VWBPE: Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education

📢 The #VWBPE26 INSIGHTS Program has Arrived❗Augmented Learning - #AI & #EdTech - Immersive Tech - #ExperientialLearning & more! 👉vwbpe.org/conference/vwb… 💬 Keynotes vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/ann… 🙋Volunteers vwbpe.org/volunteers 🏅Sponsors vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/vwb… @SecondLife

📺VIDEO: #VWBPE26: Known in-world as Dodge Threebeards and in the physical world as Dr. Gregory Perrier, is our 2026 Thinkerer Award recipient. youtu.be/_8Kx-N3_qnE?si… via @YouTube @SecondLife #AI #VirtualWorlds #metaverse #EdTech

#VWBPE26: Fri, Mar 27 @ 8:30 AM - Post-Conference Immersive Experience 🔎 "Exploring the Nonprofit Commons Community Tour" maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plu… ⭐ With Zinnia Zauber / Renne Emiko Brock - Rhiannon Chatnoir / Joyce Bettencourt - Buffy Beale / Buffy Bye #EdTech @SecondLife

📺 VIDEO: #VWBPE26 March 19, Keynote: @PhilipRosedale Rosedale, CTO @LindenLab "We’ve Been Metaversing Since Before It Was Cool, From Virtual Worlds to Learning Worlds: Two Decades of Immersive Education" youtube.com/watch?v=iNAGNU… @SecondLife #AI #VirtualWorlds #metaverse #EdTech

#VWBPE26: 🏆 Dodge Threebeards/Dr Gregory Perrier is our 2026 Thinkerer Award recipient! vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/202… Dr Perrier has spent decades expanding the boundaries of immersive, experiential learning in virtual environments, his pioneering work in @SecondLife is outstanding!

#VWBPE26 Day 2 Fri, Mar 20 Program vwbpe.org/conference/vwb… All sessions are held in SL & select sessions live stream vwbpe.org/watch ☕ 7:00AM Good Morning Coffee Chat w/Ari maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWB…

Today I attended the Keynote Address by @philiprosedale at @vwbpe who gave a very informative talk. There was much discussion on how AI is impacting the education space.

VWBPE Social Mixer 5:00PM SLT - Come celebrate the end of #VWBPE Day 1 ! The Social Visitor Center in the Wetlands’ dance party, tunes provided by DJ Lichi Moonwall. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWB… or check out his live stream on Twitch – twitch.tv/lichimoonwall @SecondLife

#VWBPE26 Day 1, 12:00PM - Keynote Session: Philip Rosedale vwbpe.org/event/keynote-… Venue: VWBPE Auditorium (3 choices): maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWB… maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWB… maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWB… Live stream: vwbpe.org/watch

#VWBPE26 Day 1 10:00 AM Preserving Our Ability to Create from Scratch maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWB… 10:00 AM Emergent Education as #Metaplay maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWB… 11:00 AM Quadrivium: From Engagement to Meaning: Are We Measuring the Wrong Things? maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWB…

#VWBPE Day 1: Thur, Mar 19 - Online Program Online: vwbpe.org/conference/vwb… Sessions are held in @secondlife & select sessions live streamed at WATCH NOW vwbpe.org/watch or #YouTube @VWBPE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@VWBPE #EdTech #DigitalLearning #AI #VR #AR #EdTech #virtualworlds

📢 MAR 19 -> THE MAIN EVENT vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/vwb… @VWBPE issued a challenge to the #EdTech community: “Show us high-impact strategies using #AI, #XR, & #emergingtech" & the community answered ➡️vwbpe.org/conference/vwb… #virtualedu #SecondLife #virtualworlds #distancelearning

Bringing you a quick #VWBPE26 heads up! We actually start with the 1st IE tomorrow! 🚀 Space Tourism: Your Next Vacation Sat, Mar 14 – 12:00PM SLT vwbpe.org/event/ie-space… 👍Grab your swag bag & HUD at the Gateway - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWB… More info -> vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/vwb…

Webinar: Revising the ACRL IL Framework: There is a webinar on the current review of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy, organised by ACRL’s Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (SLILC). Revising the Framework: Learn and… dlvr.it/TRSnbB #infolit

Today! Navigating the Novice-Expert Research Gap: Today, 10 March 2026, at 12noon US Eastern time (19.00 UK time) there is a free webinar: Navigating the Novice-Expert Research Gap: An Information Literacy Taxonomy. "In this webinar, we will… dlvr.it/TRPMNb #infolit

#VWBPE26 -> Explore #ImmersiveExperiences (IE) vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/ext… Before & after the conference (Mar 19–21 vwbpe.org), participants can take part in a series IEs—guided explorations into #virtualspaces designed for discovery, interaction, #EdTech #AI #AR

Webinar: Unlocking Digital Worlds for Older People: On 10 March 2026 at 12:00-13:00 GMT there is a free online event The Creative Gateway: Unlocking Digital Worlds for Older People. My colleagues Dr Sharon Wagg, Dr Pam KcKinney and Laura Woods… dlvr.it/TRGDrw #infolit

#VWBPE26-> Keynote Speakers! ➡️@PhilipRosedale - CTO @LindenLab, @HighFidelityXR @CIMCAI ➡️Ryan Schultz - Science & Agri Librarian, Uni of Manitoba ➡️Mark Childs - Sr Learning Designer, Uni of Durham UK vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/ann… #EdTech #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #SecondLife #AI

🎣Feb 19 @ 5:00PM → You’re Invited! Lakeside Fishing #VWBPE26 Networking Fundraiser vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/you…🐟 maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Roc… 🙋2nd Call for Volunteers! Get Behind-The-Scenes at one of the most important #Virtual #EdTech conferences! vwbpe.org/volunteers @SecondLife

VWBPE26 Fundraiser 🎣 Feb 19, 5PM → Lakeside Fishing 🐟 vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/you… @Secondlife #EdTech Deadlines Coming Up: 15 Feb vwbpe.org Call for Proposals for Exhibits, Posters, Machinima Call for Sponsors Second Call for Volunteers