Atlantis Rising Campus Courses and Workshops
Experience your own collaborative, interactive learning spaces on timely topics with educators world-wide!
The following courses and workshops are expected to be offered “inworld” at Atlantis Rising Campus beginning spring of 2009! Each course title below is organized as 45 contact hours of engagingly rigorous experiences while building a community for ongoing learning. Atlantis Rising Campus courses will be offered for continuing education credits through Pepperdine University or offered for “hoovering” or auditing for learning fun only. Workshop topics will also be offered as shortened events useful to participants but not structured to meet criteria for credits.
Voice-activated gatherings of Second Life Avatars in real time will be blended with purposeful internet-based group tools (e.g. voice threads, nings, vokis, chatzy, gliffy, blogs and google docs) into practical learning tasks ready for application in classroom curriculum.
All participants will have the opportunity to engage the services of a Life Support Coach to launch their new second life. Course participants will be given their own inworld private treehouse dorms while attending Atlantis Rising Campus classes. Stay tuned for additional course and workshop titles, meeting new faculty, and signing up for unexpected learning adventures by subscribing to the RSSFeed for Atlantis Seekers Ning.
- Courses - $225 for FULL registration* - group participation / interaction inworld and online along course materials and instructor’s mentoring
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Courses - $100 for HOVERING (aka auditing) registration - informal “fishbowl” observation with access to course materials ONLY!
- *Pepperdine CEU credit forms and fees ($50.00 per credit) mailed-in AFTER FULL coursework completion!
- Workshops - $50 per participant are 4-6 hour topic-based events. Times scheduled will vary from one all-day or in 2-3 days with one-two hour blocks. No course credits available but can offer playful certificates!
- Mini-Workshops at $20 (L$5000) per participant are 1 1/2 to 3 hour events offering bite-sized learning. Many of these skills can be learned on your own without cost but if you like company and more personal, guided learning experiences, this is an easy way to transition from online to “in-world” learning. Times scheduled will vary from one to two blocks of time. No course credits available but can offer playful certificates!
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BJP 1001: Project HEADWARE Not Hardware: Crafting Engagingly H.O.T. Student Work
LIVE: March - May, 2009
Faculty: Bernajean Porter aka Bernajena Pinazzo (SL)
Course Credits: 3 Course Time: Nine Weeks / 45 Hours
- All Technology Uses are NOT Equal (Part I)
- Beyond Words: The Craftsmanship of Digital Products (Part II)
- Extreme MakeOvers: Crafting Engagingly H.O.T. Student Tasks (Part III)
BJP 1010: DigiTales: The Art of Digital Storytelling
LIVE: April - May, 2009
Faculty: Bernajean Porter aka Bernajena Pinazzo (SL)
Course Credits: 3 Course Time: Six Weeks / 45 Hours
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Overview: From Ancient Oral Stories to Digital Storytelling (Part I)Seven Steps for StoryMaking PLUS Coaching GREAT Narratives (Part II)Storying Around for 21st Century Skills PLUS Classroom Connections (Part III)
BJP 2001: Stepping into Inquiry with Digital Tools
Faculty: Bernajean
Porter aka Bernajena Pinazzo (SL)
- Developing Authentic Inquiry Tasks (Part I)
- Implementing and Managing Inquiry Projects with Students (Part II)
- Assessing and Celebrating Student Inquiry Projects (Part III)
PAS 3001: Stepping Into Second Life with Teens
Faculty: Peg Sheehy aka Maggie Marat (SL)
- Administrative Readiness for Opening Second Life Up for Teens (Part I)
- Preparing Staff Leaders to Facilitate Virtual Environments for Students (Part II)
- Creating Rigorous and Meaningful Learning for Students in Second Life (Part III)
LAK 4001: SNAPS! Working Web 2.0 Tools With Students
Faculty: Laurie King aka Tingaling Ling (SL)
- Introducing Social Networking Tools (Part I)
- Harnessing the Power of Social Networking Tools for Students (Part II)
- Managing Social Networking Tools for Safety and Learning Results (Part III)
MAM 5001: Machinima: Filming in Virtual Worlds
Faculty: Marinanne Malmstrom aka KnowClue Kidd (SL)
- Introduction to Machinima (Part I)
- Getting Started Tools and Tips (Part II)
- Making Machinima Magic with Students - the Curriculum Connections (Part III)
Workshop Titles
TBD: Descriptions and Dates will be provided via AtlantisSeekers.Ning.Com and SL Notices to Atlantis Seekers Group
Faculty: Bernajean Porter aka Bernajena Pinazzo (SL)
- BJP 0100: Scoring Digital Products for Content
- BJP 0101: Scoring Digital Products for Craftsmanship
- BJP 0102: Beyond Bling: Crafting Visual Essays and Personal Expression Projects
- BJP 0103: Voila! Crafting Engagingly H.O.T. Podcasts
- BJP 0104: Creating GREAT VoiceOvers!
- BJP 0105: The Director’s Chair: The Craftsmanship of Docu-Dramas and Documentaries
- BJP 0106: The Soul of Digital Storytelling: Making Connections Across the Curriculum
- BJP 0107: Engaging Groups in Paideia Forums of Dialogue and Discussions
Faculty: Peg Sheehy aka Maggie Marat (SL)
- PAS 0300: Avatar Appearance: Designing your look for work and play!
- PAS 0301: Inventory Management and Content Acquisition
- PAS 0302: Developing your Professional Learning Community Network
Faculty: Laurie King aka Tingaling Ling (SL)
- LAK 0400: Web 2.0, Snap! That’s Cool: Exploring Collaborative and Empowering Web-based Tools (Ongoing Monthly Series)
- LAK 0401: Start Flying: Guided Tours of Educational Landmarks in Second Life (Ongoing Monthly Series)
Mini-Workshops
Mini-Workshops (1-2 hours) - BJP 0020 From Noobie to Avatar Awesome: Communication - Appearance - Shopping - Inventory - Playing in Your New SL
- BJP 0025 Make-It YourSelf: Basic Building Skills for Objects - Scripts - Textures - Art Forms
- BJP 0030 Touring StoryWorlds: Experiencing 3D Literature and Writing in SL
- BJP 0040 Making Customized T-Shirts for SL Avatars
- BJP 0050 Pecha Kachas: Engaging Presentation Skills in SL
- BJP 0055 Avatars Enjoy Partic-ification: Interactive Group Tools in SL
- PAS 0070 Stepping into Second Life with Teens: Virtual Worlds Meet Curriculum
- PAS 0075 Leave No Avatar Behind: Role-Play Students Learning in SL
- MMM 0080 Getting Started with Machinima Magic in SL