Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Research Team 2009 – Teaching Workshop 2009

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National Workshop on Teaching in Immersive worlds ,School of Computing & Intelligent Systems – Northern Ireland 2009

Institute Name :
Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Research Team and the School of Computing & Intelligent Systems
Email Address: mj.callaghan@ulster.ac.uk

Details :
National Workshop on Teaching in Immersive Worlds will be hosted by the School of Computing & Intelligent Systems and will take place in the Great Hall of the University of Ulster, Magee Campus, Northern Ireland on the 20th November 2009from 8.30. The workshop has an International line-up of speakers from the UK and Ireland and will offer a series of insightful talks examining the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching using virtual worlds such as Second Life, Opensim and Metaplace.

The objective of the event is to raise awareness of the benefits and possible pitfalls of using virtual and immersive worlds in an educational context and will provide practical advice and demonstrations from leading educators and industrial experts in this area. It will highlight funding opportunities available in this field and offer tips on how to focus your research to maximise your chances of succeeding with applications.

The workshop is organised by the Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Research Team and the School of Computing & Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Computing and Engineering and co-sponsored by the University of Ulster, Office of Innovation Knowledge Club Program

Eligibility:
Any Research Graduate working in that Domain

Important Dates:
The Event Start’s: November 20, 2009

For More Details : http://learninginvirtualworlds.com/

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