TCC Worldwide Online pre-conference session held April 8, 2010 at LearningTimes and in Second Life. Tours followed the session of the Operation Relief Worker Rescue Challenge. Featured links to two videos of the Federal Virtual World Challenge grand prize winner as presented at the GAMETECH 2010 conference. Presentation by Cynthia Calongne from Colorado Technical University (CTU) and Andrew Stricker from Air University (AU). Educational informatics content by Andrew Stricker (AU), Mike McCrocklin (AU), Toni Scribner (AU), Jeanne Holm (NASA) and Cynthia Calongne (CTU). The opinions and viewpoints expressed in this presentation are solely those of the authors and do not reflect official policy or position of Colorado Technical University, NASA JPL, the US government or the Department of Defense (DoD), the United States Air Force, Air University, or Vanderbilt University. Cleared for public release (AETC-2009-0738).

1. Exploring Educational Informatics and Learning Simulations in Second Life TCC 15 th Worldwide Online Conference, April 2010 Toni Scribner, Air University, Montgomery, AL, USA Andrew Stricker, Air University, Montgomery, AL, USA Michael McCrocklin, Air University, Montgomery, AL, USA Jeanne Holm, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO, USA

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