Kapp Notes

MAY 28, 2008

This morning I received an email message from, Fiona, who provided me with a really interesting link to 50 Tips and Tricks to Create a Learning Space in Second Life. Blogs and Websites --Turn to these blogs for tips, services and tools when setting up a learning space in Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Assisting us expertly was Matt Monahan my graduate assistant who has been helping me with many Second life tasks. Which, of course, was a perfect use of Second Life. We provided a little tour with Brent Schlenker discussing the uses of Second Life for providing learning solutions.

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Learning with e's

MAY 7, 2010

Today, Tim Handorf writes about the experiences of one university in Second Life. We all know that Second Life, the virtual reality world that has become basically indistinguishable from our increasingly unreal physical worlds, is a powerful tool for learning. He welcomes your comments at his email Id: tim.handorf.20@googlemail.com.

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From the Coleface

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Second Life is becoming ever more popular and parts of real life ranging from currency to concerts are happening there. Following its use in some universities as reported by the Guardian, research has been funded to see how learning can work in Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 2, 2009

This Soapbox session will introduce you to exciting and interesting places within the 3D world of Second Life. We’ll discuss what works and what doesn’t work in 3D and see examples of both. If you want to sign up for the initial session or the entire workshop, go to InSync Navigating Second Life Class.

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Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

Monday, July 30, 2007 A Deserted Second Life An interesting read from Wired.com on Second Life and Corporate America. How Madison Avenue is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life (Wired 7-24-07) Whats behind this stampede is not that hard to divine. "A Do you have a Second Life?

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Kapp Notes

JULY 27, 2007

If you have been following the Second Life class I have been conducting this summer you know that one of the assignments is to create a Machinimia Project explaining some part of Second Life. The complete assignment can be found on the Assignment Page of the MSIT Second Life wiki. Great tutorial by the way.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 10, 2007

The article, The Second Life Census provides a link to a spreadsheet showing some interesting SL numbers. For example, the number of non-repeat credit card accounts is 2 million and the number of people online at any time is between 10,000 and 30,000. Here is an article brought to my attention by one of my students Jason Kojtek.

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Learning Visions

JULY 13, 2007

Friday, July 13, 2007 Second Life and Gender Theres been a great conversation about Second Life and gender and the bleeding edge in the comments on my recent post. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Be sure to read and ponder and offer in your own two cents.

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E-Learning Acupuncture

MARCH 7, 2008

I came across one particularly interesting example of this just today. John Miller, a Nursing Professor, at Tacoma Community College in Washington is spearheading a nursing simulation hosted within Second Life. Scenarios can be simulated which reproduce life-threatening conditions in a safe ‘virtual’ environment.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 8, 2006

If you want to know more about Second Life, you can jump into the world and attend classes sponsored by NETg. If you already know about Second Life, they are looking for instructors as this sign shows. a Linden is the currency of Second Life) -1.86

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

Basically Second Life is the Matrix , as in, “Wake Up Neo, the Matrix has you.” You can learn a little more by checking out my previous entry on the subject, Get a "Second Life." Second Life is a virtual world in which people can act, react and function as if they were in the actual physical world.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 24, 2014

There once was a time when I thought Second Life was going to take over the world. Second Life was different. Alas, Second Life had an Achilles heel. To me it’s simple: Second Life failed to accommodate Average Joe. And so Second Life sailed off the edge of the virtual world.

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The Learning Circuits

MAY 31, 2008

This month's question came from a reader the June 2008 Big Question is: Second Life Training? More specifically: In what situations, do you believe it makes sense to develop a learning experience that will be delivered within Second Life? G-Cube - e-Learning and Second Life - How viable is it?

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 10, 2009

Here is one of the first examples. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

When it’s about learning, the science tells us to focus on the performance objective, align meaningful practice, guide decisions with predictive models, and illustrate those models in context via examples. With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale).

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

When it’s about learning, the science tells us to focus on the performance objective, align meaningful practice, guide decisions with predictive models, and illustrate those models in context via examples. With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale).

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E-Learning Acupuncture

JULY 16, 2009

For example, one week she would come into the computer room and her husband would be playing the game. His character in the game would be in the middle of a quest busily fighting wolves for example. That’s when she turned to a different virtual world product: Second Life. Do you use Second Life (or World of Warcraft?)

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Kapp Notes

MAY 26, 2009

Here are some interesting examples of using virtual worlds for learning, manufacturing and business: In the manufacturing arena, the level of complexity of today’s assembly lines cannot be accomplished with two-dimensional visualization. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 2, 2010

Slideshows Learning in 3D Learning in 3D: Examples, Samples and Models Learning in 3D: Postcards from Learning in 3D (Presentation to Best Practices in Virtual Worlds) 3D Learning Archetypes Why 3D? Here is a list of the 3D Slides I've posted on Slideshare and some interviews about 3D. all in one place).

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Kapp Notes

JULY 10, 2009

Waiting for the tsunami to hit on NOAA's island in Second Life. One recent prototype we call Second Earth attempted to blend the capabilities of tools like Google Earth or Microsoft Virtual Earth with the collaborative capabilities of Second Life. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds.

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The Learning Circuits

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

Please respond to this post with use cases, examples either real or theoretical, of people learning in Second Life. I have been getting some grief around the web for my post suggesting that SL is not a training tool. May I beg the community for some help?

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Association eLearning

JULY 2, 2015

Integrate in-class surveys with real-time feedback, for example, using Google Forms. Try online virtual classrooms or worlds, such as Second Life. Integrating small changes into traditional ILT makes the process a lot easier. Here are a few ideas to help you get started: Initiate online assessment. Deliver pre-work online.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 15, 2010

Terrence Linden discussing the new Second Life browser at VWBPE conference. The conference took place entirely in the virtual immersive environment of Second Life with a venue of presenters from around the world. Terrence Linden discussing the fact that 60% of top universities are in Second Life.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 10, 2011

Every now and again I wonder about the multi-user 3D environments, or virtual worlds that were all the rage just a couple of years ago, the finest example being Second Life. Second Life itself was a promising collaborative 3D learning platform.

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Allison Rossett

MARCH 6, 2012

Following an introduction, officers organized into four-person teams, donned headsets and identified with pre-produced avatars in a specially-designed Second Life world. Participants explored the Second Life world while practicing active shooter formations and room entry procedures. How were they doing?

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Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

Monday, July 30, 2007 Looking for Good Examples Help! Im looking for some input: good examples of software product training. Im not looking to work with another vendor, Im just looking to see good examples of software training to make sure Im not behind the times! Good stuff that stands out from the crowd.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 3, 2012

I added a link the the “green” house on the MIST Second Life Wiki. In class we discussed why 3D was important for the future of learning and took a little tour in Second Life, we didn’t get to build but hope to do so next week for a little.

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Moodle Journal

MAY 20, 2014

The course: - Second Life MOOC ran from April 1 to 30 2014. The theme was connecting online for collaborative learning and teaching through Second Life. I was also pleased to see that Moodle was being used for asynchronous work with the synchronous side of things handled by WizIQ & Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 7, 2007

This month the question is "Where are the Examples of eLearning?" and we are supposed to consider both good and bad examples as well as give some thoughts on why the example should get some attention. Here is an example called Principles of Watershed Management. It is called the EPA Watershed Academy. Wikis Explained.

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eLearning Weekly

APRIL 2, 2008

I finally made my way into Second Life this week. I went in with a group of peers, and we were evaluating Second Life’s potential for holding training events. Why do I have to take on some goofy alias/username in Second Life? Is it a fad? Was it a fad? I wasn’t impressed. Down for maintenance.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 2, 2007

Thursday, August 02, 2007 Online Portfolios Jennifer Madrell shows us a great example of an online portofolio , which she calls a "svelte and sparkly version of this blog - that is a requirement and capstone project at Indiana University." For years I had a stack of CDs -- examples of courses I had created over the years. A wiki tool?

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 12, 2009

This one showing an example of co-creation in the 3D world of Second Life. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds. Here is another great student machinima.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 17, 2010

Based on the recent Big Question - Learning Technology 2015 – I received an interesting question: "Tony, what do you think of environments like Second Life? Probably before you begin to read my predictions, it’s worth looking at: Second Life Learning Videos where I’ve collected a few different examples of learning in Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Resources: Alternatives to Second Life A Few More Alternatives to Second Life Applying ADDIE to 3D Worlds Questions about Second Life Virtual Worlds Worth Billions in the New Year Save Yourself Time and Money--Before Implementing a Virtual World, Do an Analysis Recent Second Life Happenings: Going Corporate Resources for Researching Virtual Worlds (..)

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2010

Resources: Alternatives to Second Life A Few More Alternatives to Second Life Applying ADDIE to 3D Worlds Questions about Second Life Virtual Worlds Worth Billions in the New Year Save Yourself Time and Money--Before Implementing a Virtual World, Do an Analysis Recent Second Life Happenings: Going Corporate Resources for Researching Virtual Worlds (..)

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Axonify

DECEMBER 28, 2016

To help you navigate amongst our industry’s December recap offerings, this curated insights post includes a sampling of year-end articles from a few of our favorite L&D personalities. L&D tends to follow suite with practitioners sharing their 2016 insights along with suggestions for a better 2017. C2XMAS Series by Jane Hart.

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