the one hundred and sixty-seventh episode of ventriloquy introduces what is likely to be the first education-focussed book on Second Life.
edited by Judith Molka-Danielsen (SL: Aklom Haifisch) and Mats Deutschmann, Learning and Teaching in the Virtual World of Second Life is a collection of academic papers primarily describing the work done in the first Scandinavian project in Second Life to focus on designing platforms for lifelong learning, at Kamimo Island.
please do join me in this 1.8 MB download, as i also share my thoughts on the ways in which elements fundamental to the in-world experience of Second Life are inherently rich in pedagogical potential in and of themselves, even before rezzing your first learning object.
Additional reading:
- 4 February 2009 entry (Musical Avatars: Bandbots) Shiny Life
- terrain files by Chenin Anabuki of the Terrain Factory
