Gronstedt Group's weekly "Train for Success" Second Life sessions bring together training and communication professionals.

 

Gronstedt Group’s weekly “Train for Success” Second Life sessions bring together training and communication professionals globally to explore how leading corporations are transforming workplace performance with virtual worlds. No registration needed, just show up as you are, be that as a two legged fox or an enhanced version of the real you! Thanks to all the volunteers that make our meetings possible, especially our producer Peter Guastella, aka PeterG Ember.

When: Thursdays, 9.00-10.00 am PT/noon-1.00 pm ET/18.00-19.00 CET

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Events

Thursday September 16: Virtual Worlds in the Enterprise: Which Way Forward? Panel discussion with Doug Thompson (“Dusan Writer”), Ian Hughes, and Maria Korolov
Given all the angst and uncertainty sparked by the changes at Linden Lab, we thought it was a good opportunity to gather a group of industry deep thinkers to discuss what the immediate future holds for the "serious" use of virtual worlds. Some of the questions to be explored include:

  • How have the recent changes at Linden Lab affected your perspective on the industry or on the direction of your business?
  • In your role as a solution provider or analyst (or both) how would you guide clients who might be interested in testing the VW waters, but are concerned about all the uncertainty in the industry?
  • Does Linden's decision to refocus on the consumer market actually (concretely) impede our use of SL for business applications? How?
  • Many business and education organizations are seeking alternatives to SL. Are there any viable alternatives?
  • Do you think the industry is "treading water" right now? If so, what do you think it will take to regain forward momentum?

Thursday September 23: Walking Through the World of CSC Island
CSC Island has been developed as an enterprise venue for induction/orientation and enculturation of new and existing CSC employees. CSC colleagues will share the island they created to help their employees understand CSC's strategies, culture , values and practices. Come join us on a virtual walking tour with Deb O'Grady, Learning Architect, Lori Prusso, Principal Leader, and Ari Devin, Training Manager

Thursday September 30: Anthony Fontana and Bonnie Mitchell, Bowling Green State University Virtual Campus in Second Life.

Thursday October 7: Kevyn Renner, Chevron

Thursday October 14: "The Immersive Parasocial: Being in Someone Else's Dream" Dr. Shalin Hai-Jew, Kansas State University
This interactive conversation explores the concept of the immersive parasocial, the creation of illusory relationships and addictive obsessions in high-sensory and persistent virtual spaces based on "Exploring the Immersive Parasocial: Is it You or the Thought of You?" (http://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no3/hai-jew_0909.pdf). The presenter will highlight the human perception / cognition / learning aspects that lend themselves towards parasocial illusions. She will ask participants to explore their own parasocial ties and probe when it's all right to spark parasocial illusions and addictions. Dr. Hai-Jew is the author ofa the new book: “Virtual Immersive and 3D Learning Spaces Emerging Technologies and Trends .”

Thursday October 21: "Transforming Healthcare Education Simulation-Based Learning inVirtual Worlds" Parvati Dev, Wm LeRoy Heinrichs and Sid Banerjee Innovation in Learning Inc. and IndusGeeks Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Parvati and team will present and discuss training using high fidelity 3D online healthcare simulations. In particular they will present examples from a training solution that we will deploy this year, CliniSpace™ and DynaPatients™, a browser-based virtual medical environment populated with medical staff and patients, for simulation and scenario-based training of healthcare personnel.

Thursday November 11: Thomas Stead, Virtual Power Station and Grid

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Special thanks to Peter Guastella, aka PeterG Ember, and Lesley Scopes, aka Light Sequent, who help manage the events.

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