Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

Recently, I received a some really good questions related specifically to Second Life but primarily are about virtual worlds and the use of these worlds for education. I'll answer the questions here since I think they reflect concerns that many educators have related to the social networks and Second Life.

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Second Life Social Networks Social Network Case Study 100

E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 24, 2014

There once was a time when I thought Second Life was going to take over the world. Well, the virtual world. Second Life was different. Alas, Second Life had an Achilles heel. For a start, if you wanted your own space, you had to buy your own virtual real estate.

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Authoring Tools Second Life Augmented Reality Gartner 214

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Dan Bliton of Booz Allen Hamilton asked Tony and Karl to present a webinar entitled "Enterprise Learning and Collaboration in 3D Virtual Worlds." It is a great opportunity to you to check out a "corporate" virtual world and to try out some of the learning archetypes first hand. Here are the supporting resources.

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Virtual World Enterprise Resources Collaboration 165

Kapp Notes

JULY 10, 2009

Waiting for the tsunami to hit on NOAA's island in Second Life. My advice to other federal agencies interested in virtual worlds is to define your goals before you break ground. My advice to other federal agencies interested in virtual worlds is to define your goals before you break ground.

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Virtual World Second Life Metrics Examples 100

Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

When it’s about learning, the science tells us to focus on the performance objective, align meaningful practice, guide decisions with predictive models, and illustrate those models in context via examples. With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale).

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Trends Cognitive Virtual World Second Life 147

Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

When it’s about learning, the science tells us to focus on the performance objective, align meaningful practice, guide decisions with predictive models, and illustrate those models in context via examples. With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale).

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Trends Cognitive Develop Virtual World 130

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Yesterday, I presented with Tony O'Driscoll at the DevLearn event virtually. Assisting us expertly was Matt Monahan my graduate assistant who has been helping me with many Second life tasks. Neither Tony or I could make it in person so we presented virtually. Which, of course, was a perfect use of Second Life.

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Second Life DevLearn Virtual World Classes 100

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.

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Second Life Linden Virtual World Write Blog 66

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 10, 2009

In the Learning in 3D class, students have created some great machinimas showing the use of a 3D virtual world for learning. Here is one of the first examples. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds.

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Examples Second Life Education Virtual World 167

Clark Quinn

JULY 31, 2009

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. Others thought they’d been overhyped, as there’s lots of noise, but few real examples. It was a lively session, as always.

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Virtual World Cognitive ADL IBM 100

Kapp Notes

JULY 2, 2009

Here is a description of the introductory session: Visiting a strange new 3D virtual world can be confusing. This Soapbox session will introduce you to exciting and interesting places within the 3D world of Second Life. We’ll discuss what works and what doesn’t work in 3D and see examples of both.

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Second Life Virtual World Classes Guide 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Another question about virtual worlds and learning. abstraction; synthesis; evaluation; experimentation; reflection) in a virtual world? Virtual worlds are ideal for placing a learner into a problem solving situation. Students standing outside of green building on MSIT island.

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Virtual World Teach Skills Cognitive 113

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

Basically Second Life is the Matrix , as in, “Wake Up Neo, the Matrix has you.” You can learn a little more by checking out my previous entry on the subject, Get a "Second Life." Second Life is a virtual world in which people can act, react and function as if they were in the actual physical world.

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Second Life Games Virtual World ASTD 100

Kapp Notes

JUNE 2, 2010

Slideshows Learning in 3D Learning in 3D: Examples, Samples and Models Learning in 3D: Postcards from Learning in 3D (Presentation to Best Practices in Virtual Worlds) 3D Learning Archetypes Why 3D? Tags: virtual immersive environment 3D worlds. (all in one place).

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RWD Kaplan Virtual World Slideshare 133

Kapp Notes

MARCH 15, 2010

Terrence Linden discussing the new Second Life browser at VWBPE conference. If you missed the Virtual Worlds' Best Practices in Education Conference , you missed not only a great conference with really good content and presentations, you missed a glimpse into the future of conferences.

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Linden Second Life Virtual Classroom Social Networks 236

Association eLearning

JULY 2, 2015

Integrate in-class surveys with real-time feedback, for example, using Google Forms. Try online virtual classrooms or worlds, such as Second Life. Integrating small changes into traditional ILT makes the process a lot easier. Here are a few ideas to help you get started: Initiate online assessment.

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Blended Learning Blended Wiki Virtual Classroom 100

Learning Visions

JULY 13, 2007

Friday, July 13, 2007 Second Life and Gender Theres been a great conversation about Second Life and gender and the bleeding edge in the comments on my recent post. Should we be looking at alternative virtual worlds such as Protosphere ? Be sure to read and ponder and offer in your own two cents.

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Second Life Wiki Moodle eLearning Guild 100

Kapp Notes

MAY 26, 2009

Here are some interesting examples of using virtual worlds for learning, manufacturing and business: In the manufacturing arena, the level of complexity of today’s assembly lines cannot be accomplished with two-dimensional visualization. The use of a 3D world can lead to significant savings.

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Examples Simulations Second Life Virtual World 105

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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Second Life Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Virtual World 42

Kapp Notes

JULY 3, 2012

It’s that time of year again, time to venture into the world of 3D learning and discover all the wonderful attributes of 3D Virtual Immersive Environments. I added a link the the “green” house on the MIST Second Life Wiki. What was unsettling or uneasy about 3D virtual immersive environment?

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Classes Wiki Second Life Virtual World 145

E-Learning Acupuncture

JULY 16, 2009

She told a story of an experience she had a few years prior where her husband had been pretty involved in playing the world’s most popular Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game(MMORPG)called World of Warcraft (WoW). For example, one week she would come into the computer room and her husband would be playing the game.

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Second Life Teach Virtual World Player 52

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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Second Life Simulations Pipes Firewalls 257

Moodle Journal

MAY 20, 2014

The course: - Second Life MOOC ran from April 1 to 30 2014. The theme was connecting online for collaborative learning and teaching through Second Life. I was also pleased to see that Moodle was being used for asynchronous work with the synchronous side of things handled by WizIQ & Second Life.

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WizIQ Second Life Gartner Virtual World 100

Allison Rossett

MARCH 6, 2012

No expert on shooting, I was there as part of an examination of virtualized training techniques for law enforcement. Following an introduction, officers organized into four-person teams, donned headsets and identified with pre-produced avatars in a specially-designed Second Life world. How were they doing?

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Second Life Virtual World Blended Learning Classes 110

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 27, 2008

In the course of a week, I get asked many questions about Virtual Worlds, an interesting one that keeps occurring goes something like this. It seems that students find virtual worlds boring. How can I get them more into virtual worlds beyond the classroom? Let me give you an example.

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Virtual World Classes Virtual Classroom Wimba 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At the Learning in Different Worlds conference held in Lahti, Finland, my colleague and contributor to “Learning in 3D’ is presenting about virtual immersive environments and discussing different attitudes toward these environments and describing how educators can use these environments for learning.

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Virtual World Second Life Exercise Conference 123

Kapp Notes

MARCH 16, 2011

Working in the space of 3D virtual immersive environments (VIE) is a small, but dedicated group of people who are creating some really wonderful and powerful learning. The other day I had a chance to virtually catch up with Andrew Hughes who is the president of Designing Digitally, Inc. Andrew’s company, Designing Digitally, Inc.

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Conversation Simulations Virtual World Augmented Reality 194

Tony Karrer

MAY 17, 2010

Based on the recent Big Question - Learning Technology 2015 – I received an interesting question: "Tony, what do you think of environments like Second Life? Do you think these have a great future in the world of learning for adults?" You might also look at Second Life and Learning and Second Life as a Learning Tool.

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Environment Second Life Virtual World Simulations 137

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2010

It is a great opportunity to you to check out a "corporate" virtual world and to try out some of the learning archetypes first hand. Tags: 3D Book 3D worlds. Web site for the book Learning in 3D. If you would like to purchase the book, you can receive a 20% discount directly from the publisher.

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TechKnowledge ASTD Resources Second Life 154

Learningtogo

APRIL 14, 2017

Examples of Past Disruptions. In the early 1600s, a spectacle maker, Hans Lippershey , invented the telescope (at least in the Western world.) For example, I can remember a time when many learning professionals predicted that Second Life would become the norm for immersive training delivery. A radical idea.

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Diversity Training Education Virtual World Predictions 145

E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 7, 2008

The corporate sector is exploring a whole new world. Which world? The virtual world. What is a virtual world? A virtual world is a computer-generated environment that more-or-less replicates the real world. Arguably the best known virtual world today is Second Life.

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Second Life Linden Virtual World Enterprise 2.0 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The planning for the meeting started some time ago and the innovative learning in 3D folks practiced what we preached and had our planning meetings in 3D virtual spaces. Greater Philadelphia ASTD members learn about 3D collaboration and learning in virtual worlds. One such meeting is shown below. An interesting approach.

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ASTD Social Networks Virtual World Case Study 124

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 22, 2010

An entry called It's All Fun and Games.And Then Students Learn Play Games, Become an Engineer Here is a link for using Games, Gadgets and Gizmos for Learning with examples of some interesting game. It is a great opportunity to you to check out a "corporate" virtual world and to try out some of the learning archetypes first hand.

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Resources Wiki Second Life Virtual World 133

Ed App

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In a competitive world, organizations need to implement effective training strategies for their employees to stay ahead of the curve. Here are some modern learning strategies that will help corporate learners: Virtual reality : Virtual reality (VR) makes use of computer technology to generate realistic experience.

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Learning Strategy eLearning Strategy Corporate eLearning Strategy 75

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 19, 2010

It is a great opportunity to you to check out a "corporate" virtual world and to try out some of the learning archetypes first hand. Tags: 3D Book 3D worlds 3D Book Tour. Web site for the book Learning in 3D. If you would like to purchase the book, you can receive a 20% discount directly from the publisher.

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eLearning Guild Resources Second Life Corporate eLearning 100

Kapp Notes

JUNE 28, 2010

Conceptual Orienteering is a learning archetype where learners are given activities or situations in which they are presented with examples and non-examples of environmental or situational conditions for the purpose of discrimination and creating an understanding of key concepts. These do not always need to be physical attributes.

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Environment Virtual World Comparison Second Life 180

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 6, 2023

Netscape took the browser world by storm. You could have a presenter at one location, presenting, asking and answering questions, and being seen by others in real-time (with low to no latency), anywhere else in the world. Anyway, XR is combing the physical world with the virtual world, with a real-time experience.

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Digital Learning Technologies Technology vendor 84