ISTE20 Live session hosted by Dr. Cynthia Calongne, aka Lyr Lobo for the Games & Simulations Network & Virtual Environments Network Playground session on November 30, 2020 at 11:00 am PST.
Many thanks to the Martian Worlds' Faire design team, comprised of Dr. Themba Ngwenya, Dr. Richard Courchesne, and their wonderful teammate who remains anonymous until she self selects to disclose.
1. Teaching & Interacting
in Virtual Worlds
Dr. Cynthia Calongne
ISTE20 Live Nov 30, 2020
Colorado Technical University,
Colorado Community Colleges Online,
Parker University, & St. Martin’s University
2. Images from student projects in virtual worlds
Lyr taught 53 university classes that
met in virtual worlds between 2005-
2020
And mentored 8th grade students
from 2007-2009 at Peggy Sheehy’s
Ramapo Project in Suffern, NY
In class, students created projects to
simulate experiences, emotions, and
an environment for learning.
3. As a salute to the Martian
Worlds’ Faire, we
designed a 3D poster of
the class project at the
Virtual Worlds Best
Practices in Education.
In class, three students
made 12 areas on Mars
with interactive games,
learning exhibits, and
Martian technology.
It took us 2-3 hours to
design this conference
poster and to find
language translators.