Got a small mention in the Weekly Dig last week on the Hub2 launch event. I’m quoted as noting that the key handoff was a “symbolic” gesture — hope that doesn’t make the whole thing sound, well, symbolic, because we’ve been having serious and fruitful conversations with the BRA and City since then.
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The Berkman Center for Internet & Society developed, a few years ago, the Question Tool — an organized backchannel for conferences and classes that allows participants to submit, answer, and vote on questions. It’s an effective way to keep feedback focused, direct speakers to audience interests, and potentially prevent the mic from being hijacked by […]
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Despite the first epic snowstorm of the season, we had a great turnout at Emerson College and on Boston Island yesterday for the Hub2 pilot wrapup and Phase II launch. We successfully handed over the “Deed” to Boston Island over to the City of Boston in real life and the key to Boston Island in […]
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The collaboration team in Eric’s day class at Emerson did a great machinima video of their project that also serves as a good overview of their entire class’s overall goals:
Re-Imagining Boston City Hall Plaza Using Second Life
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More links to final video projects to come…
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Here’s the PowerPoint presentation for the talk I gave this afternoon at Immersive Education Day at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
[ EDIT: Link fixed. Sorry about that! ]
[ UPDATE: The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on this event, and I’m mentioned near the end. ]
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BOSTON, MA – Hub2, a project involving the City of Boston, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), Emerson College, and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, will showcase virtual models created by Boston residents to improve the city’s public spaces and present Mayor Menino’s office with […]
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We concluded the official part of the Hub2 evening class on Tuesday with a final evaluation, discussion, and a gallery showcasing the participants’ work. I had taken screenshots of the various spaces with my GFX fully cranked, making for some really nice pics (see the one below of the “Expression” group — the exterior of […]
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I’m one of the slated panelists this Saturday at Media Grid’s Immersive Education Day at Harvard University.
Event Details
December 8, 2007 from 2-5pm EST
Askwith Lecture Hall in Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way Cambridge, MA 02138
Directions
Speakers
Enabling the Age of Immersive Education [2-2:30pm EST]
Aaron E. Walsh, Director, Immersive Education Initiative | Faculty, Boston College
Placeworlds: Fostering Civic Engagement through […]
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