Tata Interactive Systems in Second Life Online Symposium

Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a world leader in custom e-learning design/ development and organisational performance improvement, has participated in an online (‘in-world’) symposium on ‘Creativity in Second Life’ organised by the New Media Consortium (NMC).

Not only did the symposium cover Second Life (SL) but it ran in the SL environment by the NMC. It involved studio sessions, hands-on sessions and exhibitions on several key topics related to the virtual world.

TIS’s Software Solutions practice is collaborating with the Federation of American Scientists (www.fas.org) on a project in SL. Within a session entitled ‘Gaming Second Life’, Dinesh Dwivedi of TIS joined Alice Petty from Stanford University and two presenters from FAS – Michelle Roper and Sachin Patil - to discuss the need for worldwide collaboration to develop 3D content for subjects such as archaeology, and to determine how the research product can be used for instructional delivery.

Dinesh Dwivedi discussed the technical goals of the TIS/FAS project and the future directions that online virtual world technologies may take, especially in the field of education and e-learning.

The session, which lasted just over an hour, was well attended.

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Screen grabs of Dinesh Dwivedi’s presentation in Second Life are available on request from Bob Little Press & PR (tel 00 44 (0) 1727 860405; email bob.little@dial.pipex.com)

About the New Media Consortium (NMC)

The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international not-for-profit consortium comprising nearly 250 learning-focused organisations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies based in Austin, Texas. Member institutions are drawn from the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Among the membership are colleges and universities, museums, research centres, foundations and companies.

Further details from: http://www.nmc.org/symposium-on-creativity

About Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1945. FAS promotes the humanitarian use of science and technology. Its Board of Sponsors includes 68 Nobel Laureates in chemistry, economics, medicine and physics. The FAS Learning Technologies Project works on strategies to harness the potential of emerging information technologies to improve how we teach and learn.
For more information please visit www.fas.org.

About Tata Interactive Systems (TIS)

Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a global leader in e-learning, is a part of the $48bn Tata Group. Truly international, TIS has a presence across the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Japan, India, and mainland Europe. TIS offers corporations, universities, schools, publishers, and government institutions a diversified and innovative bouquet of learning and training solutions.

For more information log on to www.tatainteractive.com

Further information from:
Alan Samuel, Tata Interactive Systems, 020 7905 0156, www.tatainteractive.com
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, 01727 860405, www.boblittlepr.com