Educational enterprise software developer Blackboard, Inc. has announced they'll award a $25,000 grant to colleges and universities who integrate virtual worlds into their teaching programs. It's called the Greenhouse Grant for Virtual Worlds, and according to the Blackboard website, it's "designed to help build a collective body of knowledge, and reward clients (including former WebCT clients) who have successfully developed and deployed initiatives that promote best practices in the adoption of Internet technology in the educational environment."
In plainer language, any school program that enhances the student experience by combining virtual worlds with Blackboard software to share-able results is eligible for the grant; submissions are due by September 24th, and the winner will be announced at this October's annual Educause Conference in Seattle.
