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Danielle Forem

Real-Life Teaching in a Virtual World -- Campus Technology - 0 views

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shared by Danielle Forem on 17 Jun 13 - Cached
  • A 3D virtual environment is believed to increase participation and improve retention.
  • Second Life is free to join, so both teachers and students pay nothing to get started. Virtual land--the meeting space--has a fee, but Linden Lab gives a discount to educational institution.s (See secondlife.com/land/privatepricing.php).
  • Danielle Forem on 17 Jun 13
     
    Second Life is a website that provides companies to use a virtual world to benefit their companies. It hasn't worked that great in small stores and traveling ideas such a cruise lines but education is one idea that has used the virtual world to a great advantage. "The Second Life Educators (SLED) community has an e-mail list that included more than 4,700 working in or interested in education in Second Life." Many universities have made exact replicas of their campus so that students couldn't feel as if they really traveled to get to class. I feel this is the best perk for students because they won't have to spend money on gas when they could just wake up and communicate through a microphone to their instructors. One thing that is surprising is, Second Life is free to join for students and teachers. Its important to keep up with the fast growing technology and this is the perfect way.
diana morales

Teachers, college students lead a Second Life - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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shared by diana morales on 02 Jun 12 - Cached
  • "I build environments where students can really explore the literature," says Ritter-Guth, of DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa., and Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Pa. "It's the novel in 3-D."
  • "This is a new way to interact with me and each other," he says. "I can show them molecules in three dimensions. We can walk around the molecule and discuss it."
  • Bradley says only about 10 of his 200 organic chemistry students used Second Life more than once last spring. But those who did found it an effective way to study.
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  • "Kids who used Second Life put more time into the class," says chemistry major Tim Bohinski
  • After the Virginia Tech shootings, he took his students to a memorial that had been built in Second Life. When they arrived, conversations became hushed, he says. "They felt like they were in a sacred place."
  • diana morales on 02 Jun 12
     
    this article was interesting to me in learning more about what we discussed in class regarding to second life. I believe that not only adults in universities but kids can become more in volved and learn faster using the second life method. Alot of people already seem to have fun using this method. I found it interesting when they brought up that a teacher took his students to a sanctuary place related to the Virginia Tech shootings in Second Life. I thought that the idea to create a sanctuary place on second life for students to grieve on unfortunate circumstances was a great way to put to use second life. It makes everything more interesting in my opinion.
Kristine Metka

Virtual world, real emotions: Relationships in Second Life - CNN - 0 views

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shared by Kristine Metka on 10 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • To many of its inhabitants, Second Life is much more than just a 3-D online game. It has its own economy and millions of residents who own and create property, make friends and even get married, according to Secondlife.com.
  • Kristine Metka on 10 Jun 12
     
    As we discussed in class about second life, we were able to see a true story about a couple from second life. This article shows another couple that met from second life, they even married on second life before they met in person. People will make and create relationships online without meeting everyday. 
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