There's a pretty interesting discussion thread recently started in MACULSpace about the usefulness of SL in education. Both Ben and Chris share some valuable perspectives on how realistic it is to incorporate SL into classroom instruction. Follow the link or paste it into your brower address window.
http://maculspace.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=612492%3ATopic%3A25099
Showing posts with label SL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SL. Show all posts
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
SL Meeting & Exploration
We saw a lot of stuff today in SL; certainly more than we could see in the real world in 2 hours. I'd like to go back to some of our stops and do some more exploring. I thought the Sistine Chapel was cool and if anything peaked my desire to see the real thing some day. I did some business travel in Europe 10-15 years ago and maanged to squeeze in a few tourist moments, but would really like to go back some day. I saw Notre Dame in France and was quite touched by the experience, so I'm very intriqued by the Sistine chapel.
When we were in the aquarium I clicked on a green shape that displayed a director's chair when I hovered over it. I thought it was going to give me a chair to sit in but instead it teleported me to another location that I think was still related to the aquarium. I couldn't figure out how to get back - I tried another green shape and went to another, similar place, then accepted Oyama's teleport offer and rejoined the class. I'd like to go back and check out those locations sometime.
The other thing I'd like to go back and check out is the planet Mercury. When we were in outer space after the rocket ride I noticed something about visiting Mercury. There's definitely a lot of educational potential with the sciences based on the sites we saw today.
Looking forward to more SL exploration.
When we were in the aquarium I clicked on a green shape that displayed a director's chair when I hovered over it. I thought it was going to give me a chair to sit in but instead it teleported me to another location that I think was still related to the aquarium. I couldn't figure out how to get back - I tried another green shape and went to another, similar place, then accepted Oyama's teleport offer and rejoined the class. I'd like to go back and check out those locations sometime.
The other thing I'd like to go back and check out is the planet Mercury. When we were in outer space after the rocket ride I noticed something about visiting Mercury. There's definitely a lot of educational potential with the sciences based on the sites we saw today.
Looking forward to more SL exploration.
Friday, January 25, 2008
SL 1st meeting
In SL my avatar's name is Suni Mornington. My 1st meeting in SL was both fun and tiring. I still need more practice at maneuvering so that my avatar looks natural and doesn't have to contemplate sitting before doing it, or so I don't 'walk through/over' things on my way places. It was also a bit tough keeping up with all the IM comments before they scrolled off my screen - this may have been in part a function of there being so many of us. Overall it was pretty cool and I look forward to more practice and becoming more agile and relaxed when in SL.
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