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Learning Bill Sheridan, CAE Maryland Association with avatars Maryland Association of CPAs How virtual worlds are redefining the classroom
Learning Bill Sheridan, CAEMaryland Association
with avatarsMaryland Associationof CPAs
How virtual worlds are redefiningf gthe classroom
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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
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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@[email protected]
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