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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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Here is a companion post to two previous posts on the topic: Alternatives to Second Life Alternatives to Second Life Continued If you know of more, please feel free to add in the comments section. For educational users, Activeworlds launched The Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU).

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Kapp Notes

JULY 16, 2008

In my listing of Alternatives to Second Life , many packages were missed. MPK20:Sun's Virtual Workplace "Wonderland" The MPK20 virtual world is also known as Wonderland. For more information, you can read Sun unveils corporate 'Second Life'. InXpo InXpo has a virtual ASP show platform.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I’ll start by reflecting back on something I wrote before , about virtual world affordances. At the time, platforms like Second Life were touting the advantages of an immersive navigable world. Of course, the promises were all-encompassing: everything would move to virtual worlds.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 28, 2008

ID Stadium which is used for in-world presentations. 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. Virtual Jeans=Real Jeans.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 22, 2009

First, Metaplace announced it will be closing its virtual doors on January 1, 2010 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. This means that a user created "portal" into a virtual world can be accessed from web location. It is inevitable that the 3D Virtual World space will have acquisitions, mergers and failures.

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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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Kapp Notes

JULY 9, 2008

Here is a story titled Congress Goes Virtual in Online World Hearing that explains how a sub-committee in congress got together to experience a virtual world. Could Second Life be used as a place to launder money? Are children safe in online worlds? Are there churches in there?

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Photo by William White on unsplash Still other virtual clans are emerging from the cultures surrounding online leisure activities such as massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), strategy games and transnational special interest groups that meet en masse, online.

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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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Association eLearning

JULY 2, 2015

The online resource is a simple Wiki which includes a course outline with planned activities, reading materials, and a pre-assessment that helps learners understand their strengths and weaknesses. Here are a few ideas to help you get started: Initiate online assessment. Deliver pre-work online.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

As you may or may not know.CNN now has an office in Second Life. The thing we most hope to gain by having a CNN presence in Second Life is to learn about virtual worlds and understand what news is most interesting and valuable to their residents," said Susan Grant, executive vice president of CNN News Services. "The

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2009

Using a virtual world or metaverse for training is not as science-fiction as it sounds. A metaverse or virtual world is simply the natural extension and convergence of several technologies currently used for online learning. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds. This is similar to the Web 2.0

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 27, 2015

When I attend webinars or participate in online courses and conferences, I usually live blog my notes. Engaging Students with Scenario Based Learning in Online Environments. Digital Learning Environments: Context Sensitive and Imaginative Classes in Second Life. Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 27, 2008

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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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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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Continuing in Second Life Im still at it. Slogging away in Second Life. Since I last posted, Ive been back "in-world" a couple of times. link] -- if youre in Second Life you can also try searching for Meteora or NOAA Virtual Island ). Department of Commerce).

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

Monday, August 13, 2007 Second Life Backlash and Controversy The Second Life naysayers seems to be gaining ground lately. And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. A thoughtful post on one educators experience in Second Life (and a nice historical perspective). IT Security Risks 2.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 17, 2006

Circuit City just announced that they are opening a store in Second Life in an article titled Circuit City Enters Second Life. The process was facilitated by IBM as discussed earlier in my post IBM Opens a Business Unit in Second Life.

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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 ? Creating Social Presence in Online Classroom (ID.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 24, 2007

Friday, August 24, 2007 Building Community in Second Life: Renaissance Island As you know, Ive been trying to walk-the-talk and experiment a bit with Second Life, role my virtual sleeves up and see what all the fuss is about. Manish.there certainly is a lot of interest in Second Life and a lot of skepticism.

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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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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 14, 2009

The schedule for the first day of the online conference. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present at the eLearning Guild's "Designing and Managing Learning in 3-D Virtual Worlds and Immersive Environments" for the opening general session of the online conference. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Some colleauges of mine have asked me to forward on this important announcement about Second Life Research. Participate in a study that examines the experiences of individuals collaborating in virtual environments. To participate, you must have a Second Life avatar and account, and access to a Second Life client on a PC.

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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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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. The live presentations included speakers reflective process on teaching and learning in fully online and blended learning formats.

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E-Learning Acupuncture

JULY 16, 2009

I recently attended the SLOAN-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning in San Francisco. That’s when she turned to a different virtual world product: Second Life. I’ve written about Second Life a few times before on this blog ( here and here ).

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 3, 2007

Friday, August 03, 2007 My First Second Life Experience Not so good, I must say. I starting talking with another newbie for about 2 seconds when we were accosted. Apparently, the same thing happens in World of Warcraft. Its virtual, but I didnt feel so safe all of a sudden. Its sort of me-ish. Coage Boucher.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 24, 2008

The story Online divorcee jailed after killing virtual hubby tells of a 43 year old Japanese women who hacked into a computer system and killed her virtual husband. I wonder if virtual CSI solved the crime. Here is an intriguing story about killing another person's avatar.and going to jail for it.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Second Life is much in evidence at Online Educa Berlin this year, much as I expected. Bayne was eloquent in her description of the process, highlighted many of the pedagogical issues that had emerged from creation of the space, and even demonstrated a live in-world visit. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 26, 2007

Found an interesting article about Second Life and other MMORPGs and their use for learning today. It was published in 2006 in the journal Educational Technology and Society by Aaron Delwiche and is entitled: 'Massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) in the new media classroom'. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Mindflash

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

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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Kapp Notes

JUNE 10, 2010

First, it looks as though Linden Labs, the developers behind Second Life, may be downsizing their corporate efforts ( Second Life Enterprise Edition ). The story seems to have broken in a number of places, Virtual Worlds News reports that Linden Lab Lays Off 30 Perfect Of Staff. Interesting development.

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eLearning 24-7

JULY 22, 2020

If you believe what many school districts, governmental officials, and even some folks in the media, the whole idea around online learning, as a result of the closing of schools, is not only a fiasco, but something so new that it has sped up its usage by 15 years. . E-Learning (the actual term) for online education started in 1993.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 22, 2007

It seems like a marriage made in heaven (or at least fantasy world). Earlier this week a message popped up in my FaceBook notification section telling me that a new app had been created that enables FB users to communicate using their Second Life avatars. Tags: avatar Second Life FaceBook.

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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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Learning with e's

APRIL 23, 2007

Tragically, trainee chat room Wizard Larry Snotter has become addicted to Second Life. His avatar, a disturbingly thin blonde woman with a twisted smile, has begun to dominate his life. I belong in your world – in Second Life. I belong in your world – in Second Life. LARRY: I can't.

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