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How virtual worlds are redefiningf gthe classroom

Video: “Avatar Trailer The Movie (New Extended HD Trailer),” from Machinima.com: bit.ly/avatar_kansas

2011 = 1 billion2011 = 1 billion

2009 = 400 million2009   400 million 

15 million 35 million

12 million

100 million1 illi

54 million1 million

How has education responded?

Accounting Education Pavilion

Club NYPN

CFO of the Future Center

CPA Firm of the Future Center

MACPA Headquarters

2009 AICPA Tech‐Plus Conference

Video: “CPAs in Second Life at the AICPA Tech + Conference,” from the Maryland Association of CPAs: bit.ly/AICPATechPlus

2009 XBRL International Conference

Video: “19th XBRL International Conference Broadcast in Second Life from Paris,” from the Maryland Association of CPAs bit.ly/XBRLParis

Video: “TEDxPearlRiver: Claus Nehmzow: 3D Avatar School,” from TEDxPearlRiver: bit.ly/AvatarSchool

Benefits of virtual educationBenefits of virtual education

1 Death of distance1.Death of distance2.World‐class instructioninstruction

3.Practice and preparationpreparation

4.Engagement5 Collaboration5.Collaboration

Video: : “Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world,” from TED.com bit.ly/JaneMcGonigal

A fi l dA final word …

Q ti ?Questions?

ResourcesResources

www.CPAIsland.com (the MACPA’s Second Life blog)( f g)

“Accounting for Second Life” (from the Journal of Accountancy, June 2008)www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2008/Jun/AccountingforSecondLife

“The World Has Changed, So Why Not Higher Education?” (Chronicle of Higher g , y g ( f gEducation, Jan. 26, 2011) bit.ly/TheWorldHasChanged

“The New Social Learning,” by Tony Bingham and Marcia Conner www.thenewsociallearning.com

Video: “CPAs in Second Life at the AICPA Tech + Conference” bit.ly/AICPATechPlus

Video: “19th XBRL International Conference Broadcast in Second Life from Paris” bit.ly/XBRLParis

Video: “TEDxPearlRiver: Claus Nehmzow: 3D Avatar School” bit.ly/AvatarSchool

Video: “Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world” bit.ly/JaneMcGonigal

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Bill Sheridan, CAEaka “Billy Mapp”aka  Billy MappEditorMaryland Association of CPAswww.MACPA.orgbill@bill@macpa.org

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