Graduation for University of Washington Certificate in Virtual Worlds

We did it! Our graduation was awesome! Claudia Linden posted a great story about our program on the Second Life Learning Online Blog. I had met Claudia at SLCC and it was so nice to share how we applied what we learned. I am so proud of my fellow classmates and thankful for our instructors and aids with the support of the University of Washington that had the vision to create this first of its kind program! I love being a pioneer!

Planting Roots at the UW Virtual BioDome

I received my parcel of land on the UW Virtual BioDome on Thursday! I planted some poppies and cherry trees to get started and to inspire growth. It will be great fun to see what my classmates build on our sim!

University of Washington Certificate Program in Virtual Worlds

Some of you know that I am earning a certificate in Virtual Worlds through the University of Washington. It is a three-term program that will explore all aspects of virtual worlds through in world lectures, guest speakers, like Logan Linden (see picture), field trips in Second Life and other VW, lots of reading, building an educational wiki, and personal project. I am one of 25 students from all over and it has been great to discover how they want to use virtual worlds in the future.