This document discusses a project in the Dominican Republic that utilizes virtual worlds like Second Life and web 2.0 applications to foster innovation and capacity transfer in collaboration with the think tank Funglode. It highlights the transformative processes of design and emergence in developing new forms of education and community engagement. The document presents methodologies and technologies employed in blending education with immersive experiences and showcases various educational initiatives and best practices.

1. Information and Communication Technology for Emergence ICT4E Jan Herder 3 Dimensional Environments for Emergence [email_address] http://twitter.com/#!/jherder http://www.3de4e.com

2. ICT4 Emergent Development: Using Virtual Worlds and Web 2.0 in the Dominican Republic for Innovation and Emergence This paper reports on the results of a year and half project in the Dominican Republic using the virtual world Second Life and other web 2.0 applications for full capacity transfer. Working in tandem with an organization that is the think tank of President Leonel Fernandez --Funglode.org -- we engaged multi sectors of society, introducing social networking tools, open access to information and free and open access to the virtual world Second Life . This slide show accompanied a paper I presented to the Edulearn09 International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies in Barcelona in summer 2009 entitled:

3. Emergence “Design and emergence both represent the processes of morphogenesis, as they both give birth to new forms. Both represent a fork in the path of development, from the original form to that of a new organism, product or service.” Bob Logan and Greg Van Alystne

4. A Transformed Learning Community Technical Theater

5. The Computers for Lights and Sound Blended Learning

6. WYSIWYG A Lighting and Scene Design Program from CAST Software

7. Immersed Augmented Reality Post-Constructivist

8. Facebook as a LMS

9. The Virtual Classroom

10. The Immersive Internet 21st Century Literacy’s

11. Collaborative Process

12. Ning.com

13. a simulator in Second Life Ontos

14. Living Scale Our avatars stand on the floor plan

15. Republica Dominicana Virtual

16. Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference

17. The CTC Design for 150 Telecenters

18. The Design Re-Created in Second Life

19. The Architect’s 3D Rendering Our enhanced Simulation

20. Classroom Redesign India

22. OpenSim

23. CTCGrid.org

24. Eco Literacy Inhabited Design

25. Collaborative, Emergent, Design

27. and finally the sustainable building

28. Thank You For more information, contact: http://www.3de4e.com Jan.Herder@gmail.com