article thumbnail

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?

article thumbnail

Tools for Getting Started in Second Life

Experiencing eLearning

Elena at Lively Learning posted some comments about Second Life for education in response to my liveblogging of the TCC Keynote Why do we need a Second Life? Second Life is not popular in Russia now but it is obvious that interesting is raising. I would appreciate if you can give some information about it!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Alternatives to Second Life Continued

Kapp Notes

In my listing of Alternatives to Second Life , many packages were missed. Plans for future updates include the ability to share applications in the virtual environment, and to link whiteboards in physical meeting rooms with the virtual space to show up in both online and offline worlds. Here are two more.

article thumbnail

Much Happening in Second Life

Kapp Notes

Assisting us expertly was Matt Monahan my graduate assistant who has been helping me with many Second life tasks. Which, of course, was a perfect use of Second Life. We provided a little tour with Brent Schlenker discussing the uses of Second Life for providing learning solutions.

article thumbnail

Second Life at the Movies

Kapp Notes

Click here for the SLURL if you want to check out Hollywood, Second Life.(you you need to have a Second Life avatar to visit.) However, what has happened is that HBO has acquired the rights to a short-form documentary shot entirely within Second Life. Also, in Second Life News.

article thumbnail

Blended Learning: Not your Mother’s, Grandmother’s, or Possibly Even Older Sibling’s Training

Association eLearning

They want information to be relevant to their needs and presented in a variety of ways which appeal to how they learn. In hopes of saving time and increasing learners’ base knowledge, the association offering Melanie’s certification has sent out a link in advance of the face-to-face training with some key information. Fringe Benefits.