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. I think this is a really interesting story of how spontaneous community happens.

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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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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Scott Merrick (also check out Scott's SecondLife Blog ) runs the ISTE's Blogger's Hut in Second Life. The Blog-o'-the-Month for November is Dr. Z Reflects , Leigh Zeitz's stellar offering to the educational community. Scott's Twitter bio describes him as a "teacher, learner,old hippy." Just the kind I like!

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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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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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E-Learning Acupuncture

MARCH 7, 2008

John Miller, a Nursing Professor, at Tacoma Community College in Washington is spearheading a nursing simulation hosted within Second Life. He’s also working in collaboration with the nursing school at nearby Centralia Community College. I came across one particularly interesting example of this just today. No worries!

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Continuing in Second Life Im still at it. Slogging away in Second Life. link] -- if youre in Second Life you can also try searching for Meteora or NOAA Virtual Island ). If, like me, youve been reluctant to try Second Life, I can only say just do it and see for yourself.

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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. The Blog-o-the-Month for November is Dr. Z Reflects , Leigh Zeitzs stellar offering to the educational community. Just the kind I like!

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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. Theres a real emotional level to Second Life. If youd like to read more about my adventures in Second Life, check out my first and second visits.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Based on seminar where doctoral students created online community projects. The seminar raised a question about whether online religious communities could be a model for online educational experiences. Used wiki for communication with a church small group. Didn’t really create a sense of community. Sue Phillips.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 3, 2007

Friday, August 03, 2007 My First Second Life Experience Not so good, I must say. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. I spent about 25 minutes trying to make my avatar look sort of like me. Its sort of me-ish. Then I wandered around Orientation Island, which gets boring fast.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2009

This virtual learning community took the initiative to form a study group and share strategies for completing course problem-solving assignments. We’ve had learning communities before, but online learning makes it more visible. Research showing benefits of learning communities. Community of Inquiry. 100% used email.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 27, 2015

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? Learning Communities. E-Learning Communities. Wikis that Work: Effective Wiki Practices for Virtual Learning Communities.

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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

With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale). Remember going to an event in Second Life, only to be subjected to a slide show? This needs to happen within communities of practice, within the organization, and with the field as a whole.

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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). Remember going to an event in Second Life, only to be subjected to a slide show? This needs to happen within communities of practice, within the organization, and with the field as a whole.

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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 has posted to newer videos on YouTube that demonstrate how he uses Second Life to support learning at his college. A simple way to integrate Second Life with other Internet resources.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Jack Merklein from Xerox Global Services did a really great presentation at LearnTrends 2009 entitled - Common tools for Diverse Communities at Xerox Global Services. Jack is responsible for the development, care and tools for learning communities and knowledge sharing initiatives. A few follow-up thoughts. That was my language.

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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? I really like how you concisely described how to comment and then the options for subscribing. It conveys the desire to connect well. 6:48 PM Cammy Bean said. Thanks for the positive feedback! 9:14 AM alex said. Spinner Mills. 1:56 AM Climate Change said. Mark 6:25 PM Cammy Bean said.

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The Learning Circuits

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

May I beg the community for some help? 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.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 21, 2007

First, Mike Qaissaunee, an Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology at Brookdale Community College who blogs at Frequently Asked Q who I get to see in person only twice a year has an interesting blog entry titled Don't Know Much About History where he talks about a timeline program called Xtimeline. It was a lot of virtual fun.

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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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Learning Visions

AUGUST 9, 2007

Thursday, August 09, 2007 With Community Comes Great Responsibility In reflecting over the benefits of the first week or so of the 31 Days to Better Blogging Challenge , the biggest thing for me has been the overall boost in community. But with community comes great responsibility. Its awesome. But it is worth it.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Building Community The office park in which I work is right next to a big slab of conservation land. I dont think they were my original invisible community. Being a part of the Building a Better Blog community has given me that same thrill. I smiled at them and walked on by. What a great story.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 21, 2010

According to the article West Virginia looks to Second Life As part of the program, they have developed a unique and groundbreaking virtual world on the internet’s largest 3D virtual community, Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 10, 2009

Waiting for the tsunami to hit on NOAA's island in Second Life. Don't be shy about asking questions and fostering a sense of community development.as Tags: Second Life 3D worlds. My advice to other federal agencies interested in virtual worlds is to define your goals before you break ground.

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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 Virtual World Best Practices in Education Conference originated from the 2007 Second Life® Best Practices in Education Conference.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 25, 2008

The resulting article is titled Online Communities Go Corporate:What Can Virtual Worlds Do For Your SME? A few weeks ago, I was interviewed along with a number of other folks for an online article about the corporate implications of virtual worlds.

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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 communities could be representing their processes and frameworks.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 25, 2010

Air Force’s Global Learning Forum (GLF) group in Second Life at Huffman Prairie Chi. The group now have over 300 educators, from across several universities, engaged in various collaborative efforts within the 3D world of Second Life. Second Life is used as our primary open access platform for collaboration.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Bloomfield Situated Learning in Virtual Worlds: The Learning Ecology of Second Life by Elisabeth R. Articles The Effects of Gaming on Socializing, Social Behavior, and Making Friends EMERGING Technologies Center Nursing Education 2.0: by Robert J. Hayes of University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 16, 2019

As virtual clans become larger and more organised they also tend to become more hierarchical, even electing their own leaders – clan chieftains, and developing their own unique ‘tags’ which can be used to visually identify themselves as clan members in text communication. Tomorrow: The Tribal Web Reference Childress, M.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 14, 2009

“Video mashing, game modding, Youtube, wikis, blogs, and the communities that rise up around them are becoming yet another facet of our communication landscape. But how effective are these expressions in communicating meaning? Would like to do a similar study in Second Life–more global audience.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Past predictions about online communities assumed text because that was what was available. Wachovia is testing social networking for sharing information and developing community within the community. Second Life. More communities of practice. Will teach with blogs and a wiki. iTunes University.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Second Life is not a teaching tool Tool Set 2009 New Design for My Smile Sheet The art of changing the brain Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objectives How to Convert Your PowerPoint Presentation into an Elearning Course Social Media makes this course stand out Should All Learning Professionals Be Blogging? Tools - A Summary PR 2.0:

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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. In most cases, and in my case, the community manager also performs the moderation functions. Below are some helpful tips.

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