JISC Innovating e-Learning online conference
The annual JISC online conference is open for registrations, and is worth considering.
This is now open for pre-event activities, such as reading and guided tours. The conference proper runs from November 24th to 27th. Being online you can, of course, access it from anywhere; no travel, train or plane costs, required.
The conference website is at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/2009/11/elpconference09.aspx
Note that you have to register, and there’s a small fee.
There’s two sessions on Second Life. One is by Kathryn Trinder from Glasgow Caledonian University:
The other is by Virtual World Watch:
In addition to this, there’s a number of scheduled events and guided tours in Second Life, facilitated by the JISC Regional Support Centres. So not bad – a conference that runs for several days, costs only £50 for attendance, travel and accommodation, and has hardly any climate impact. To quote James Clay …
