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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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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Plodding Along in Second Life

Learning Visions

Friday, August 17, 2007 Plodding Along in Second Life In the spirit of plodding along , I had another positive experience in Second Life. Theres a real emotional level to Second Life. If youd like to read more about my adventures in Second Life, check out my first and second visits.

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Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d

Learning Visions

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.

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TCC08: What can Educators Learn from Online Religious Communities?

Experiencing eLearning

High quality information from guest hosts. Scot Headley: Quaker Meeting in Second Life. Second Life focused his attention–unprogrammed worship requires that focus, not multitasking. Invited 10 students (10th grade) and 5 guest hosts (employees of school/church). Students did thoughtful posts.

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Tear Down The Walls: Web 2.0 Extends Class

Kapp Notes

Just completed the Learning in 3D Class in which students were able to experience Second Life , ProtonMedia's ProtoSphere and several Web 2.0 And Bart Pursel another alumni who blogs at Virtual Learning Worlds presented to the class in Second Life highlighting the work he has done in-world. The difference of using Web 2.0

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Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It Is – Not Yet #tk10

Learning Visions

didn’t ask about quality, efficiency, satisfaction) Step 2: Defined the options They constructed 26 snapshots (options derived from literature, conferences, blogs, etc.) – e.g., “Our programs are delivered in a virtual classroom. Second Life – figures debating the benefits of first life: [link] Very fresh!

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A Conversation with Andrew Hughes

Kapp Notes

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.