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

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

This is just a means of making sure that a real person is entering a comment, and not some mechanical spam machine. When are we going to hook up in Second life? Youll see a little box in which you can type away. Youll need to fill out the Word Verification field when youre ready to submit your comment. I also get an email alert.

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Second Life Instructional Design Moodle eLearning Guild 100

Clark Quinn

MAY 11, 2021

Lectures, information dump & knowledge test, in general content presentation doesn’t lead to meaningful change in behavior in the absence of activity. However, it’s also known that sometimes that goes to the manager, not the person who’ll actually be doing the work! Further, they could be happy if that’s the case.

Augmented Reality 312

Augmented Reality Predictions Behavior Second Life 312

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Blogging the Personal Janet Clareys recent post On Growing Facial Hair is right up my alley of interest. In fact, Ive had very little of interest to add to any conversation of late, mostly because Im much more focused on my personal life and the many transitions Im handling there. Which is fine.

Blogging 100

Blogging Personal Personalization IM 100

Learning Visions

JANUARY 29, 2010

My Experience in Virtual Worlds A few years ago, when Second Life was first coming onto the scene as the next big thing, I sat in my office and scratched my head. I dabbled in SL a bit after that, chronicled my Second Life experiences on my blog, but I haven’t been “in world” in probably two years.

Blogging 133

Blogging Second Life Social Networks Case Study 133

Learning Visions

JUNE 11, 2007

Monday, June 11, 2007 Personalization does not equal Personal Ive been catching up this morning on all the recent PLE posts, particularly Tom Haskins recent entries. This got me thinking more about the words "personal" and "personalization". But that does not equal a Personal Learning Environment.

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Personal Personalization PLE Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009 My Blogs Personality Type Well, it isnt very glamorous or creative sounding. But I suppose this is an appropriate description of my blogs personality? They are especially attuned to the details of life and are careful about getting the facts right. They know what they have to do and how to do it.

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Blogging Personal Personalization IM 100

Mark Oehlert

MARCH 8, 2007

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « My Blog is Worth $66, 615.72 (any buyers??) | Main | Google and MSFT to Clash Over Copyrights » March 08, 2007 Voice Coming to Second Life Geez.finally right? According to this press release , Voice will be coming to Second Life in Q2 of 2007.

Second Life 32

Second Life Voice Social Bookmarking Linden 32

Kapp Notes

MAY 5, 2010

Four: The 3B Browser lets you take any web site or photo and place them in a personalized 3D space, your 3B room. 3DNA is not a replacement for Windows - it works seamlessly with your current set up, while providing 3D environments in which to view your information.

Environment 105

Environment Second Life Alternatives Photo 105

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 14, 2009

This preliminary study uses examples of digital user-generated content, specifically digital stories and movies, to examine the types of information that appear to convey effectively. What kind of information can we create, how does meaning making happen? You can customize physical aspects of characters but also personalities.

Digital 170

Digital Simulations Emergent Wiki 170

Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

Thursday, June 14, 2007 Personal Hard Drive Mark Oehlert made some very sparky comments as he enters into the "raging PLE debate." (I I can take it with me from job to job; from hobby-project to family life. Its personal and personalized. So maybe the PLE that were all talking about here is really a Personal Hard Drive.

PLE 100

PLE Personal Personalization Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 12, 2007

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 My Personalized Personal Work Learning Environmental World Tony Karrer asked in the comments on my PLE post yesterday , Im curious if you distinguish your learning environment (tools, skills, etc.) At first glance, Id say that most of my "personal" learning does not happen with technology tools at all.

Personal 100

Personal Personalization Instructional Design IM 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 6, 2007

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adults? But there seem to be some similarities between that and informal learning/DIY learning -- all this adult stuff weve been talking about lately. This informal style is the rule, even at the middle school level. Classrooms have tables in circles.

Informal 157

Informal Moodle Instructional Design ASTD 157

Ed App

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Online virtual platforms, such as Second Life, can bring a human element into the e-learning environment. Personalized experience. Organizations have begun to encourage the use of personal devices to encourage the concept of lifelong learning.Personal devices have spawned interaction and learning through social media.

Learning Strategy 75

Learning Strategy eLearning Strategy Corporate eLearning Strategy 75

Learning Visions

JUNE 5, 2007

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Personal Learning Earthquake Sometimes tectonic plates shift and earthquakes form cracks in the crust. My personal view of e-Learning is from the corporate side of the aisle. Not the type of group with which I have had a lot of personal interaction, and certainly no professional contact.

Personal Learning 100

Personal Learning PLE Personal Personalization 100

Mark Oehlert

MARCH 7, 2007

What kills me though as I read t he comments on the TechCrunch post , comments like " I just get so damn bored walking around second life.that needs to change " and " I explored the second life world for a week to try and understand the hype " - is how people that are so tuned into Web 2.0

Linden 32

Linden Second Life Social Bookmarking Social Networks 32

Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Convergence: a nice name for the mess we find ourselves in at a personal level and organizational level. Thomson Reuters Learning Methods–both formal and informal. “Information finds us&#. Training was about finding the information you needed to do your job. When work and learning are inseparable?

LearnTrends 170

LearnTrends Diigo Second Life Virtual World 170

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

High quality information from guest hosts. People assigned as a leader and an “usher&# –one person is designated to welcome newcomers through a private message and help them get started. Scot Headley: Quaker Meeting in Second Life. Successes: Idea received positively by students. Students did thoughtful posts.

Wiki 170

Wiki Community MySpace Phillips 170

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:

Social Networks 139

Social Networks Blended Learning Authoring Tools PLE 139

Axonify

DECEMBER 28, 2016

To help you navigate amongst our industry’s December recap offerings, this curated insights post includes a sampling of year-end articles from a few of our favorite L&D personalities. This includes looking outside our field for great ideas that can inform our work. C2XMAS Series by Jane Hart. How will you get better in 2017?

Gamification 113

Gamification Second Life Performance Support Games 113

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The other day, a blog reader sent me an email asking about Immersive Learning and wanted some information about what it meant and how it is being used. Examples: Swiss construction giant Implenia is working with IBM to test ways to turn off lights in real buildings by flipping virtual switches in the virtual world of Second Life.

Simulations 100

Simulations Social Networks Second Life eLearning Guild 100

Axonify

DECEMBER 28, 2016

To help you navigate amongst our industry’s December recap offerings, this curated insights post includes a sampling of year-end articles from a few of our favorite L&D personalities. This includes looking outside our field for great ideas that can inform our work. C2XMAS Series by Jane Hart. How will you get better in 2017?

Gamification 100

Gamification Second Life Performance Support Games 100

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2009

The social networking aspects of a metaverse allow learners to interact and share data and information with each other while in the virtual world. When a person, in the form of an avatar, creates an object such as a briefcase or laptop, they can share that item with other people. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds.

Virtual World 100

Virtual World Social Networks Centra Wiki 100

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2009

Second Life) very low. Personality Pedagogy. Library Science course on Retrieving Information. As an entirely personal note, it’s hard to look at slides with a solid gray background and bullet points with very few images. Another example: Introduction to Information Science. 100% used email.

Wiki 193

Wiki Community Social Networks Effectiveness 193

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 12, 2010

Meetings Meeting at the site of a virtual accident in Second Life. One interesting area of simulation within virtual worlds is to allow a person to experience a role they many not otherwise have an opportunity to experience. Usually a person is not able to walk around the data or inspect it in anyway.

Environment 177

Environment Simulations Organization Virtual World 177

Kapp Notes

JULY 20, 2010

Virtual immersive environments come in all shapes and sizes even though many people tend to only think of Second Life when they think of virtual worlds. Another interesting use of the virtual immersive environment is for small museums, such as a home of a famous historical person. Checking out the virtual exhibit hall.

Classes 182

Classes Virtual World Conference Environment 182

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Wachovia is testing social networking for sharing information and developing community within the community. Ease of entry will allow more personalized websites. Second Life. (Provided a bunch of stats on social networking usage–I’m not taking notes on all that). Tools Used: Used Weblog.com to create the blog.

Social Networks 170

Social Networks Social Network Network Wiki 170

Learning Visions

JANUARY 28, 2010

ecoaching personalized learning programs tests of skills and knowledge online discussions after class mobile devices and delivery virtual classroom, then archived and available as needed scenario-based online programs Top 5 practices (these are the most common, but still not that common – showing there are no typical practices!)

Blended Learning 145

Blended Learning Virtual Classroom ASTD Social Networks 145

Learning Visions

AUGUST 22, 2007

This August 21 article posted by Sharon Gaudin in Information Week reports that Half of Companies are Blocking Facebook: "Employers are increasingly blocking access to Facebook because theyre concerned about the time wasted and the information leaked when workers use social networks on company time." Interesting post!

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Facebook Companies IM 124

Kapp Notes

JUNE 18, 2007

One of the most interesting things about the aricle was that it stated " despite entering Second Life to much mainstream media fanfare, companies like Sears, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Coca Cola, Reebok, and Calvin Klein have so far failed to attract even 500 weekly visitors." So are these ventures failures?

Second Life 100

Second Life Sun Virtual World Synchronous 100

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 2, 2007

In contrast to the concept of the human brain as merely an information-processing center, the educational philosophy of Constructivism was born. The idea is that designers and teachers cannot teach anyone, they can only present information and then the learner creates his or her own meanings or constructs.

Second Life 100

Second Life ROI Brain Instructional Design 100

PDG

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

AI pushes only relevant bites of information to each salesperson, tailoring it to their existing knowledge, requirements, and experience. It’s only as good as the model it’s built upon—AI based on a flawed sales model just means you’re giving your salespeople bad information more efficiently. However, AI isn’t magic.

Sales 40

Sales Performance Support Performance Player 40

Time to Know

MARCH 27, 2018

Companies are using online virtual platforms such as Second Life for delivering their training and are creating virtual environments to bring the human aspect into their eLearning environment. Enables personalized experiences. Enables high-resolution formative assessment. Includes advanced gamification. Mobile Learning.

Corporate eLearning 75

Corporate eLearning Innovation Blended Learning Virtual World 75

Kapp Notes

JUNE 7, 2007

It has a lot of good interactions and chunks the information well. This presentation is not an e-learning presentation per say but it is a presentation using e-learning technologies to quickly get information to learners or people who would be interested in the topic. Here is a quick tutorial on How to Build Tiny Prims in Second Life.

Big Question 100

Big Question Examples ASTD Simulations 100

Kapp Notes

MARCH 16, 2011

We are currently developing in a plethora of virtual world spaces such as Second Life, OpenSim, Open Wonderland, as well as a handful of gaming engines such as Unity 3D and Unreal engine. 3D Virtual Campus Tours” includes games and many other interactive features to make the tour more engaging and informative.

Conversation 194

Conversation Simulations Virtual World Augmented Reality 194

Learning with e's

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Without it we couldn't pay our bills, access information or travel distances. And does my Second Life avatar bear any resemblance to my real life persona at all? Most interestingly, when asked a question by the unknown person, the shop assistants were all observed to answer Matthew Kelly instead.

Wiki 82

Wiki Second Life Instant Messaging Skype 82

Kapp Notes

JULY 31, 2007

This week's class proved to be exciting as we got a guided tour of ProtoSphere from Erika of ProtonMedia , used the VOIP in Second Life and had a group challenge where teams of students (dressed as fire fighters) cleaned up make believe chemical spills in teams of 4 or 5. Erika, our guide for ProtoSphere, talks to the group.

Classes 100

Classes Instructional Design Social Networks VOIP 100