Kapp Notes

JULY 13, 2010

To that end, last night, I threw students into the 3D virtual world of Second Life. One of my beliefs is that designers need to be made to feel like learners again so they can empathize with the people for whom they are building instruction. 2) Technical problems arise, not everyone could hear my Voice over IP.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 16, 2008

If you want to get a sense of what Second Life is like and particularly what it is like as part of learning, here are some videos that help describe this. View | Upload your own What videos did I miss?

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 28, 2011

Often I am asked for a list of interesting and educational locations within Second Life, the 3D virtual world software, here is a rather lengthy list of some of the more educational places within Second Life. The 3D AIDS Quilt is part of Startled Cat’s Karuna Initiative begun in 2008 in Second Life (SL).

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Kapp Notes

JULY 29, 2008

Onge of NCTT and Keith Morneau from Capella University who are providing a session on Second Life. So, I am taking some notes: The presentation will talk about history of virtual environments and a theoretical framework for Second Life in the classroom. The problem was that they had bulky headsets for sensory stimulation.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The Electric Sheep Company, who has built extensive islands in Second Life, has created its own 3D virtual platform. Click here to see more alternatives to Second Life. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 19, 2009

Heather showing some 3D moves in the metaverse of Second Life. On Friday, Heather and I conducted a "Basics of Second Life" workshop for some folks at Raritan Valley Community College. Here are some resources to accompany the class. Video presentation " Why 3D Matters." Slideshare of " Why 3D Matters."

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

We had a lot to cover from how to navigate in Second Life to simple scripting with building, teleporting and designing Second Life training solutions in between. He was poised and well spoken and he knows Second Life very well. Matt answering questions about Second Life in this hands-on session.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

([link] Tom Hale, our Chief Product Officer will announce the availability of the next generation of Second Life viewers—Viewer 2 Beta. It combines an easy browser-like experience with shared media capabilities--giving all Second Life Residents a new option to choose from among Viewer 1.23

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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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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Some interesting things are going on with the folks over at Linden Labs , the developers of the virtual immersive environment of Second Life. Second Life is going corporate. The criteria for winning are: Work in Second Life that also achieves tangible, compelling results outside of Second Life.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 16, 2008

If you want to get a sense of what Second Life is like and particularly what it is like as part of learning, here are some videos that help describe this. View | Upload your own What videos did I miss?

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 15, 2008

Here is this Month's ASTD Big Question: 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? But first I want to say that we need to get away from thinking the only 3D learning envrionemnt is Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Yesterday, Tony O'Driscoll , Matthew Monahan and I gave an ASTD Webinar on the topic of Second Life. Tom has written a great deal on Second Life and innovative learning content and methods. We talked about it a little and gave a tour. Anyway, it was a great session and here are some images from the webinar.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 20, 2008

Second Life and movies have had a history. In my post Second Life at the Movies , I discuss the possibility of a full-feature length movie being created in Second Life. IBM's Vice President of IBM's Technical Strategy and Innovation, Irving Wladawsky-Berger sits for an interview in Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 28, 2008

This morning I received an email message from, Fiona, who provided me with a really interesting link to 50 Tips and Tricks to Create a Learning Space in Second Life. Blogs and Websites --Turn to these blogs for tips, services and tools when setting up a learning space in Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 28, 2008

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.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2008

OK, I admit that I’m not really expecting to be able to apply anything in Second Life for my current job. Dr. Dobbs Life 2.0: [link]. Second Life is a “context-rich environment&#. Edumuve : sites of interest to educators in Second Life. Presented by Cynthia M.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 24, 2011

We’ll meet at The Greenhouse, in Second Life : I will also explain the learning opportunities in organizations that benefit the most from 3D virtual immersive environments and the elements of the 3D learning archetype model that are a foundation for creating realistic and engaging 3D learning environments.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

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.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 25, 2007

So, last night I got to watch the CSI New York show which combined the television episode with some action in Second Life. Taken one step further, you will soon be able to "star" in your own Second Life CSI. Check out the show's web site featuring Second Life adventures like Find Venus.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 16, 2008

In my listing of Alternatives to Second Life , many packages were missed. For more information, you can read Sun unveils corporate 'Second Life'. Here are two more. MPK20:Sun's Virtual Workplace "Wonderland" The MPK20 virtual world is also known as Wonderland. You can download the application and check it out.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

It was an all day workshop and we spent most of the time in Second Life but you may find the slides helpful. For the ASTD Conference, we talked about a couple of books used for Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 9, 2007

I'll be conducting a Second Life Workshop in conjunction with the folks from Training Magazine as an extension of my conference presentation on the topic. To learn more go to LOL's description of Second Life: Basic Design Workshop.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 2, 2008

A few days ago, I presented 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. During the tour I "took some pictures" and so here they are.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 14, 2008

Here are some interesting videos showing how Second Life can be used to design and deliver health related training and actual client support within a virtual world. This one is focused on nursing education. This one demonstrates various views of how a virtual platform can help mental health and other patients.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 4, 2008

He let everyone know on his blog posting The i-web Singularity Redux that at Virtual Worlds III this week the announcement was made that Second Life has worked out a deal with IBM to move Second Life behind the IBM corporate firewall. You can see other IBM efforts in Second Life such as the Healthcare island.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Scott Merrick (also check out Scott's SecondLife Blog ) runs the ISTE's Blogger's Hut in Second Life. Scott's Twitter bio describes him as a "teacher, learner,old hippy." Just the kind I like! I hadn't heard of Blogger's Hut before I got Scott's email telling me I'd been nominated as Blog-O'-the-Month.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 4, 2008

This morning I am giving an opening address the the National Center for Telecommunications Technologies Information and Communications/Convergence Conference at the Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA on the topic of Second Life so I wanted to provide some resources: Second Life (the web site) Second Life Wiki (a wiki with "how to" information and (..)

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 18, 2008

Here is a list of alternatives to Second Life. Forterra Systems Inc. The company offers private, secure virtual worlds with tailored solutions based on industry and customer specific needs. The solutions are designed by Forterra to meet enterprise IT security and privacy needs.

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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. web.alive Short "flyby" of Nortel's web.alive. This is Nortel's entry into the 3D space.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

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.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Imagine my surprise when Scott Merrick contacted me, letting me know that Learning Visions had been nominated as Blog-o-the-month on ISTE Island in Second Life. in Second Life, but I have to admit that it's been ages since I've been in-world. Thanks for voting! link] I'm Bliss Yue (get it?) How about you?

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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. The university paid good money for it, too. 20@googlemail.com.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Old Classroom Space In honor of the Second Life workshop I will be starting next week (still time to sign up, click here for more information ), we have given the MSIT Second Life classroom space a little make over. You can see some of the "before and after" screen shots.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Here is a very funny video put together by a grad student of mine about the tv show The Office and Second Life.The Office is a really funny show and this clip is funny. As you may or may not know.CNN now has an office in Second Life. Check it out. It is very "LOL" as the gamers would say.

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From the Coleface

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Second Life is becoming ever more popular and parts of real life ranging from currency to concerts are happening there. Following its use in some universities as reported by the Guardian, research has been funded to see how learning can work in Second Life.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

I just read through a great post by Rich Hoeg which talks about his learning around Second Life. I think that Second Life is not going to turn out to be the winner because of technical issues, e.g., firewalls.

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