Director of New Program Development Baskin School of Computer Engineering Details to be announced. Rafael Granados, UC College Prep Initiative, Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium Virtual High School, SRI, UC Berkeley, Judi Fusco , Tapped In, SRI Join this informal panel discussion with faculty from UCSC and developers of virtual communities and technologies. Learning as a Social Process Rafael Granados , UC College Prep Initiative Rafael Granados, Director of Curriculum Development for the UC College Prep Initiative will discuss the challenges distance learning programs face in creating mentoring, counseling and social environments for the online learner. This very high speed Internet access will greatly expand the potential for online education. More than 60 institutions around the world will be attending this conference in the Awedu education Universe, a 3D virtual world environment for education.
Participants can also view tours and virtual panels on a big screen with special live presenters.