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Second Life Happenings: CEO Steps Down (again)

Kapp Notes

Here is what he wrote on the Second Life blog. With the above cited article containing quotes like: Scott Diener, associate director for information-technology services at the University of Auckland, said his institution was “very likely to move out of Second Life.” However, do I think Second Life is going away?

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The Average Joe imperative

E-Learning Provocateur

There once was a time when I thought Second Life was going to take over the world. I was so impressed with the technology – and amazed at its availability for free! Second Life was different. Alas, Second Life had an Achilles heel. And so Second Life sailed off the edge of the virtual world.

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Second Life Webinar-Today

Kapp Notes

Today I am presenting a webinar titled " Second Life in Education " for NETWORKS which is is a National Science Foundation Resource Center that is focused on the advancement of semiconductor, automated manufacturing, and electronics education. Video showing the educational uses of Second Life created by students.

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2024 Trends We’d Like to See

Upside Learning

Here, then, are the directions we’d like to see emerge or continue (and, also, ones we’d like to see end). Technology We similarly need to take guidance about the use of technology. There are principles out there for existing technology, but what about new technology? That holds true today for new technologies.

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2024 Learning and Development Trends We’d Like to See

Upside Learning

Here, then, are the directions we’d like to see emerge or continue (and, also, ones we’d like to see end). Technology We similarly need to take guidance about the use of technology. There are principles out there for existing technology, but what about new technology? That holds true today for new technologies.

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The ‘late adopter’ strategy

Clark Quinn

I remember the hype over Second Life, and recognizing that the core elements were 3D and social. I’ve suggested before that you can infer the properties of new technologies, in many cases, by considering their cognitive affordances. Of course, the usual suspect is that there’s no real there there! What’s yours?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Emerging Technologies in e-Learning

Learning Visions

Thursday, June 28, 2007 Emerging Technologies in e-Learning I sat in on a lunchtime WebEx presentation with Gary Woodill -- Director, Research and Analysis, Brandon Hall Research. The topic: Emerging Technologies in e-Learning. Now were into web 2.0 -- new technologies that werent there 10 years ago. 1980s CD ROMS.

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