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Open Forum for the September 21st Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Posted Thu, 09/20/2018 - 18:23 by Rhiannon Chatnoir

Join us Friday, September 21st for the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life meeting, which will feature an open forum and is a chance to share success stories, solutions, tech tools, and updates on what other NPC community members are working on. It will also be an opportunity to discuss upcoming events and ask any burning tech, social media, or community questions you might have.

Join us in Second Life!

Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, September 21, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
http://bit.ly/NPCinSL
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
  • 8:30 am Introductions & Updates
  • 8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
  • 9:00 am Featured Discussion - Open Forum
  • 9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements

The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions. http://nonprofitcommons.org

 

Using Social Media for Disaster Response for Sept 14th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Posted Thu, 09/13/2018 - 19:51 by Rhiannon Chatnoir

For our Friday, September 14th Nonprofit Commons in Second Life meeting, at 8:30 AM PT / SLT, we will be exploring using #SocialMedia during disaster response. Learn strategies and discuss examples of social media used for good (and not so good) during a crisis situation. Join us in Second Life!



Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting

Friday, September 14th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT

Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater

http://bit.ly/NPCinSL



The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions. http://nonprofitcommons.org

CVL Nonprofit Resource Library Renovation for the September 7th Nonprofit Commons Meetings

Posted Fri, 09/07/2018 - 00:04 by Rhiannon Chatnoir
Join us at the September 7th Nonprofit Commons Meeting at 8:30 AM SLT for CVL Nonprofit Resource Library Renovation Project with Jodie Landon / Breiana Theodore. Visit the old Nonprofit Resource Library as we prepare to renovate documenting "before and after" machinima shots. Provide feedback on how the library can help nonprofits & their communities. Breiana is a recent MLIS graduate and an active member of CVL and VCARA - Virtual Center for Archives and Records Administration of SJSU. 
 
 
Join us in Second Life
 
Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, September 7th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
  • 8:30 am Introductions & Updates
  • 8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
  • 9:00 am Featured Discussion - CVL Nonprofit Resource Library Renovation
  • 9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements

NPC on Tour at #VWMOOC for the August 17 & 24 Nonprofit Commons Meetings

Posted Thu, 08/16/2018 - 20:56 by Rhiannon Chatnoir
Join us in Second Life August 17th & 24th for NonProfit Commons on tour at #VWMOOC
 
Each Friday starts at Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater: http://bit.ly/NPCinSL at 8:30 AM PDT for Intros, Announcements & Open Mic, then we teleport to our VWMOOC destination.
 
Friday, August 17th @ 9AM PDT 
Lynne Berrett / Howard Gardner’s “Theory of Multiple Intelligences” explored through an Interactive, Immersive Experience in Second Life
 
Friday, August 24th @ 9AM PDT
Community Virtual Library CVL / Building a Digital Citizenship Community in Kitely & Beyond!
 
More info on this year's #VWMOOC at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dVtIha1-P1t6t7GEFjzGYd8aegU_OVzRQM-BHzxYwNg/edit?usp=sharing

Virtual Event Planning for the August 10th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Posted Thu, 08/09/2018 - 19:46 by Rhiannon Chatnoir

Join us Friday, August 10th for the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life meeting, where we will go through the party-prep essentials for inworld virtual events including marketing, decoration, gift merch, and fostering inclusion. NPC will celebrate our 11th Birthday on 8/31 and you are invited to the party and to actively contribute to the success as well.

Join us in Second Life to support and learn about how we participate, produce, partner, promote, and party in virtual environments!

Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, August 10th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
http://bit.ly/NPCinSL
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
  • 8:30 am Introductions & Updates
  • 8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
  • 9:00 am Featured Discussion - Virtual Event Planning
  • 9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements

The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions. http://nonprofitcommons.org

 

Open Forum for the August 3rd Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Posted Thu, 08/02/2018 - 21:26 by Rhiannon Chatnoir

Join us Friday, August 3rd for the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life meeting, which will feature an open forum and is a chance to share success stories, solutions, and updates on what other NPC community members are working on. It will also be an opportunity to ask any burning tech, social media, or community questions you might have.

Join us in Second Life!

Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, August 3rd, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
http://bit.ly/NPCinSL
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
  • 8:30 am Introductions & Updates
  • 8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
  • 9:00 am Featured Discussion - Open Forum
  • 9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements

The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions. http://nonprofitcommons.org

 

Simple Tools for Creating Videos for the July 27th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Posted Thu, 07/26/2018 - 20:26 by Rhiannon Chatnoir
Join us Friday, July 27th for the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life meeting where we will discuss some simple tools to create videos for your nonprofit or educational content. Come to learn about new tools, and share your own video storytelling tips.
Join us in Second Life!
 
Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, July 27th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
  • 8:30 am Introductions & Updates
  • 8:45 am Mentors Central  
  • 9:00 am Featured Discussion - Simple Tools for Creating Videos
  • 9:50 am Open Mic
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions. http://nonprofitcommons.org
 

Exploring the 2018 Virtual Worlds MOOC #VWMOOC for the July 20th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Posted Thu, 07/19/2018 - 19:55 by Rhiannon Chatnoir
Join us Friday, July 20th for the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life meeting will feature Dr. Nancy Zingrone, who is an organizer of this year's Virtual World MOOC #VWMOOC18, along with Dr. Doris Molero, and Dr. Nellie Deutsch. The #VWMOOC is a free, month-long multi-platform virtual conference focusing on teaching and learning in virtual worlds, this year taking place August 1-31, 2018.
 
The theme of the current MOOC is “Connecting in Virtual Worlds. Communities of Practice” There are a plethora of communities in virtual worlds promoting education and learning through connecting online via web technologies such as Second Life. The MOOC will be connecting online for collaborative learning and teaching around the world through virtual worlds like Second Life, Minecraft, or OpenSim. The live presentations will include the speakers’ reflective process on teaching and learning in fully online and blended learning formats. VWMOOC18 is for educators, schools, and public and private businesses that wish to provide training in virtual worlds. Weekly badges and a final certificate of completion will be available for free. 
Join us in Second Life!
 
Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, July 20th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
  • 8:30 am Introductions & Updates
  • 8:45 am Mentors Central  - Gentle Heron, "Corporate Social Media Blunders"
  • 9:00 am Featured Discussion - VWMOOC
  • 9:50 am Open Mic
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions. http://nonprofitcommons.org
 

Gamified Education for the July 13th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Posted Thu, 07/12/2018 - 19:11 by Rhiannon Chatnoir
Join us Friday, July 13th for the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life meeting featuring Brant Knutzen (MrK Kas in Second Life), University of Hong Kong, who will lead us in a workshop in Second Life that integrates gameplay through structured roleplays in a virtual environment and educational tools like Moodle.  
 
We will start at the  NPC amphitheater and then TP to the start of The Agency game, where we will do a walk-through of the SL game activities and context.   
 
About The Agency Game: Someone has been changing the timeline, and players have been "recruited" to join the Agency, a group of people who are trying to stop the diversion of the timeline and restore the original path.   In mission #1, players must teleport back to Venice, Italy in the year 1600 and man the "Black Pearl" pirate ship to stop an invasion and sacking of the Republic!  This game is designed to develop camera controls and requires a team strategy to win.  In Mission #2, players join the Masked Carnival of Venice to meet with the Duke and stop the people plotting a coup to overthrow the elected government.  This game is designed to develop team communication and collaboration to solve an ambiguous problem.
About Brant Knutzen 
Brant has been doing research on the use of the Second Life virtual world for education since 2008 and is currently investigating the roles of virtual identity and social constructivism as they impact on learning outcomes using virtual worlds. Brant developed and manages three full regions in Second Life: HKU Medicine Island, HKU Education Island, and Lingnan University Drama Island.  In 2015 Brant developed The Medieval Quest as a gamified self-learning exercise for training students in the basic user interface skills for Second Life.  He is currently beta testing "The Agency" as a more focused gamification of education to examine group collaboration for problem-based learning in the virtual world.  This game is integrated with conditional activities in the Moodle LMS to control access and create a multi-level gamified environment. http://brant.knutzen.se/
 
Join us in Second Life!
 
Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, July 13th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
8:30 am Introductions & Updates
8:40 am Featured Workshop - Gamified Education Workshop
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions. http://nonprofitcommons.org

No Meeting for the July 6th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Posted Thu, 07/05/2018 - 20:43 by Rhiannon Chatnoir

For observation of the 4th of July holiday this week, we will not be a meeting this Friday, July 6th. Our next Nonprofit Commons community meeting will be Friday, July 13, 2018 at our usual 8:30AM PT.

 

 

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