Holistic Virtual Campus Development SLCC 2010

PRIMative Cultures to Integrated Empires: Holistic Virtual Campus Development
Bonnie Mitchell – bonniem@bgsu.edu
Anthony Fontana – anthonymfontana@gmail.com
Bowling Green State University

Effective strategies:managing an educational virtual campus
community of minds
building relationships
communication and collaboration
administrative buy-in
yearly updates and budget approval
IT support
multi-disciplinary participation
external community involvement

Faculty learning communities
Pedagogy and Scholarship in Second Life
faculty, staff and graduate students
bi-monthly meetings
exploring virtual worlds for educational research and pedagogy
discussions, visiting lecturers, tutorials
Ohio Learning Network Grant
Center for Teaching and Learning

Managing Student Teams
student employees
strategies for hiring
Managing teams of up to 6 employees
unique skills needed
3D modeling
Graphic design
Writing
Programming
Media and server management

Project management pipeline
How projects develop and evolve
individual faculty consultations
team meetings
research and development
events and publicity

Highlight of a Few Projects
Australian Herpetology Exhibit
Campus Centers on the Community Island
Faculty / Student Project Space
Wolfe Center Construction
International Art Exhibitions
Earthday/Birthday ArtsXEvents

Australian Herpetology Exhibit

Campus Centers on the Community Island

Individual Faculty Project / Class Spaces

Wolfe Center for the Collaborative Arts

International Art Exhibitions

Earthday and ArtsX Blended Reality Events: DJs and Dancing, Fashion Shows, Scavenger Hunt, Poetry Readings, Gaming

Earthday Events: Blended Reality, Dancing, DJs, Scavenger Hunt, Poetry Reading

Earthday and ArtsX Blended Reality Events: DJs and Dancing, Fashion Shows, Scavenger Hunt, Poetry Readings, Gaming

Summary
Through multi-disciplinary collaboration and teamwork we have been able to accomplish what a small group of single-minded people never could.
Thank you
Bonnie Mitchell – bonniem@bgsu.edu
Anthony Fontana – anthonymfontana@gmail.com
Bowling Green State University

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