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. Funny, Im pretty active in SL, and would be moreso if my 1stL werent so dadburned bizzy. Scotts Twitter bio describes him as a "teacher, learner,old hippy."

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 24, 2007

Friday, August 24, 2007 Building Community in Second Life: Renaissance Island As you know, Ive been trying to walk-the-talk and experiment a bit with Second Life, role my virtual sleeves up and see what all the fuss is about. Last week, I visited Renaissance Island and wrote about it in My Second Second Life Experience.

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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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Learning Visions

AUGUST 17, 2007

Friday, August 17, 2007 Plodding Along in Second Life In the spirit of plodding along , I had another positive experience in Second Life. I obviously need to do more of that basic SL 101 activity). Theres a real emotional level to Second Life. Karl showed me around his student sandbox.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

There’s always a tremendous amount of activity at the year’s end to think about what the coming year will bring. Learning Science One of the areas we actively investigate, and apply, is learning science. With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale).

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 12, 2006

One of your new year's resolutions better include learning to use Second Life. Well for one thing, IBM has just announced that it will open an Emerging Business Unit in Second Life. That's right a business unit designed to create value and wealth for the large company focused on, among other things, Second Life.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

There’s always a tremendous amount of activity at the year’s end to think about what the coming year will bring. Learning Science One of the areas we actively investigate, and apply, is learning science. With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale).

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Association eLearning

JULY 2, 2015

This involves actively redesigning and rethinking the teaching and learning relationship, and often including technology as a key partner. The courses she’s required to take to maintain her certification are all instructor-led and based entirely around group activities, which make her anxious and uncomfortable.

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E-Learning Acupuncture

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

The most frequently visited posting on this blog was written on March 7th, 2008 on the topic of Nursing Simulation in Second Life. John actively writes about this topic on his blog. John has posted to newer videos on YouTube that demonstrate how he uses Second Life to support learning at his college.

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E-Learning Acupuncture

JULY 16, 2009

That’s when she turned to a different virtual world product: Second Life. I’ve written about Second Life a few times before on this blog ( here and here ). This location in Second Life now hosts many learning objects and activities that augment introductory courses in genetics and biology.

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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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E-Learning Acupuncture

FEBRUARY 23, 2008

That’s what has occurred on Second Life (SL) in the 2007 calendar year. Maybe there’s been some buzz about Second Life (SL) in distance education circles for awhile now but the massive increase in users is fueling some new excitement. I would choose something like Elluminate Live for my synchronous activities.

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Allison Rossett

MARCH 6, 2012

The topic for the class: managing an active shooter. The class began with the history of active shooters— starting with Charles Whitman’s 1966 Texas clock tower massacre and extending to Monday’s Ohio school shooting. Managing an active shooter requires a quick response. The instructor made it clear.

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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. That day is far off yet.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 21, 2007

Tools Second Life and Learning Software Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools) Captivate File Size Tricks for Software Training via Simulations Do You WANT an LMS? Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective Incredibly Cool! Vision of Future of Application and eLearning Development Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Photo by William White on unsplash Still other virtual clans are emerging from the cultures surrounding online leisure activities such as massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), strategy games and transnational special interest groups that meet en masse, online. Tomorrow: The Tribal Web Reference Childress, M.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 11, 2021

Lectures, information dump & knowledge test, in general content presentation doesn’t lead to meaningful change in behavior in the absence of activity. Powerpoint presentations in Second Life, but ideally is avoided. Which would be a shame just as I pointed out in the other case. SMEs know what needs to be learned.

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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. He has a nice chart about how much more we remember for passive/active learning with multiple senses stimulated. tags: secondlife , education.

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Ed App

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Online virtual platforms, such as Second Life, can bring a human element into the e-learning environment. Organizations have understood the need for interactive elements to keep their employees active and engaged during the training. The tools can help manage, track, report training activities without human intervention.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The conference is running in Second Life and is streaming Ken’s (and other’s) presentation and the conference is displaying a live Twitter feed…so we have technology all around. Ken discussed how an avatar can impact a learner and how virtual worlds can be used to immerse learners in engaging activities.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 18, 2009

A “virtual learning authoring system for virtual worlds&# that allows you to create learning activities that are stored independently of the virtual world. Supports Second Life & OpenSim now, could work in other worlds in the future. pivote.info. tags : secondlife , 3d , virtualworlds , e-learning.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 24, 2010

I think these two activities signal a real "serious" look at moving 3D virtual immersive environments into organizations at the enterprise level. Linden Labs, makers of Second Life, announce the list of the Top Ten: 2010 Linden Prize Finalists. Stay tuned for more big announcements in the enterprise space for 3D virtual worlds.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

Second Life has come under a lot of attack recently because "it's empty." One especially hard hitting article How Madison Avenue Is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life complained that "there's the question of what people do when they get there. Although Linden Labs disputs that finding.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 22, 2010

3) Dis-assemble your favorite training course and think of breaking into small 15 minute chunks 4) Start your class with the culminating activity. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Jump In-Action Items: So here is a little homework. 1) Comment on a blog.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

A mentality forged by playing video games and interacting in 3D worlds such as Second Life, Active Worlds and There.com. One great example is Wells Fargo's Stagecoach Island.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

What Gamestorming is, I found out, is a really nice way to frame some common activities that help facilitate creative thinking. Not only was she thinking of leveraging this for tech topics, but she was also thinking about leveraging new technologies, e.g., a Second Life Salon. Yeah, I think we can have some fun with that ;).

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

She’s still active in the group even after her class assignment. Scot Headley: Quaker Meeting in Second Life. Second Life focused his attention–unprogrammed worship requires that focus, not multitasking. Also explored specifically Christian sites, but secular sites like MySpace may offer better options.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

According to the analyst firm Gartner, “By the end of 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users (and Fortune 500 enterprises) will have a “second life”, but not necessarily in Second Life.” The use of virtual worlds as learning platforms is hitting the “traditional” business press.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 12, 2010

2) Watching an avatar that looks like you performing an activity influences you to perform a similar or same activity in the future.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 17, 2007

The second "Learning in 3D" class had a few technical difficulties. Second Life was slow and not everyone could log in. Our goal of this class was to view a number of educational locations to see what types of educational environments are being created within Second Life.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 26, 2011

It’s a similar thinking that helps break down new technologies and finds the key affordances for learning, avoiding other intriguing but ultimately distracting features (Powerpoint presentations in Second Life, anyone?). You need to look a bit deeper than the surface.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

While the imams in Egypt reportedly implored their faithful not to take to the streets, the pastor of Leipzig’s Church of St Nicholas actively encouraged non-violent uprising via weekly “Peace Prayers&#. In both cases I believe the protest movement was catalysed by the church, whether directly or indirectly.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Social networking sites will continue to be important, but they require active leadership. Second Life. Move from passive to active participation (Isn’t that already happening? Ease of entry will allow more personalized websites. Tools Used: Used Weblog.com to create the blog. Google Sites for the wiki.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 24, 2008

Calendar of events for educators in Second Life. Content includes diversity, active learning, technology, and assessment. tags: secondlife , education. Getting Results. Free online professional development course for community college instructors from WGBH & the League of Innovation.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

But along the path, like signposts, each of the connections (parents, Teacher/Sharers) and each tool (video, Second Life, writing, drawing, blog, podcast, etc.) But along the path, like signposts, each of the connections (parents, Teacher/Sharers) and each tool (video, Second Life, writing, drawing, blog, podcast, etc.)

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Kapp Notes

MAY 6, 2009

The process demands both a careful crafting the learning environment (the context) as well as the mapping of the content to the appropriate Learning Archetype , the creation of learning spaces, activities and planned interactions. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds.

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