VIRTUAL WORLDS – BEST PRACTICES IN EDUCATION
5TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE – MARCH 15-17, 2012
VWBPE
with the collaboration of in world group Brilliant Blondes - also on flickr
Hello and cheers!
Aly Warrior will be lead on training Presenters who are coming into Second Life to learn how to make the most effective presentations.
I will need several people in various timezones as training will be done in shifts based on the timezones from which these representatives will be from.
Please reply to this notecard and return it to me if you are able to assist Aly within the next few weeks.
As I an keeping a list of those offering their time and working out something special to show our appreciation please reply to me by placing your name in the title of this notecard so I can send a list of people Aly can contact until such time we have set up a spreadsheet online where you are able to simply fill in your names.
Aly will assist you as to how to help and it's really quite simple in terms of using uploaded images for Power Point style presentations, as well as how to use voice and the basic aspects of Second Life of which I am sure many of you are familiar.
I do need this information back as soon as possible and request that those of you interested in helping, and again this should require too much of your time providing we have enough volunteers.
You may also email me at CallieDelBoa [ at ] gmail.com
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,
CallieDel Boa
Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education is working on its 5th year and could not have been successful without the help of you.
All positions are important and your assistance will be genuinely appreciated, we are working on ways to show our appreciation specific to the interests of each individual.
Any time you can offer towards this Global Event scheduled for March 15th-17th will not only be appreciated but will show that all those who give their time so selflessly to help New Residents.
If you are interested in volunteering we have several areas that basically require nothing more than what many of you do on a daily basis.
Assisting and teaching new and tenured residents please go to this link and sign up;
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dHVqaVNCMmhSV3Iyek43R2VPRWk4ekE6MQ#gid=0
We are expecting 120-130 presenters world-wide to join this year and show how virtual worlds help the learning process offering a unique
ability to take education to a higher ground. As most of you are aware many of us learned in Second life via text, visual, audio and hand's on by which using the 4 basic learning styles has made virtual worlds both an epic and easy way for many to learn at a quicker pace.
Some of the areas we will need well staffed are Moderators, which is simply assisting those that come in-world with being prepared to rez the objects they bring to display their work, announcing each representative before their presentation, keeping track of time as each presenter is generally limited to one hour. They do not speak for the entire hour as you will also be their time keeper letting them know when they need to wrap up their presentation about 10 minutes before the next presenter goes on stage. Some presenters may want to share a Q&A time, usually at 40 past the hour, giving people enough time to ask questions however not all presenters will want to have a Q&A period.
One thing that would make this easy and less demanding for all is if we can get enough volunteer Moderators so that less of your precious time in Second Life is needed. Also it would be helpful to ensure that should we not obtain at least 100 Moderators that some of you might offer your time as back-up in the event that "RL" or physical life obligations and emergencies do come up.
We will need Greeters for New Residents who come mainly to attend this event and those who are strong with SL Viewer 2 and other viewers used. I mention Viewer 2 because many of those who come into Second Life specifically for this event usually use the download provided for them on the SecondLife.com page.
There are several positions that we are still hoping to fill such as
Volunteer Outreach Coordinator;
Communicate with VWBPE Chairs to get their volunteer needs and timelines for volunteers.
Develop and administer collection tools for individuals to volunteer. Tools will need to be checked every 24-72 hours depending on needs of
training and filling volunteer positions.
After communicating with VWBPE Chairs, write content for listservers, blogs and tweets that are calls for volunteers.
Assist Volunteer Chair with developing a list of all volunteers needed during conference.
Volunteer Training;
Help recruit volunteers.
Develop volunteer toolkit (live binder).
Develop and schedule volunteer training for 2012 conference volunteers (excluding programs, social, communication).
Report regularly to Volunteer Chair and Directors on progress of volunteer training.
Volunteer Scheduling/Supervising Coordinators (Second Life Multiple needed);
Prior to the conference, develop a schedule that is extremely easy for facilitators, greeters and techs to sign-up on.
During conference, be the point of contact for volunteers to ask questions and to also staff positions according to needs.
Coordinate facilitator, greeter and tech schedule.
Work with the Volunteer Chair to ensure that all sessions have an assigned moderator and that the moderator is trained
Work with Volunteer Chair to give Logistics chair the name and assignment of all moderators for the schedule
During the days of the conference, along with Volunteer Chair coordinate all volunteer activities to include reassignment and filling of open moderator and greeter positions on Gateway and on the VWBPE sites.
OpenSim Scheduling/Supervising Coordinators:
Prior to the conference, develop a schedule that is extremely easy for facilitators, greeters and techs to sign-up on.
During conference, be the point of contact for volunteers to ask questions and to also staff positions according to needs.
Coordinate facilitator, greeter and tech schedule.
Work with the Volunteer Chair to ensure that all sessions have an assigned moderator and that the moderator is trained
Work with Volunteer Chair to give Logistics chair the name and assignment of all moderators for the schedule
I understand from personal experience that often these positions are rewarding in more ways than I can list. For me the true reward is helping another who is often very grateful for your help.
I cannot emphasize enough the more people willing to sign up to assist this year the less time will be needed of each of you, allowing you to
have your *fun time* in Second Life as well. We will definitely need those of you who are either bilingual or adept with translators as these
presentations do come from all over the world.
Moderators, Greeters and Trainers will be needed before the event. I believe the very title implies 1 hour sessions to coordinate and make sure everyone is comfortable with their positions before the actual weekend.
I assure you only the weekend of the actual event for most is demanding.
It would be my honor to work with you and see the type of teamwork that makes all those who help New Residents in Second Life a valuable
experience.
Again the link to sign up for this is;
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dHVqaVNCMmhSV3Iyek43R2VPRWk4ekE6MQ#gid=0
I hope those of you who are able will offer your time for this worthwhile event.
Feel free to contact me with any questions. (My IM's do cap out so please send a notecard).
Most Sincerely,
CallieDel Boa
CallieDelBoa [ at ] gmail.com
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