Evaluating Learning Spaces Newsletter

Following the first JELS (JISC Evaluating Learning Spaces) Study Workshop, the first JELS newsletter has been published and is available for download from the project website at http://www.lsri.nottingham.ac.uk/jels/news.php. The newsletter provides a review of the activities of the first workshop, along with an overview of the aims of the project itself. The follow-up Learning Spaces Workshop is due to take place on 24 February. If you are interested in taking part in the study, or final workshop the team would be interested to hear from you- www.lsri.nottingham.ac.uk/jels/contact.php

Maximising the effectiveness of virtual worlds - presentations available online in real-time

The 'Maximising the effectiveness of virtual worlds in teaching and learning' event in Glasgow (jointly organised by Eduserv and CETIS) this week has been fully subscribed for some time, however for those still wishing to attend (if only virtually) may be interested to know that Andy Powell from Eduserv is planning to make the audio and slides of all the presentations available in real time on Eduserv Island in Second Life.

Audio will be made available using the SL voice chat facility and copies of all the speakers' slides will be visible in-world. Andy is also going to try and allow for questions to speakers from virtual delegates via text chat.

Virtual delegates should make their way to the Virtual Congress Centre on Eduserv Island:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduserv%20Island/155/33/32

Presentations start at 10.30am (2.30am SL time) though Andy suggests getting there a little earlier to test out audio, etc. Delegates are welcome to drop in for only those presentations that interest them. The full programme is available at http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/CETIS-Eduserv-VW2009.