How could Second Life be a life if there were no conferences organized in it?

Virtual Worlds-Best Practices in Education, a conference about benefits education could have from virtual worlds, is being held in Second Life these days (March 27-29). Ranging from rather philosophical and society-changing to more practical, some of the questions that participants of VWBPE will try to find answers to are What is education?, What is teaching?, What is learning? and How can we provide virtual world educational environments in which today’s learners can become all they can be?

Participating speakers and panelist, originating from a wide range of institutions, leading universities as well as K-12 school systems that use Second Life as part of their educational programs, will have the opportunity to showcase projects, courses, events, and present research that lead to best practices in education.

A good start?

[ via Second Life ]