New Media

vEco flys to San Francisco for the final round of the DML competition

      Having successfully advanced through Stage I and Stage II of the Digital Media and Learning Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition, the contest organizers have invited two members of the Virtual Ecotourism team to San Francisco to pitch the project in person! With flowers in our hair, we head to San Francisco for … Continue reading »

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Stage II – Digital Media and Learning Badges Competition

After winning Stage I of the DML Badges Competition, the virtual ecotourism team decided to take destiny into our own hands and entered our own unique badging system in Stage II of the competition. If we are successful in this stage we will be competing in a live showdown with other winners in San Francisco, USA, … Continue reading »

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DML Badges Competition: Virtual Ecotourism Advances to Stage II!

The team is very proud to announce that the virtual ecotourism project has been chosen, out of over 350 applicants, to advance to Stage Two of the Digital Media and Learning Badges Competition. This means that our content was deemed compelling and original, and capable of evaluating 21st century learning as part of a worldwide badge … Continue reading »

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Audio & Video Enabled Panoramic Photo

The Virtual Ecotourism team has been experimenting with an even more interactive form of 360° panoramic photo. In partnership with the MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management (BCM 2011-2012) at The University of Oxford, we have created an audio and video enabled pano.

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Digital Media & Learning Competition

The Virtual Ecotourism project has entered the Digital Media & Learning Badges Competition in a bid to win part of a $200,000 grant for the development of a badging system to reward on-line learning that is difficult to assess in other ways.

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Virtual Ecotourism Pano Gallery

The virtual ecotourism team is always searching for the next exciting technology to use in our tours. 360′ panoramic photos are an amazing way to experience a far-off location.

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Welcome to the vEcotourism News Site!

The aim of this blog  is to keep virtual ecotourists, partner organizations, and curious conservationists updated about the vEcotourism project.  It will outline our current work, showcase initial vEcotours as they are developed, link to exciting upcoming technologies, promote conservation projects, host visual media from tours, and serve to keep the vEcotourism community informed and connected. To learn more about … Continue reading »

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