[AISWorld] 05-Dec-2011: JVWR @ ICIS Shanghai. The Journal of Virtual World Research will host: VW for Learning: The IBM China Perspective

[Yesha Sivan]

From: Journal of Virtual Worlds Research <yesha.sivan at jvwresearch.org>
Date: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 11:19 PM
Subject: 05-Dec-2011: JVWR @ ICIS Shanghai. The Journal of Virtual World
Research will host: VW for Learning: The IBM China Perspective
To: Yesha <yesha.sivan+jvwr at gmail.com>
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  05-Dec-2011: JVWR @ ICIS Shangahi. The Journal of Virtual World Research
will host: VW for Learning: The IBM China Perspective
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As part of our outreach work, the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research will
host a morning get-together at the ICIS 2011
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Meeting will occur on :

Monday Dec 5th: 7:30 AM-8:30 AM room 5F
Shanghai International Convention Center

This meeting is hosted by the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (
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).
The managing editor (Dr. Yesha Sivan) will open with a short review on the
field, and the Journal. We will then turn to members to discuss publication
and editorship opportunities. We will then to hear new focus and insights.

Chair: *Dr. Yesha Sivan*, managing editor of the Journal of Virtual Worlds
Research. Tel Aviv, Israel.
Special guest will be *Yiqing (Anthony) He*, Senior Learning Specialist -
Manager, IBM Center for Advanced Learning. Beijing, China.
Discussant: *Marco De Marco*, on building a new discipline. Professor of
organization and information systems Università Guglielmo Marconi, Roma,
Italy.

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Abstract
Virtual Worlds for Learning: The IBM China Perspective*

IBM has officially debuted on the virtual worlds business since 2007, and
ever since learning has been one of the mainstream applications of virtual
worlds inside IBM. With the advancement of some newly emerged 3D virtual
world platforms, we believe it could mean a perfect storm for learning by
leveraging on the virtual worlds and social computing technologies.

In order to provide the thought leadership and develop best practices for
learning within a virtual social environment, IBM 3D Immersive Learning
Center of Excellence (3DIL CoE) was formed in 2008. Built upon the abundant
collective experience from both internal and external teams who have
engaged in virtual world learning, the IBM 3DIL CoE has developed some
reusable assets and templates for designing and developing learning
programs, activities, and events.

Different countries may have different adoption level of learning within a
virtual social environment. The comparatively poor bandwidth conditions and
low configuration of laptop are the top two reasons that keep some
employees from India and China away from such innovative learning
opportunities.

Despite the technical constraints, business owners in IBM China have
embraced the virtual world learning with great enthusiasm. So far it has
been piloted in pillars such as professional development, technical
development, and even leadership training courses. The format of the
application ranges from smart workplace, business simulation, collaborative
learning, new employee orientation, speed mentoring, posters session, and
events such as virtual world graduation ceremony.

*About Yi Qing He*
Yiqing He (Yiqing Hereter, SL) is a senior learning designer and developer
with the 3D Immersive Learning CoE. He is responsible for designing and
developing reusable learning assets, coaching and enabling best practices,
and leading the business transformation with 3D virtual world learning in
IBM.

Yiqing has diverse and seasoned experience in designing and developing
technology-enhanced learning products, ranging from digital textbook,
interactive learning games, simple e-learning courses, to college-wide
curriculum design, LMS implementation, and LCMS solution design and
development. Prior to joining IBM, Yiqing worked with many multinational
teams and corporations in the e-learning industry. The most successful
project he led was a $4 million project co-sponsored by US Department of
Education and China Ministry of Education, with 15 team members working for
2.5 years.

Yiqing was hired by IBM in early 2008 into the GCG HR Learning team as an
advisory learning specialist. Beginning October of that year, he joined IBM
Center for Advanced Learning and became one of the core members of the 3D
Immersive Learning CoE. Yiqing quickly adopted the design skills for 3D
virtual world learning, and successfully led several pilot products in both
Active Worlds and Second Life platforms, including Blue Pathway, G100 Club,
Blue Team Beyond Boundaries, and IBM Learning Center Island. Yiqing has
also evangelized about best practices on 3D virtual world learning to more
than three thousand IBMers, including GCG HR Learning facilitators, ISC DE
mentors and mentees, ISSC ADM Sharenet participants, and GCG technical
group Sharenet participants.

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