October 30, 2025: Encourage Open Dialogue & Media Literacy

Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable: October 30, 2025Topic: Encourage Open Dialogue & Media LiteracyPhotos by Beth Ghostraven The presentation & discussion “Encourage Open Dialogue and Media Literacy”, led by Sheila Yoshikawa will be in voice and text. It celebrates UNESCO's Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2025 (24-31 October) [12:05] Sheila Yoshikawa: Hi … Continue reading October 30, 2025: Encourage Open Dialogue & Media Literacy

January 4, 2024 – Open Forum

Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable: January 4, 2024Topic: Open ForumPhotos by Beth Ghostraven [12:05] Sheila Yoshikawa: Hi everyone, and welcome to the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable. VWER meets on Thursdays at 12 noon SLT for an hour, in the UK 8pm, 3pm EST.[12:05] Sheila Yoshikawa: VWER is a forum to educate and inform … Continue reading January 4, 2024 – Open Forum

July 20, 2023: Belonging and Connectedness

Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable: July 20, 2023Topic: Belonging and Connectedness]Photos by Beth Ghostraven This week we discuss how we can foster feelings of Belonging and Connectedness in virtual worlds education - both for educators and for students.Some readings:Barker, V.E. (2016). Flow in Virtual Worlds: The Interplay of Community and Site Features as … Continue reading July 20, 2023: Belonging and Connectedness

June 6, 2023: Open Forum again

Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable: June 6, 2023Topic: Open Forum againPhotos by Beth Ghostraven Abbreviations (not always capitalized) include: IRL / RL = [in] real life (outside of virtual worlds) LM or SLurl = landmark (location in Second Life) RP = roleplay RPing = roleplaying [12:01] Beth Ghostraven: Hi everyone and welcome to … Continue reading June 6, 2023: Open Forum again