on Nov. 1-3, 2023 hosted by Dr. Patrick Felicia I was asked:\u00a0In what ways can games, gamification and simulations be utilized to enhance professional development and training in education, and what challenges\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7676,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2024\/01\/10\/this-time-for-sure-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":7,"position":2},"title":"My Core Principles&#8230;","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"January 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This brief segment is from an interview that was recorded for the The Game-Based Learning Virtual Summit, held on Nov. 1-3, 2023 hosted by Dr. Patrick Felicia I was asked: What are the core principles or philosophies that guide your work or approach to your field? 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