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Detailed Program InformationRegistration Desk OpenSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Innovation Hall AB Foyer Continental BreakfastSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Flood Gallery Cognition, Learning, and Literacy in Virtual WorldsSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Innovation Hall AB Session Type: General Session Speaker(s)
AbstractThis presentation will detail the intellectual practices that constitute gameplay in virtual worlds (for example, collaborative problem solving, informal scientific reasoning, computational literacy, and digital media literacy) and the way these coalesce into a form of cosmopolitanism found in the least likely of places, in context of pop culture. Available ResourcesStudent Cameo 2 - Visions of the Underworld: Transforming Classical Texts into a Virtual Reality ExperienceSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Innovation Hall AB Session Type: General Session Speaker(s)
Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Learning Environments for Gen ZSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Innovation Hall AB Session Type: General Session Speaker(s)
AbstractCyberinfrastructure is revolutionizing the scientific-research landscape and is positioned to similarly revolutionize learning. The challenge for educators is to find an innovative strategy that incorporates the best of traditional pedagogy with new paradigms that reflect our times. This presentation outlines how computation, visualization, storage, and high-speed networks can create novel learning environments. Available ResourcesApplying This to Your InstitutionSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Innovation Hall AB, Nortel A, Nortel B, Room 113, Room 114, Room 116, Room 117 Session Type: Breakout Sessions Refreshment BreakSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Flood Gallery Student Cameo 3 - Online Time Consuming Real TimeSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Innovation Hall AB Session Type: General Session Speaker(s)
Available ResourcesVirtual Learning Environments in 3DSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Innovation Hall AB Session Type: General Session Speaker(s)
AbstractVirtual Learning Environments in 3D We've passed through Web 1.0, entering the architecture of participation. Wikis and other read/write Web 2.0 capabilities provide a collective voice and opportunities for collaboration. They remain, however, fundamentally textual. Emerging now is the Web with shape and form--the 3D virtual world (VW). As education becomes global, will immersive 3D VWs learning spaces provide a persistent new home campus? Discuss. Available ResourcesApplying This to Your InstitutionSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Innovation Hall AB, Nortel A, Nortel B, Room 113, Room 114, Room 116, Room 117 Session Type: Breakout Sessions LunchSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Flood Gallery Concurrent SessionsSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 1:10 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Innovation Hall A, Innovation Hall B, Nortel Workshop Room AB, BB&T Multimedia Classroom, Collaboratory Session Type: Breakout Sessions Speaker(s)
AbstractEach session will run twice for 45 minutes each time; participants will select a session to attend for the first 45 minutes and then rotate to another session of their choice for the second 45 minutes.
-The Impact of Computer-Simulated Haptic Force Feedback on Learning (Innovation Hall B) - Gary R. Bertoline and Enkhtuvshin Dorjgotov Available ResourcesRefreshment BreakSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Flood Gallery The Bar May Not Be as High as You Expect: Considerations in Implementing an Immersive Learning EnvironmentSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Innovation Hall AB Session Type: General Session Speaker(s)
AbstractThis session explores the operational aspects of implementing an immersive learning environment (ILE) including infrastructure, user support, and pedagogical and policy requirements. A panel representing ILE experience from four institutions will address questions from the moderator and the audience. Participants will acquire a planning framework to facilitate ILE projects at their home institutions. Group Reflection, Daily Overview and ClosingSession DetailsWednesday, March 28, 2007 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Innovation Hall AB Session Type: General Session 
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