Learning businesses in Second Life and virtual online worlds at Moving Learning 2007
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29-Mar-2007 » Training Press Releases » Ron Edwards, one of the most radical minds on new approaches to business learning and a renowned commentator on learning in virtual online worlds, is to present at Moving Learning 2007, London on 13 June.

Virtual online worlds are one of the hottest subjects in organisational learning with Second Life, the best known of these new worlds, one of the fastest growing Internet applications today, with 250,000 people joining weekly. The learning-provider market has been one of the first to appreciate, on a large scale, the potential of virtual online worlds for deploying new delivery methods and business models. Ron Edwards' will take us through the business potential for learning providers that Second Life and other virtual online worlds offer, in his keynote session 'Serious Virtual Worlds, Real Applications', at Moving Learning 2007.

Ron Edwards said: "There is a groundswell of interest to tap into these environments for training, collaboration, communication, connecting with consumers and much more and many organisations including Reuters, BP, IBM, Sun, Vodafone, MTV, BBC, Toyota, Dell, General Motors and Cisco are jumping in."

"When was the last time you felt your heart pound online? Do you remember feeling anticipation, excitement, camaraderie, commitment, engaged or responsible during your last online learning experience? Have you ever laughed out loud at anything online? Video games and online virtual worlds can be immersive, exciting, fun and a catalyst for wide range of emotions - that's what keeps the eyeballs glued to them in swelling numbers."

"Serious Virtual Worlds are enabling rapid generation of realistic interactive 3D environments that enable organizations to train, plan, rehearse, communicate and collaborate just as they would in the real world," added Ron.

Ron's session will explore Second Life; MTV's Laguna Beach, a bespoke virtual world; serious virtual world training applications based on Forterra Systems' OLIVE platform; and virtual world trends and future directions.

Ron is also taking part in the discussion panel at Moving Learning 2007 where he anticipates many questions about learning as a business in these new virtual worlds. Also on the discussion panel and presenting at Moving Learning 2007, are Elliott Masie, the internationally renowned learning and technology futurist, Bob Mosher of LearningGuide Solutions, Nick van Dam of Deloitte, Clare Line of Lovells, Walter Jaeger of BT and Jeffrey Berk of Knowledge Advisors.

Notes to editors:

About Ron Edwards
Ron leads Ambient Performance, a consultancy helping organizations innovate in learning strategy, design and delivery, specializing in the application of technology to reach more people, more often, closer to their moments of need. His "be where the eyeballs are" approach to mobile learning and mobile gaming are enabling organizations to bring fun and anywhere, anytime engagement to performance development.

Ron is recognized as a thought leader and pioneer in learning, and has contributed to several industry publications including Learning on Demand's Mobile Learning Revisited Bulletin for SRI-BC, Human Resource Executive, Chief Learning Officer Magazine, Training & Development Magazine (ASTD), Learning Decisions and three HRD Press books: Blended Learning - The eLearning Field Book - Mobile Learning.

About Moving Learning 2007
Moving Learning 2007 is for learning professionals and managers of organisational learning interested in discovering about how learning is evolving and about the strategies that can be adopted to enter the new age of learning with greater confidence. The event is a one-day seminar running consecutively in London on 13 June and in Utrecht on 14 June.

Moving Learning 2007 is sponsored by:

International sponsors
E2Train
Global Learning Alliance
LearningGuide Solutions

United Kingdom sponsors
Atlantic Link
Datmedia
E.Learning Age Magazine
PPI Learning
QA-IQ
Seriously Mobile

Netherlands sponsors
Compu'Train
Courseware Company and Netdimensions
Stoas Learning
Tinqwise

For further details about Moving Learnng 2007, attendance fees and registration visit www.movinglearning.com.

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