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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.

flickr2SL is the first (and only) flickr photo browser for Second Life. You can search and view public pictures of individual flickr users and also flickr groups inside SL. It offers single picture browsing as well as thumbnail overview. flickr2SL is available in SL at St Diabloux (17, 55, 501) (slurl ).

this would be a great model (partnership?) for Salamander

30 + things every newbie should know before starting Second LIfe

teaching computer science programming in Second LIfe

Immersion is the subjective impression that one is participating in a comprehensive, realistic experience. Interactive media now enable various degrees of digital immersion. The more a virtual immersive experience is based on design strategies that combine actional, symbolic, and sensory factors, the greater the participant's suspension of disbelief that she or he is "inside" a digitally enhanced setting. Studies have shown that immersion in a digital environment can enhance education in at least three ways: by allowing multiple perspectives, situated learning, and transfer. Further studies are needed on the capabilities of immersive media for learning, on the instructional designs best suited to each type of immersive medium, and on the learning strengths and preferences these media develop in users.

how to build in SL videos

wiki tool in SL

sell and distribute your music in Second life

E-line brings a network of comic artists, game developers and educators together to solve problems through social games.

Eyes of the Gamer: research by Rolf Nelson finding that playing different kinds of video games changes the way people think and approach their surroundings

Eyes of the Gamer: research by Rolf Nelson finding that playing different kinds of video games changes the way people think and approach their surroundings

Imprudence 1.2 viewer for Second Life

layar reality browser: useful for developing ARGs

Layar: augmented reality browser has many immersive education implications

IMVU: a virtual world for kids and social fun

My ePets: 3D virtual world for kids

My ePets: 3D virtual world for kids

With the WildLab iPhone application and associated inquiry-based curriculum, students learn the basics of scientific fieldwork, while using other STEM-related skills. Through observations, questions, and analysis, students come to know the important role they can play in gathering data about birds and their habitat, using mobile technology as a scientific tool. Most importantly, they experience the thrill of scientific discovery!

v-business: blog about virtual 3D business

v-business: blog about virtual 3D business

augmented reality

augmented reality

ReactionGrid: open source sim

ReactionGrid: open source sim

OpenSimulator