The midden

Following on from his previous updates, John Kirriemuir has posted his latest update on the use of SL in the UK HE and FE sectors. It highlights the rapid increase in the number of institutions with a SL presence and describes 9 ways in which it is being used.
The report highlights 3 main issues faced [...]

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This looks like an interesting first - linking up a tv show with activities in SL. Ewan McIntosh has an excellent post here in his blog.

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Amongst the many barriers to access to Second Life, the two main ones have always been the need to download the SL client onto your machine and the need for a hefty video/graphics card.
In the last week there has been much interest in the news that a 15 year-old girl, Katharine Berry, has [...]

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If you haven’t attended an online conference in Second Life, this 3.5 minute video describes the what went on at the JISC Online Conference 2007 Showcase Session on the Eduserve Island (144, 34, 29). This event took place on Tuesday 12th June.
In it, Andy Powell (Art Fossett in SL) from the Eduserve Foundation describes [...]

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If you’re interested in photos of Second Life events, characters and places and how they can be used in an educational context, this site is starting to showcase some interesting ideas.

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This was a joint Real Life (in London) and Second Life symposium organised by the Eduserve Foundation to examine the use of SL as a teaching and learning tool.

Speakers at the event included Stephen Downes, Gilly Salmon, Hamish McLeod, Jim Purbrick, Joanna Scott and Roo Reynolds. All presentations from the live venue were steamed [...]

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This is a excellent overview by Andy Powell of SL and how it is being used. Andy explains the basics of how to get into SL and how to find your way around. He also considers some of its strengths and weakness and how it is being used in education. Worth a look.

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