Rockcliffe Professional Membership

professional association 

Rockcliffe is an open professional association that offers technology assistance to instructors and institutios in using 3D virtual spaces for education.

Our goal is to provide a supportive environment which allows anyone with an interest in education, and being of service to others, to prototype new ideas and new innovations necessary for understanding today's digital literacy skills.

 

Free-to-$$$ 

Second Life Education Registration Gateway

open access online virtual world 

Second Life is an online virtual world where residents create avatars to interact with places, objects and other avatars featuring user-generated 3D-based content.

Second Life does not have a designated objective, nor traditional game play mechanics or rules. Second Life is an extensive world that can be explored and interacted with and can be used purely as a creative tool set if the user so chooses. 

 

Free-to-$$$ 

Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education

online conference

The VWBPE Conference is a completely virtual conference that is conducted using simulated environments. Participants experience the conference through a virtual reality type setting including conference rooms, theatres, exposition halls, meeting spaces, and other types of venues similar to a brick and mortar type conference.

 

Free to submit, free to attend.

Journal of Virtual Studies

open source peer review journal

The Journal of Virtual Studies aims to create a medium that encourages continual renewal of what a virtual space for learning is and how virtual spaces can be best used in multiple educational contexts. The editorial staff welcome submissions of articles and multimedia for upcoming issues of the Journal that fit within the Journal’s mission and vision.

 

Free to submit