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Practice Makes Perfect in Virtual World

Kapp Notes

Public health officials from the California Department of Health Services have created a massive online virtual training program. Researchers from the University of California-Davis Health System re-created a 3-D model of the California Exposition and State Fair in Second Life and conducted the training within that environment.

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Virtual Worlds #lrnchat

Clark Quinn

In last night’s #lrnchat , the topic was virtual worlds (VWs). The first question to be addressed was whether virtual worlds had been over or underhyped. Everyone pretty much derided the presentation of powerpoints in Second Life, however (and rightly so!). It was a lively session, as always.

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How The Military Is Utilizing Online, Interactive Training

Mindflash

If you’ve ever wondered whether or not the Army is just like World of Warcraft , the answer is: kinda. It turns out that all branches of the military are experimenting with some special form of virtual technology — most of it still in the developmental stage — with ever-increasing complexity and capabilities.

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How The Military Is Utilizing Online, Interactive Training

Mindflash

If you’ve ever wondered whether or not the Army is just like World of Warcraft , the answer is: kinda. It turns out that all branches of the military are experimenting with some special form of virtual technology — most of it still in the developmental stage — with ever-increasing complexity and capabilities.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

As always, great stuff found in the eLearning world in September. The discussion forms part of the agenda for the World of Learning Conference, an event that I have enjoyed participating in for something like ten years now. quote: Principles of connectivism equate to fundamentals of learning in a networked world. Thanks, Janet!