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Recent Second Life Happenings: Going Corporate

Kapp Notes

Some interesting things are going on with the folks over at Linden Labs , the developers of the virtual immersive environment of Second Life. Second Life is going corporate. The criteria for winning are: Work in Second Life that also achieves tangible, compelling results outside of Second Life.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Currently Working On.

Learning Visions

Boning up on Behaviorism and Cognitivism, etc. Im a convert. Yes, Im an English major who writes mostly text bullets instead of novels. So Im curious: what drove you to revisit theory? Cammy, Im glad to hear you so revved up. Jane -- In theory, Im not against theory. Im still of that mindset.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Building Measurement into Our Training-Development Process

Learning Visions

Hit Us Hard 31% Hurt A Little 33% Not Much Effect 33% Helped Us 3% (Is "it hasnt hurt us yet, but Im nervous" an answer?) Level 4 Eval traditionally done during Learning Outcomes (there were a lot more things on his chart, but Im not that fast and it was somewhat complicated.) Most of us are doing Level 1 completion and smile sheets.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objectives

Learning Visions

Belatedly, Im thinking that there are relatively easy ways to enable learners to have cake or to eat it as they see fit. Im not sure I suggested writing WIIFM learning objectives, but they probably have their uses. Heres the short version: Objectives guide human behavior. Not sure if any company has try to innovate on this.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): What if "This is your brain on drugs".was a good thing?

Mark Oehlert

Im on board with that but then comes this article in The Escapist, " This is your brain on smart drugs." " So now Im thinking, wow, that really puts a Flowers for Algernon or Terminal Man spin on the whole "made not born" issue doesnt it? " OK.so was a good thing? Is it from The Edge or his book?)

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Thousands of people at IBM are already doing it.

Mark Oehlert

This minimizes inappropriate behavior. Each tag is linked back to the tagger’s BluePagesprofile, and clicking on the tagger’s name lets a user send the personan IM o IBM owns more than 50 islands in Second Life. Orientations, classes, and meetings are often held in Second Life. Comments This is so cool.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Soapbox for the Day: Academic Journals like Field Methods, that dont support things like access to their content

Mark Oehlert

previous rants on this topic ) Until I get some explanations though, Im pretty well amazed at the academics involved in this scheme. Im feeling stupid here because I just dont freaking get it! typekey e-Clippings (a division of blogoehlert) Me in Second Life Blog powered by TypePad Member since 08/2003

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