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Jonathon Richter

The Learning Experience - 0 views

www.tleinsl.com

virtualworlds salamander secondlife clive

shared by Jonathon Richter on 28 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Jonathon Richter on 28 Jan 09
     
    Welcome to the Home Page of The Learning Experience, a free University which is based in the Virtual World of Second Life (aka SL). The motto of The Learning Experience (known also as TLE) "Where Knowledge & Education Are Always Free" is something we take seriously.
Cathy Arreguin

Education Support Faire - Second Life Wiki - 0 views

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secondlife educators education support

shared by Cathy Arreguin on 25 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Cathy Arreguin on 25 Jan 09
     
    The first Second Life Education Support Faire was held in late January, 2009. This wiki details helpful resources for educators and the exhibitors from that faire.
James OReilly

Second Life English Blog - 0 views

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shared by James OReilly on 22 Jan 09 - Cached
  • James OReilly on 22 Jan 09
     
    Free classroom space on the Second Life English (Virtlantis) SIM is now available!
Scott Kahler

Live Streaming: 2009 Swearing-In Ceremony - 0 views

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swearingin

shared by Scott Kahler on 20 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Scott Kahler on 20 Jan 09
     
    live Streaming: 2009 Swearing-In Ceremony
Eloise Pasteur

Want to teach better in Second Life? Commit to teaching wholly in Second Life! - Elois... - 0 views

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Second Life education educator research

shared by Eloise Pasteur on 12 Jan 09 - Cached
  • So, research would suggest that the more you commit to teaching using Second Life, the better you feel about it, and the better you think your student's learning experience went too. What are you waiting for - get stuck in today.
James OReilly

Magpie | Users - 0 views

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Twitter Advertising Monetization

shared by James OReilly on 01 Jan 09 - Cached
  • James OReilly on 01 Jan 09
     
    Twitter Advertising & Monetization
James OReilly

The Consultants-E SL - EduNation - 0 views

www.theconsultants-e.com/...SLanguages2009.asp

shared by James OReilly on 23 Dec 08 - Cached
  • James OReilly on 23 Dec 08
     
    gavin.dudeney@theconsultants-e.com
Eloise Pasteur

University Affairs- Studies in Second Life - 0 views

www.universityaffairs.ca/...studies-in-second-life.aspx

Second Life university education Canadian review

shared by Eloise Pasteur on 22 Dec 08 - Cached
  • “I thought, ‘Gosh, this is amazing! You can teach classes in it’,” he recalls. The first time he taught a course registered in Second Life, Professor Washburn, a.k.a. Duncan Innis, led a 15-week, one-hour lecture to 25 students in the island’s amphitheatre.
  • There is no audio, just words flashing on screen like an MSN chat session. The discussion veers from “fluff journalism” to magazine branding. Nobody raises their hand to voice an opinion; an avatar makes a typing motion in the air if it wants to comment. Professor Washburn and his students often interrupt each other, since you can type whenever you want.
  • The learning curve that comes with Second Life is a drawback mentioned by all professors, online communications personnel and students, and this is one factor that makes some universities reluctant to use the program. Jason Toal, who works at SFU as an experience designer, spearheads most of the university’s projects in Second Life. “If you’re going to use Second Life for your course, you need to spend at least the first couple of classes teaching your students how to use it,” he says. “You have to walk them through what it’s all about, how to hook it on your computer.”
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  • In an instant messaging conversation during Robert Washburn’s journalism lecture at Loyalist, Urqhart, whose real name is Tyson Jewell, reveals his frustrations with Second Life. He says the heavy computer requirements can be a hassle for students who can’t afford sophisticated video cards or a faster Internet connection. Because of this, some students have to come to school anyway to use a computer inside a lab or a library to attend their Second Life classes. There are various other technical problems, such as the glitch in the program that caused Mr. Jewell’s classmate to be locked out of his account. And, ironically, Second Life battles against the one thing that has propelled its popularity: the rapid advances in technology.
  • Finally, everyone who was interviewed for this article agrees that virtual worlds like Second Life won’t completely overtake normal classroom settings. However, they do believe that three-dimensional online classes and assignments will become a staple in Canadian education – and that’s for real.
  • Eloise Pasteur on 22 Dec 08
     
    Overview of Canadian HE in Second Life
Cathy Arreguin

GeoWorlds - Home - 0 views

www.geoworlds.org/index.php

MUVE MULE K12 secondlife science geoworlds systems website

shared by Cathy Arreguin on 18 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Cathy Arreguin on 18 Dec 08
     
    GeoWorlds - being developed by University Missouri Kansas City "innovative integration of collaborative virtual learning environments and problem-based pedagogy to engage students in Earth science while enhancing their problem-solving skills and content knowledge. The Teacher/Facilitators in each classroom will be trained in the problem-based approach with Earth science content is based in the national and state science education standards." Combines Second Life resources with online website resources
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