Join VCARA on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 6pm SLT (Pacific) with a festive live voice reading of “The Christmas Tree”, a short story by Charles Dickens.
The reading will take place at the Community Virtual Library's Dickens Resource Center (SL URL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA7/236/61/21) as part of Seanchai Library's Dickens Project in Second Life.
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Published: Saturday, November 17, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...
Rockliffe University Consortium (RUC) held their second annual conference (RUCC18) at the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture in San Francisco, California on November 9-10, 2018.
RUCC's audience includes teachers, students, information professionals, and others interested in emerging technologies for education including virtual worlds, virtual and augmented reality, and other tools that encourage immersion and participation. This year's conference theme was “The Future Present”.
VCARA members Alyse Dunavant-Jones (MLIS 2018) and Danica Ronquillo (MLIS 2019) attended the conference. The conference was an opportunity to network and learn from leading virtual and physical world educators. They seized the chance to meet each other and several other colleagues in-person for the first time!
Bethany Winslow, eCampus Instructional Designer, also represented SJSU at the conference.
Bethany Winslow, eCampus Instructional Designer, also represented SJSU at the conference.
Published: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...
Join VCARA on Tuesday , November 13, 2018 at 6pm SLT (Pacific) for a lecture by cybersecurity specialist Erik Moore (medi Martian in Second Life).
In Cybersecurity, Second Life & Real Life, Erik will walk participants through each link in that chain and consider some reasonable measures for security, safety, and privacy along the way. He will also cover larger cybersecurity issues like cyberkinetics, digital currencies, and human-computer interaction.
Published: Friday, November 2, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...
The Community Virtual Library (CVL) is now accepting proposals for its Dickens Project Resource Center in Second Life.
This annual exhibit highlights aspects of Charles Dickens and the Victorian Era. Presentation formats can vary (slideshow, poster, image, video) and can include audio and text. Additional formats (e.g. sculpture) may be welcome but must receive approval from CVL. CVL recommends that researchers keep presentations brief (5-10 slides/minutes).
RSVP with your proposal to CVL Director Dr. Valerie Hill (valibrarian in Second Life; valibrarian@gmail.com) by 11/20/18.
Published: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...
Celebrate Banned Books Week (9/23/18 – 9/29/18) and visit VCARA's Banned Books Exhibit in the U-See-Em Building on iSchool Island in Second Life!
Launched during the 9th Annual VCARA Conference, this interactive exhibit was built entirely by iSchool students, alumni, and faculty to raise awareness of banned books by answering the following questions:
- What are banned or challenged books?
- Why are books challenged?
- Who challenges books?
- Which books are banned/challenged the most?
Published: Monday, September 24, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...
Join VCARA and archivist Shannon Bohle (Archivist Llewellyn in Second Life) for a unique Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot lecture on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 @ 6pm SLT (Pacific).
Shannon's AI bot, Plutchik, will give a demonstration lecture entitled “Astronauts and DNA: Twin Studies are Just the Beginning”. Plutchik will discuss a NASA-conducted DNA study using twin astronauts. When reporting results of the study, NASA made a serious error that was repeated by many major news organizations such that the error, many would say, graduated to “fake news”.
Published: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...
Join VCARA in Second Life on Thursday, September 18, 2018 at 6pm SLT (Pacific) for a live theater and storytelling workshop hosted by actor and musician Corwyn Allen.
Published: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...
Join iSchool alumna and VCARA member Alyse Dunavant-Jones (Second Life avatar: alysedunavantjones) to learn Second Life basics and explore VCARA's offerings:
- Saturday 8/11/18 @ 10am (Pacific)
- Friday 8/17/18 @ 12pm (Pacific)
Each session will last about 30 minutes and will be held on the iSchool Island in Second Life (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/45/123/33). To attend, choose a session and RSVP to Alyse (alyse.dunavant-jones@sjsu.edu).
Can't make either of these dates? Email iSchool alumna and VCARA member Marie Vans (amvans88@gmail.com; SL avatar: amvans Lapis) to set up a date and time that works for you!
Published: Thursday, July 19, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...
On April 18, 2018, VCARA held its 9th Annual VCARA Conference on iSchool Island in Second Life. This year's theme was Passion for Truth: Trusting Information in the Fake News Era. Attendees posted to social media during the conference using #VCARA.
To celebrate our passion for seeking and sharing the elusive trickster that is truth (and exposing the cunning guises of those who spread false “truths”), participants were encouraged to don harlequin-inspired masks and costumes.
Published: Monday, June 18, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...
The 9th Annual VCARA Conference is Wednesday, April 18, 2018 from 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. SLT (Second Life Time/Pacific). This year’s theme is Passion for Truth: Trusting Information in the Fake News Era.
Published: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 by Alyse Dunavant-Jones more...