Presentations & Publications

Awards

• 2nd Place Award "Concept Building", Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge, 2012.

Presentations

• Nadolny, L. "STEM+ in 3D Virtual Worlds". ISTE STEM Webinar Series. Online. September, 2012. Invited Presentation.
  
• Nadolny, L. & Childs, M. STEM+ in 3D Virtual Worlds. HP Catalyst Summit, Hewlett Packard. Beijing, China. April, 2012. Presentation.
  
• Connors, T, Bailey, T., Miranda, A., & Platt, M. "Baseball in the Virtual World". Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference. Online. March, 2012. Poster.
  
• Platt, M., Bailey, T., Connors, T, & Miranda, A. "Soccer Mini Game". Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference. Online. March, 2012. Poster.
  
• Pistoia, V, Lesko, C., Nadolny, L., Reeves, J. & Bradley, J. "A Panel On: The Rejuvenation of STEM “Cells” By Avatars". Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference. Online. March, 2012. Panel.
  
• Pierlott, M., Kahn, S., & Woolfrey, J.  "Applying Virtual Worlds to Ethics Education".Congress on Teaching the Social and Ethical Implications of Research. Tempe, AZ USA. November, 2011. Presentation.
• Jaurez, J., & Nadolny, L. “Game Design and Virtual Worlds for STEM+ Learning Online.” Emerging Technology for Online Learning International Symposium, SLOAN Consortium. San Jose, CA USA. July, 2011.  Invited, Featured Presentation.
• Childs, M. "Turning Visitors into Residents: How can we do it (and does it matter)?" Learning and Teaching Practice Experts Group Meeting, JISC. Bristol, UK. July, 2011. Presentation.
• Nadolny, L. “SciEthics Interactive: A one-of-a-kind virtual experience for science students.” SLOAN Consortium. Online. April, 2011. Invited Webinar.
  
• Nadolny, L. “Applying Virtual Worlds to Ethics Education in Science”. HP Global Summit, Hewlett Packard. Delhi, India. March, 2011. Invited, Poster Presentation.

Posters

• HP Catalyst Project Showcase: SciEthics Interactive.  Online Poster.  New Media Consortium. 2012.

Research Team

Dr. Seth Kahn is co-PI on the project. His scholarship focuses on qualitative research methods and activist rhetoric. He is an Associate Professor of English at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Larysa Nadolny is PI on the HP grant. Her research focuses on emerging technology in education, particularly virtual reality and gaming. She is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Iowa State University.

Dr. Matt Pierlott is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and co-PI on the project. His research interests focus  on the concept of agency both in metaphysics and in its relation to socio-political and economic issues. 

Dr. Carolyn Sealfon was an original member of the research team. She is currently the Associate Director of Science Education at Princeton University.

Dr. Joan Woolfrey is the PI of the NSF grant. She has expertise in bioethics and philosophy, and is an Associate Professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.