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2007
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About the Keynote Speaker
Lindy McKeown is one of the pioneers of the integration of information and communications technologies in education and especially in online learning.
Lindy is known for her invention of several collaborative web projects - in particular the Book Rap, a matching service for Travel Buddies and the establishment of Montage in Australia.
She has received much recognition for her work. Lindy was the 2006 winner of the ACCE Award for Outstanding Leadership in the use of ICT in Education and the 2006 ISTE Outstanding Leader of the Year.
Look at the development of 3D learning environments including 3D worlds, 3D learning objects and embedded 3D on the web. Get a glimpse of what the future holds and the opportunities that exist now for students, teachers and professional development
Lindy will show a range of Innovative - Imaginative - Inspiring - Integrated 3D tools and spaces and describe how these can blend with existing technologies to create new learning spaces for students and teachers.
Lindy will share her experience in the development and use of 3D learning environments for teacher professional development including her pioneering work in the virtual world called ‘Second Life’.
Concurrent Presentation
Action Learning in Second Life
This presentation will be a detailed description and photo story of how to conduct professional learning in a 3D virtual world.
Lindy will show how this highly successful professional learning strategy translates in distance mode in 3D.
She will explore the differences between face-to-face, the use of Learning Management Systems and Web 2.0 tools and 3D worlds for use with Action Learning.
This strategy uses a cyclic process of explore, plan, act and reflect around a workplace project that embeds the doing in with the learning.
Local participants in Lindy’s programmes will be on hand at the conference to share their experiences and answer questions.
