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

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

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

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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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

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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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Scott Merrick (also check out Scott's SecondLife Blog ) runs the ISTE's Blogger's Hut in Second Life. Floyd [link] It's been awhile since I've stepped a virtual foot in SL (my ancient laptop does not have the right video card for SL), but I have blogged my past experiences in SL. Just the kind I like! How about you?

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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

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. You can add content from other web locations like Amazon or videos as well. 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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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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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 27, 2007

Found via Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development A great introduction to using Second Life as a teaching / learning tool. Video embedded below - didn't show in my blog reader. The hurdles for Second Life are still a little too high for them to become truly mainstream, but would be great for a controlled audience.

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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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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 23, 2007

Here is another great student produced video from the "Learning in 3D Class." This one deals with controlling your environment within Second Life. If only it was that easy in Real Life. Watch, Changing the Weather.

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Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

Monday, July 30, 2007 A Deserted Second Life An interesting read from Wired.com on Second Life and Corporate America. How Madison Avenue is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life (Wired 7-24-07) Whats behind this stampede is not that hard to divine. "A Do you have a Second Life?

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Kapp Notes

JULY 27, 2007

If you have been following the Second Life class I have been conducting this summer you know that one of the assignments is to create a Machinimia Project explaining some part of Second Life. The complete assignment can be found on the Assignment Page of the MSIT Second Life wiki. Great tutorial by the way.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Thursday, November 06, 2008 Blogger's Hut in Second Life Scott Merrick (also check out Scotts SecondLife Blog ) runs the ISTEs Bloggers Hut in Second Life. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Just the kind I like! Stop by the Bloggers Hut at [link] to vote!

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E-Learning Acupuncture

MARCH 7, 2008

John Miller, a Nursing Professor, at Tacoma Community College in Washington is spearheading a nursing simulation hosted within Second Life. Scenarios can be simulated which reproduce life-threatening conditions in a safe ‘virtual’ environment. I came across one particularly interesting example of this just today. No worries!

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 23, 2007

I think his video does a reasonable job of showing some of the concepts that he discusses in his article: I tend to agree with Tony about the power of presence. Or are they this season's over-hyped fad? That's a great, fun way to teach around these topics. But, it's not really sales, customer service, etc.

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E-Learning Acupuncture

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

The most frequently visited posting on this blog was written on March 7th, 2008 on the topic of Nursing Simulation in Second Life. John has posted to newer videos on YouTube that demonstrate how he uses Second Life to support learning at his college. John actively writes about this topic on his blog.

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Mark Oehlert

OCTOBER 22, 2008

How about "Second Life gets its suit on!"? First, it links Second Life (SL) with Immersive Workspaces 2.0 - a 2D environment that integrates tools such as screen-sharing, media sharing, note taking, polls, room scheduling and more that businesses will easily be able to see the utility in. has launched.

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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. Several scholars have suggested that massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) such as Everquest and Second Life have educational potential, but we have little data about what happens when such tools are introduced in the classroom.

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Association eLearning

JULY 2, 2015

Create “how-to” webcasts or videos, using programs like Camtasia or Jing and upload them to YouTube. Use audio/video conferencing for regular check-ins. Try online virtual classrooms or worlds, such as Second Life. Leverage online chat or messaging capabilities for access to experts.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 15, 2010

Terrence Linden discussing the new Second Life browser at VWBPE conference. The conference took place entirely in the virtual immersive environment of Second Life with a venue of presenters from around the world. Terrence Linden discussing the fact that 60% of top universities are in Second Life.

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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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Clark Quinn

MAY 11, 2021

However, a client found that customers were much happier with how-to videos than training for most of the situations. Videos may be better for things that occur infrequently, onboard help or job aids may meet other needs to unusual to be able to predict for training, etc. Powerpoint presentations in Second Life, but ideally is avoided.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 23, 2008

tags: second life ) 2) Bart took some great notes on the presentation. The host of the event posted dozens of presentation videos from live and virtual presentations. ADDITION 4) Here is another entry on the presentation along with a great video done by a summer student in my Learning in 3D Class. Good stuff.

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Moodle Journal

MAY 20, 2014

watched video clips and hovered around the edge of actually registering for one, I finally took the plunge recently and signed up to a MOOC. 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.

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Moodle Journal

JULY 21, 2018

The implementation that I settled on was a conversational agent using a Panorabot , I particularly like this idea because for one I can publish the bot to the net and for two I can link it to a virtual bot in Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Holidays can stress people out, so here are some lighthearted, funny videos that can add a smile to your face. Number 4: Second Life in Real Life Why is it in the Semi-Training Related series? Number 1: Building a "Stop Sign" This video is in the semi-training collection because it is so scary.its funny.

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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? Probably before you begin to read my predictions, it’s worth looking at: Second Life Learning Videos where I’ve collected a few different examples of learning in Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Bah Learning In 3 D View more presentations from kkapp. Web site for the book Learning in 3D. If you would like to purchase the book, you can receive a 20% discount directly from the publisher. Go to the publisher's web site for Learning in 3D and then go to the Shopping Cart and type in the code L3D1.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Over at Designing Digitally , Andrew Hughes and his team has leveraged the virtual world platform of Second Life to create interactive driver’s education for the state a Vermont. You can check out the video below. Very ingenious method of using Second Life for effective modeling of real life behaviors.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2010

Learning in 3D View more presentations from kkapp. Web site for the book Learning in 3D. If you would like to purchase the book, you can receive a 20% discount directly from the publisher. Go to the publisher's web site for Learning in 3D and then go to the Shopping Cart and type in the code L3D1.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 21, 2010

According to the article West Virginia looks to Second Life As part of the program, they have developed a unique and groundbreaking virtual world on the internet’s largest 3D virtual community, Second Life.

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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.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Alternatives to Second Life. Karl Kapp puts some alternatives to Second Life on his blog. ’ Get into the description and you find it’s about building games on top of video submissions, making it sound that Google plans to extend its YouTube site into an associated gaming site. Windows Mobile for Gaming.

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