Malaby points out that Second Life is made up of various forms of capital: commodities, cultural, competencies, credentialed, and artifacts.
Contents contributed and discussions participated by Steven Hornik
Viewer 2 Tweaks - Second Life Wiki - 8 views
Second Life Blogs: Features: 2009 End of Year Second Life Economy Wrap up (including Q4... - 6 views
Second Life Blogs: Features: Happy New Year! Looking Back...Looking Ahead - 10 views
Free Repostory and Library of LSL scripts Category: Youtube, - 6 views
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The Internet LSL Script Database & Library is a repository of Second Life™ scripts. Anyone can edit and contribute scripts. There are 724 LSL scripts in the Internet LSL Script Library.
Activity snapshot #7 (Winter 2009) - 6 views
SL Statistical Charts (testing) « Dwell On It - 6 views
Virtual Learning Community Initiative» Blog Archive » Building Immersive Inst... - 0 views
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the University of Texas System has initiated a statewide Virtual Learning Community of students, faculty, researchers and administrators.
The Journal of Virtual Worlds and Education - 1 views
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JVWE seeks original papers on the intersection of virtual worlds and education. Submissions are invited on all topics from principles to practice, from abstraction to application. Submitted articles may optionally include digital media that enhances or supports the research, including (but not limited to) machinima, video, podcast samples, and the like.
IRS might be saving millions by recruiting in Second Life | AccountingWEB.com - 1 views
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The IRS uses Second Life as a recruiting tool, and claims that, depending on how one looks at it, the taxing agency is actually saving millions of taxpayer dollars by devoting some time and money to this virtual world
Ayumi Cassini Does Second Life: The ultimate guide to prim twisting - 0 views
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Aah, prims. Plywood shapes that magically turn into the most beautiful SL builds. Yes, those prims know how to twist and shout! ... Wait, wh... what?! ... I'm talking about prim twisting - shaping prims into unusual shapes. Prim magic!
Scratch for Second Life - 0 views
TCNJ Magazine » In Focus June 2009 » Using Second Life, Hu Opens Up a New Wor... - 0 views
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"They love it," Hu said. "They've said to me several times, 'We should have class within Second Life all the time.'" Perhaps more importantly, she added, "When the learning process is more fun, it is also more engaging for the students."
Innovate: Student Perceptions of a Course Taught in Second Life - 0 views
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Virtual worlds, as digital learning objects appear to provide a space for constructivist learning at its best, facilitating more student engagement than the simple discussion boards comprising most online courses.
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A virtual world by itself can not be exptected to create engagement and contrasting virtual worlds with discusson boards is apples vs oranges. Each can serve its purpose and each can be engaging if developed an delivered properly, but alas the opposite is also true.
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that students will become as motivated by virtual worlds as they are by video games.
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I would like to see the citation for video games being inhrently motivating, and motivated in what way? To play or to learn, they are different things.
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Steven Hornik
I am a lecturer at University of Central Florida teaching accounting. I'm an avid user of technology to deliver course content and engage students in what can sometimes be a dry subject. I am presently involved with using and exploring Second Life for content delivery in my courses.