Interesting Webinars offered by One Day University

clipped from www.onedayu.com One Day University brings together award-winning professors from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and other top-tier schools to create the most stimulating day of college available anywhere. Our great lectures lineup lets you partake in the latest thinking on History, Psychology, Philosophy, Political Science, English Literature, and more. At One Day University there are no entrance exams, no SATs to ace, and no stress. For more information and event schedules, click here. WEBINARS December 10th and 11th Each Webinar will feature Wendy Schiller of Brown as she explores President Obama's daunting challenges and Shawn Achor of Harvard as he examines the science of happiness.

Educators embracing virtual worlds in Ontario

clipped from www.itbusiness.ca Second Life opens new world of opportunity to Ontario students "Virtual worlds have been used as training environments for many years," Hudson said. "In the past 30 years, if you've ever flown on an airplane, the pilot was probably trained in a virtual world – on a simulator." Hudson calls it "practice in a non-threatening environment." And one such environment that Hudson has used extensively to train his own students is Second Life, a 3-D virtual world created by its "residents", where users can socialize, connect and create using voice and text chat. Read about how Hudson has turned Loyalist's Second Life experience into a business: Canadian college turns virtual world creation into real business venture

"Ethics of Practice in Virtual Worlds"

clipped from virtuallyblind.com CLE Seminar “Ethics of Practice in Virtual Worlds” in Second Life Saturday Nov. 8 at Noon PST As part of the SL Bar Association’s speaker series, I’m presenting “Ethics of Practice in Virtual Worlds” in Second Life Saturday, November 8 at 12:00 Noon Pacific time. I’ll be talking about a wide range of professional responsibility issues that should be on the radar of any lawyer practicing — or thinking about practicing — in a virtual world.  I’ll discuss advertising in virtual worlds, confidentiality of communication, unauthorized practice of law, conflicts of interest, and much more.  I will also take questions. You can sign up for a free spot at the seminar and also sign up and pay for CLE credit at the SL Bar Association’s site.  You can pay for the CLE credit via PayPal or in-world using Linden Dollars.