Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Here is a companion post to two previous posts on the topic: Alternatives to Second Life Alternatives to Second Life Continued If you know of more, please feel free to add in the comments section. web.alive Short "flyby" of Nortel's web.alive. This is Nortel's entry into the 3D space.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

As you may or may not know.CNN now has an office in Second Life. The thing we most hope to gain by having a CNN presence in Second Life is to learn about virtual worlds and understand what news is most interesting and valuable to their residents," said Susan Grant, executive vice president of CNN News Services. "The

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Thursday, November 06, 2008 Blogger's Hut in Second Life Scott Merrick (also check out Scotts SecondLife Blog ) runs the ISTEs Bloggers Hut in Second Life. I just love it and recommend it to anyone as an essential element in their Personal Learning Network. Just the kind I like! Come back in and look me up!

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eLearning Blender

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

This week in an Instructional Design class I am taking in the Ed Tech program at SDSU we will be discussing Second Life. I'll be spending more time learning the ropes of Second Life because I would like to use it for eLearning projects. Second Life SDSU eLearning.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 27, 2015

Social Networking, the “Third Place,” and the Evolution of Communication. Digital Learning Environments: Context Sensitive and Imaginative Classes in Second Life. Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier. Why Do We Need A Second Life? Games and Simulations. LMSs and Other Tools.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Developed a course on social networking for business. Use online library databases to research social networking. Provided a bunch of stats on social networking usage–I’m not taking notes on all that). Many businesses consider time on social networking sites wasted, but not all. 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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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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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

When are we going to hook up in Second life? Whats your networking goal here? Spinner Mills. 1:56 AM Climate Change said. Cammy, great blog; any suggestions on how I can get in touch with other freelance IDs? Mark 6:25 PM Cammy Bean said. Feel free to email me directly and we can follow up. United States License.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009 eLearning Network Instructional Designers Survey As Instructional Designers, it appears were a wide-ranging lot. Clive Shepherd tweeted about a survey recently done by the eLearning Network , a non-profit eLearning community based out of the UK. United States License.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

DECEMBER 8, 2008

"Two British researchers have just completed a study of undergraduate students that found "many young students are far from being the epitomic global, connected, socially-networked technologically-fluent digital native who has little patience for passive and linear forms of learning." Second Life's Second Wind -Forbes.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2008

50 Tips and Tricks to Create a Learning Space in Second Life | College Degrees. Resources and tools for using Second Life for education and training. Social Networking: Learning Theory in Action. tags: secondlife , education. Sensory Integration | Brain Rules |. tags: research , learning , informationliteracy.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 4, 2010

The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference (VWBPE) will feature more than 150 presentations and a keynote address by Mark Kingdon, the CEO of Linden Lab® creators of Second Life® (SL). The Rise of Avatars in Social Networks for Military Learning Innovations” Andy Sticker and Marlene Brooks (moderator).

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 10, 2010

First, it looks as though Linden Labs, the developers behind Second Life, may be downsizing their corporate efforts ( Second Life Enterprise Edition ). A sudden rise in job-oriented social networking (particularly reconnecting with ex-Lab staffers), a sudden burst of recommendations and references, and so forth.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The launch of one of the first social networking services Friends Reunited in 2000 paved the ways for a welter of new social networking tools which would revolutionise the way people connected, communicated and shared. In June 2003 we also saw the inception of a little known 3D multi-user virtual environment called Second Life.

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Mark Oehlert

MARCH 8, 2007

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « My Blog is Worth $66, 615.72 (any buyers??) | Main | Google and MSFT to Clash Over Copyrights » March 08, 2007 Voice Coming to Second Life Geez.finally right? Of course for some , itll just mean a quicker way to get bored.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 29, 2010

My Experience in Virtual Worlds A few years ago, when Second Life was first coming onto the scene as the next big thing, I sat in my office and scratched my head. I dabbled in SL a bit after that, chronicled my Second Life experiences on my blog, but I haven’t been “in world” in probably two years. Alrightie then.

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Moodle Journal

OCTOBER 28, 2011

The models available cover Business Diagrams, User Interface Design, Software, System, Network Diagrams and more. As a unique virtual trial I decided to create a shared media block at my landing point in Second life, so feel free to get a couple of avatar friends together a try it out. regards Barry

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

A number of years ago, when we were at the height of the hype about Virtual Worlds (computer rendered 3D social worlds, e.g. Second Life), I was thinking about the affordances. And one that I thought was intriguing was co-creating, in particular collaboratively creating models that were explanatory and predictive.

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Mark Oehlert

JULY 3, 2007

Forterra Systems OLIVE (On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment) platform was compared to Second Life and won three of the four application categories (best for Education,Enterprise, Training / Simulation), with Second Life winning forBrands/Marketing in votes by the audience."

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Mark Oehlert

MARCH 7, 2007

What kills me though as I read t he comments on the TechCrunch post , comments like " I just get so damn bored walking around second life.that needs to change " and " I explored the second life world for a week to try and understand the hype " - is how people that are so tuned into Web 2.0

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 22, 2010

Books Miscellaneous Items: Ingredients of a Big Mac Sprint Now Network Commercial with Flava Flav Questions: What is one thing you can do to incorporate effective technology into organizational learning? It is a great opportunity to you to check out a "corporate" virtual world and to try out some of the learning archetypes first hand.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2009

Another important element of a metaverse is the social networking capability. The social networking aspects of a metaverse allow learners to interact and share data and information with each other while in the virtual world. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds. This is similar to the Web 2.0

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Introducing The Conversation Prism eLearning Trends 2007 and 2008 TechCrunch White Label Social Networking Platforms Chart How to Insert YouTube Videos in PowerPoint Presentations LinkedIn Tips and Tweaks: Do More with your LinkedIn Account Introduction to Wikis, Blogs, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking and RSS Corporate Policies on Web 2.0

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Moodle Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

But then the world moved on, which is when Second Life appeared; if you look down the left side bar you will see the link or slurl to one of my sims. I must confess actually that I have not always taken my own advice on this one, so plunging head first into Second Life was for me anyway a somewhat high risk investment back then.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

And now in its alpha version you can check out a "sorta" 3D virtual MTV as the station moves to create an online venue for fans of the cable network to hangout when they are not watching music videos. Perhaps this virtual world is set to give Second Life a run for its money. Virtual MTV music awards.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Tony and Lia presented virtually in ProtoSphere and in Second Life. Then Ron spoke about ProtoSphere and how they are socializing data through 3D and the social networking aspects of the ProtoSphere Platform. Lia DiBello provides a tour through a factory created in Second Life. An interesting approach.

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eLearningMind

OCTOBER 14, 2015

It was the year 2003 and Second Life was the game du jour. Still, one can imagine why Second Life went the way of Myspace and Friendster: It lacked a secure aspect. Today’s virtual reality may not be as entertaining as Second Life , but VR’s second chance is a definitely a life-changer for L&D pros.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Examples: Swiss construction giant Implenia is working with IBM to test ways to turn off lights in real buildings by flipping virtual switches in the virtual world of Second Life. Several pharmaceutical firms use virtual worlds of one form or another for training and social networking.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 24, 2008

Well-integrated technology opens social networks for students and allows children to develop key social skills, according to two recent studies conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Calendar of events for educators in Second Life.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 22, 2007

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Half of Companies Blocking Facebook Christy Tucker has been musing on Social Networking as LMS: Problems and Opportunities. One real problem is corporate fear of social networking tools. think all of us are beginning to discover the networking power of Facebook. Is that a time waster?)

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Networks are really good at spreading information–good or bad. Second Life is expensive and most orgs not ready for it yet. . “Continual change requires rapid learning and innovation for individuals and organizations.&#. Current L&D is mismatched to need & doesn’t scale. Virtual worlds?

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Axonify

DECEMBER 28, 2016

To drive continued improvement next year, I challenge L&D pros to document personal, achievable resolutions and share them openly within their networks to support ongoing accountability. At the same time, even our best strategies can easily get sidetracked by the day-to-day demands of our organizations. How will you get better in 2017?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 28, 2010

Authentic, realistic and immersive, like Second Life Include access to e-coaches Include expectations that employees will participate in online discussions as follow up to a class. [ Second Life – figures debating the benefits of first life: [link] Very fresh! What of the much touted 2.0?

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Axonify

DECEMBER 28, 2016

To drive continued improvement next year, I challenge L&D pros to document personal, achievable resolutions and share them openly within their networks to support ongoing accountability. At the same time, even our best strategies can easily get sidetracked by the day-to-day demands of our organizations. How will you get better in 2017?

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 10, 2010

I primarily used the eLearning Learning and Communities and Networks sites and used Conference , Online Facilitation of Conferences , Online Interaction in Conferences , Moderating Online Interaction , and others. Two things this week got me thinking about the place for layered communications in online communities and social networks.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 21, 2008

From developing online programs in a number of topics to creating exciting learning areas in Second Life around the topic of network security. It is always great to see alumni being successful and hearing what they are doing. They are involved with some very interesting activities.

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