June 25, 2026: Mental Health Symposium

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Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable: June 25, 2026 Topic: Mental Health SymposiumPhotos by Sheila Yoshikawa In lieu of its regular weekly meeting, VWER attended Virtual Ability’s 15th Annual Mental Health Symposium. More information is available at https://virtualability.org/mental-health-symposium-2026/. VWER Meeting Transcripts by Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 … Continue reading June 25, 2026: Mental Health Symposium

June 11, 2026: Horizon Teaching & Learning Report 2026

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Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable: June 11, 2026 Topic: Horizon Teaching & Learning Report 2026Photo by Sheila Yoshikawa We will discuss key themes from the EDUCAUSE 2026 Horizon report, introduced by Sheila Yoshikawa. The report is at https://library.educause.edu/resources/2026/5/2026-educause-horizon-report-teaching-and-learning-edition. [12:01] Sheila Yoshikawa: Hi everyone, and welcome to the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable. VWER meets … Continue reading June 11, 2026: Horizon Teaching & Learning Report 2026

October 30, 2025: Encourage Open Dialogue & Media Literacy

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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

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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

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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 29, 2023: SL20B Visit

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Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable: June 29, 2023Topic: SL20B VisitPhotos by Beth Ghostraven After introductions at VWER HQ we will visit some exhibits at the SL20B event. The catalogue to the exhibits with links is here:https://community.secondlife.com/blogs/entry/13614-sl20b-exhibitor-showcase/ The official guide and magazine is here https://issuu.com/secondlifeofficial/docs/sl20bguideWe will follow this trail. The Fantastic Future of Healthhttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Fabulous/238/227/23By … Continue reading June 29, 2023: SL20B Visit

June 6, 2023: Open Forum again

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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

January 5, 2023: New Year Customs Part 2

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Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable:January 5, 2023Topic: New Year Customs Part 2Photos by Beth Ghostraven 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.Sheila Yoshikawa: VWER is a forum to educate and inform … Continue reading January 5, 2023: New Year Customs Part 2