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Crossing the (Digital) Line :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education's Source for News, Views and Jobs
how can faculty reveal more about themselves without compromising professional roles and responsibilities?
Entering the Interaction Age: Implementing a Future Vision for Campus Learning Spaces | EDUCAUSE CONNECT
Miln - abstract to come
Educators Are Split About the Viability of Second Life - Chronicle.com
As informative are the comments on this article.
Colleges Are Building in Second Life, but Is Anyone Visiting? - Chronicle.com
"But are those campuses attracting enough visitors to make the investments worth it?" The issue need to include whether study is making any inroads. 'Course, it's cheap to simply visit SL to chat. No campus necessary.
The Long Tail: Why I gave up on Second Life
A pretty good recap of some of the issues re: second life and interaction there. By the sound of it, SL just gets boring to work in.
Storygeek » Blog Archive » Second Life Is Not Empty
The focus is on business, not education, where lots of space can be a virtue.
Teachers Buzz Jul 23 Transcript - Teachers talk about avis
CDB Barkley: But with all the activity people put into appearances, does it feed the perception of Sl as something silly?" Some interesting observations about reputation - and just as hard to read as any MOO transcript.
secondlife's bookmarks on del.icio.us
I should have looked here earlier: This a del.icio.us collection maintained by Pathfinder Linden. Focus will be on the positive side of things and limited to Linden's sense of topic, but it's a starting point.,
Puritan's Guide to Second Life
A general blog on SL, but includes sidebar links to newbie and educator resources.
The Chronicle: Wired Campus Blog: MIT's Virtual Dormitories for Freshmen
Since Calse western, using SL as a recruitment / orientation device has become de rigeur. All the trendy universities are using it. But who's going to be around in rl?
The Story of My “Second Life”
Blog documentation of an educator's immersion in SL. kjarrett.
Semano Semano - an SL event, part 1
An account of setting up an hosting an event in SL, with a focus as a practice run for teaching how to stage virtual events. One aspect of SL is promotion, and one educational aspect it to teach virtual promotion. Watch for The Virtual Apprentice
European Union to open office in Second Life at NevilleHobson.com
Why? Because "Overall, citizens of EU states make up just over 51% of the 4.275 million members of Second Life." US is only 31.19%. But review the comments for some critiques of the space.
HP: Interviewing in Second Life - Valleywag
Not sure what to make of HP: Is this an attempt to up the caché of SL?
SECOND LIFE: Virtual world's supposed economy is 'a pyramid scheme' - Valleywag
The high cost of doing business in SL. What's happening to the institutions that are investing $30k into the place?
Case Western Reserve U. Builds Virtual Campus to Woo Prospective Students
"Administrators at Case Western recently built a virtual version of the campus in Second Life" for campus tours. $30k, with no evidence that the sim increased enrollment. Unis are about pedagogical innovation.
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