Virtual Worlds in Education

"Building the World of Tomorrow"

Theme of the 1939 World’s Fair

Virtual Worlds in Education (VieW) is an educational consortium focused on supporting the integration of virtual worlds into K-20 learning, both formal and informal. This effort is founded on ten years of experience centered at Cornell University in the SciCentr outreach program and builds on a user community centered in New York State and reaching as far as Singapore and Australia. The first activity for VieW is an NSF-funded workshop aimed at a deeper understanding of the application of virtual worlds in K-12 STEM education. In May, 2009, the community is gathering to learn the outcomes of the NSF-funded WITS Broadening Participation in Computing project and to engage in a broader discussion focused on sustaining these efforts and building a flexible support infrastructure within the New York State.

New York State Virtual Worlds in Education Community Discussion

Workshop Information
Friday, May 1, 2009
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Radisson Hotel Corning
Corning, NY

A Community Discussion for P16 educators, IT professionals, and administrators. The event will include live presentations of current programs, outcomes of the WITS and Taxonomy of Virtual Worlds projects, and round table discussions aimed at identifying priority interests for expanding access and programming in New York State. The final activity will be the Spring Showcase for Southern Tier SciFair at the nearby Wings of Eagles Discovery Center in Horseheads, NY.