Author: Peggy Marconi

  • Project DIRECT goes to Wales

    The idea of going to Wales was enough to create a sense of excitement that rivaled any 6 year old the day before Christmas. Add to this a conference full of international attendees that are equally interested in the notion of blurring boundaries in the mixed reality of ubiquitous computing and I could nearly contain…

  • CATE’s Project DIRECT gets exposure at ISTE 2011

    From June 26th-29th, the International Society for Technology is hosting their annual conference this year in Philadelphia. It has been estimated that nearly 20,000 people from 60 countries attend five days of professional learning and collaboration at the conference and exposition.  According to ISTE’s conference page, “the conference program is selected from more than 2,000…

  • Project DIRECT talks about Online Learning and Active Response

    What makes Project DIRECT so remarkable? While the environment in which we meet is both engaging and current, it’s really about the dialog and sharing that comes from our educators in this space. In this video you will hear a group discussing the hot topic of online learning and their experiences with it. In this…

  • Project DIRECT travel guide

    As part of Project DIRECT’s initiative to help our educators get the most out of our 3D immersive environment we have put together a travel guide featuring some of the best educational spots to visit. In this video you will see NASA’s CoLab region. Space has never been so accessible!

  • An Overview of Project DIRECT with Peggy (aka Ruby Flanagan) in Second Life

    This video offers a guided tour of the virtual space, known as Second Life, where Project DIRECT actively engages.

  • Launching Project DIRECT 2010

    On November 5th 2010, twenty rural school teachers from southern Oregon embarked on a virtual journey that has forever changed the way they socialize, share ideas and learn. In Ashlan Oregon, the group came together to hear about Project DIRECT and how this would revolutionize their relationship with technology and education and also the way…