Meeting You in Virtual Worlds Education Wherever You Are

Xenon Darrow (Virginia Dickinson) discusses Meeting You in Virtual Worlds Education Wherever You Are @secondlife @vweconsortium @VWBPE What are the pros and cons of choosing to do education experiences in Second Life or OpenSimulator environments? Virtual Worlds Education Consortium in OpenSimulator delegate Xenon Darrow will present in Second Life, and then people will be invited for a tour and networking of the VWEC in OpenSimulator hub in Kitely as part of our monthly VWEC in OpenSimulator meeting held on the second Tuesday on various OpenSimulator grids, which will be part of the next session. VWEC Landing Fireside Deck in SL https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/192/159/29 Welcome to the 12th Annual Virtual Worlds MOOC (VWMOOC26), recorded live in the immersive environment of Virtlantis within Second Life. This year’s theme, "Connecting for Learning in Virtual Worlds," focuses on how educators, researchers, and learners can build global bridges through immersive technology. In this session, our organizing team—Dr. Nellie Deutsch (Nellie), Dr. Doris Molero (Pionia), and Dr. Valerie Hill (Val)—officially kicks off the month-long event running throughout August 2026. *Join the VWMOOC26 on Integrating Technology Ai for Educators Moodle LMS* https://integrating-technology.org/course/view.php?id=13 *View the Schedule* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hp7vT8BoOmfbSmP_DhyqiVCUeDCbuW1viKABlXaeYrM/edit?usp=sharing *Second Life Headquarters of VWMOOC26 in Virtlantis * http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academia/230/75/23 *Connect with Dr. Nellie Deutsch* * Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@UCsLt8oYvDYGpSHcGhRBBkyw * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelliedeutsch/ Click SUBSCRIBE and hit the 🔔 icon to receive the latest updates from Dr. Nellie Deutsch. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLt8oYvDYGpSHcGhRBBkyw/join