Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2008

OK, I admit that I’m not really expecting to be able to apply anything in Second Life for my current job. Site to compare virtual worlds provided in chat: [link]. Dr. Dobbs Life 2.0: [link]. Second Life is a “context-rich environment&#. Edumuve : sites of interest to educators in Second Life.

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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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Kapp Notes

JULY 16, 2008

In my listing of Alternatives to Second Life , many packages were missed. For more information, you can read Sun unveils corporate 'Second Life'. These shows typically provide for an open market registration where the potential attendee participation is broad. Here are two more.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 14, 2008

Here are some interesting videos showing how Second Life can be used to design and deliver health related training and actual client support within a virtual world. This one is focused on nursing education. This one demonstrates various views of how a virtual platform can help mental health and other patients.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 4, 2008

This morning I am giving an opening address the the National Center for Telecommunications Technologies Information and Communications/Convergence Conference at the Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA on the topic of Second Life so I wanted to provide some resources: Second Life (the web site) Second Life Wiki (a wiki with "how to" information and (..)

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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. The university paid good money for it, too. 20@googlemail.com.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 27, 2007

Found via Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development A great introduction to using Second Life as a teaching / learning tool. I've said for a while that Second Life offers something interesting in terms of providing a natural "setting" for online sessions, presentations, etc. A few thoughts.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 4, 2007

Today I focus on preparing the MSIT Second Life wiki for the class. It guides learners through the first few lessons for the first class and provides them with some resources. A good number of hours today are going toward my preparation for my upcoming class called "Learning in 3D."

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

Monday, August 13, 2007 Second Life Backlash and Controversy The Second Life naysayers seems to be gaining ground lately. And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. A thoughtful post on one educators experience in Second Life (and a nice historical perspective). IT Security Risks 2.

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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. Your tour guide will show you how certain learning designs like role-plays, scavenger hunts and conceptual orienteering are being employed to provide realistic, productive and useful learning.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 11, 2007

My work with games, gadgets and gizmos provides me with the perfect opportunity for connecting with my oldest son (now a teenager.it is everything they say it is) In fact, tomorrow he and I are co-presenting a workshop about Second Life at Bucknell University to a group of high school, middle school and elementary school teachers.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 9, 2007

This semester as part of a larger class project where students are required to respond to an e-learning Request for Proposal (RFP), my students are going to need to create some spaces and areas in Second Life. The wiki is called MSIT Second Life and is designed to provide information to students.

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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. The vast majority blasting Second Life because it is not a "game" and there is nothing to do in Second Life except walk around.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Clark Aldrich's recent post on LCB - The Learning Circuits Blog: Second Life is not a teaching tool - has me wondering what he thinks a "teaching tool" is? Having said all of that, Second Life, as is, is not a teaching tool. If someone scripts a simulation in Second Life, does that not count or something?

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Second Life and Gaming Poll Results I dont claim to be a researcher, nor can I claim that the results of polls conducted on this site are in the least bit statistically significant. Last week, I asked "Have you ever been in Second Life?" Unfortunately, the Second Life poll is closed.

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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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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 23, 2007

It's called Second Life in Education , is managed by Jo Kay (avatar pictured) and Sean Fitzgerald and does exactly what it says on the tin - it provides a fairly comprehensive list of projects that have an education or training focus in Second Life. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale). Analyzing the benefits along a continuum from reality, through AR, then augmented virtuality, before VR, provides a useful framing. Remember going to an event in Second Life, only to be subjected to a slide show?

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Learning with e's

JULY 10, 2007

We have just been notified that we have been awarded a free land grant in Second Life to set up our own university health education centre. You can read all about it on the blog the team has set up, and follow our progress over the next year as we investigate how we can use SL to provide 3D virtual learning opportunities.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale). Analyzing the benefits along a continuum from reality, through AR, then augmented virtuality, before VR, provides a useful framing. Remember going to an event in Second Life, only to be subjected to a slide show?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 27, 2015

Because I have done so much live blogging, I was able to provide proof of my ongoing professional development efforts. 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?

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 5, 2021

At the time, platforms like Second Life were touting the advantages of an immersive navigable world. When I evaluate learning technologies, for instance, I look to see how well they do things like provide meaningful practice: active and contextualized. In retrospect, it didn’t eventuate. VR/AR/AI) will be valuable, and not.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 14, 2009

Also, several people asked for some resources related to virtual worlds so here are a few: Here are links to Virtual Worlds (beyond Second Life): Alternatives to Second Life (one) Alternatives to Second Life Continued (two) ProtonMedia's ProtoSphere Forterra Systems And here is a great tour of many virtual worlds, all in 8 minutes.

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eLearning Guild Instructional Design ADDIE Second Life 177

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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Association eLearning

JULY 2, 2015

Blended learning not only provides engaging, experiential opportunities for learners, it also has other benefits. Try online virtual classrooms or worlds, such as Second Life. There are questions about resources, economics, and stakeholder buy-in to consider and resolve before moving forward with new initiatives.

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The Learning Circuits

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Every week or so I hear about a company looking to Second Life as a teaching environment. First, I have to say that Second Life is a great Web 2.0/massively I respect the ability of people to make money in Second Life. I respect the ability of people to "hang" in Second Life.

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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.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 4, 2010

Yesterday, I had the privilege of touring a fascinating project in the 3D virtual immersive environment of Second Life. If you want to gain a glimpse into an effective and exciting way to provide context, experience and learning, this is the place you should check out. A better explanation was provided by Marty.

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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? Or does the environment provide too many distractions and too much fun?

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Kapp Notes

JULY 23, 2012

We built models of the 3D learning process in the virtual world of Second Life under the careful watch of our host, Stylianos Mystakidis, it was great to have him help conduct the class and provide the students with an interactive exercise that included all four Macrostructures. Students working on recreating the model.

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Moodle Journal

JULY 21, 2018

I usually provide some materials on the vle on C#, because that will be the new language and they can pick up the notes etc over the summer to get prepared. As my students reach the end of thier level 4 course in Computing, an inevitable question is "what will we be using next year at level 5".

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Kapp Notes

JULY 29, 2009

Class visits the Holocaust Museum in Second Life. Heather provided a great tutorial on how to build a building within Second Life. She provide advise on creating phantom walls, how to make a roof and other key building information. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 6, 2009

Recently I did a recording for InSync and my friend Jennifer Hofmann titled Postcards from the 3D Edge: Learning in Second Life. You'll need to download the WebEx installer as requested when you click on link) Session One Session Two Now we have teamed to provide a 4 week course on the topic to provide even more indepth information.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 21, 2010

But on a serious note, my oldest son is just learning to drive and providing him with a realistic models of driving situations with information about proper driving behavior is a good thing and something I want to encourage so he gains knowledge of how to be a good driver as quickly as possible. You can check out the video below.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 11, 2021

Powerpoint presentations in Second Life, but ideally is avoided. Instead, find the key affordances – what the technology uniquely provides – and match the capability to the need. Sure, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality have some real potential. They’re also being way overused. This is predictable, c.f.

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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.

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