Posted on October 6, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE SLENZ WORKSHOPS AT Teaching and Learning/eFest 2009
Five lessons from the creation of
education pilots in Second Life
SL’s Arwenna Stardust and RL’s Dr Clare Atkins make a point.
The five SLENZ Project workshops attended by mainstream tertiary educators at the annual, national Teaching and Learning/eFest 2009 conference, at UCOL, Palmerston North, New Zealand, last week, provided some [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Sl Conferences, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Second Life, Education, Atkins, Neal, Tertiary Education Commission, SLENZ Project, Merle Lemon, Aaron Griffiths, Manukau Institute of Technology, Oriel Kelly, Todd Cochrane, WelTech, teaching and Learning/eFest 2009, Blended Solutions, eFest 2009 unconference, Trevor Forest | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 6, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE SLENZ PROJECT
SLENZ teams finds new ‘acceptance,
enthusiasm’ at education gabfest
… Need seen to retain team skills, post-SLENZ Project
Almost full house … Aaron Griffiths details a Developer’s work.
as the SLENZ Lead Developer/builder.
Growing “acceptance” of Second Life as an education medium and a new “enthusiasm” for virtual world education was demonstrated in Palmerston North, New Zealand, [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Aaron Griffiths, Blended Solutions, Clare Atkins, Education, F/Xual education Services, Manukau Institute of Technology, Merle Lemon, NMIT, Oriel Kelly, Palmerston North, Second Life, SLENZ Project, teaching and Learning/eFest 2009, Terry Neal, Tod Cochrane, Todd Cochrane, UCOL, Weltec | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 28, 2009 by johnwaugh
No the SL sky is not falling in …
Chicken Little got it wrong!
Second Life user hours are still growing
Surrounded by negativity!!! It’s frightening how the world of “yellow journalism” even if in its latest form of blogs permeates the thinking of otherwise sensible individuals.
It’s right to take precautions to lessen the effects of the worldwide [...]
Filed under: Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Education, Second Life statistics, T. Linden, Valleywag | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 8, 2009 by johnwaugh
SLENZ PROJECT
Foundation Learning Kowhai build begins
The contrast between the build for The Birth Place (Te Waihi Whanau) and
The Foundation Learning project’s new build is quite striking.
There is a futuristic, almost organic building growing out of the ground on the Kowhai Island, where the three-pilot SLENZ Project – Midwifery, Foundation Learning and Orientation – is being created [...]
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Posted on September 7, 2008 by johnwaugh
Compiled/written by John Waugh/Johnnie Wendt
How REAL can you get?
Watch Emily describe her creation and display her attitude
We all want avatars that look real – although perhaps some of us don’t want them too look too real. Emily is an avatar who seems to make virtual worlds almost as real as real [...]
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Posted on August 15, 2008 by johnwaugh
“… five (virtual world) characteristics; immersion, customization, programmability, real-time interactivity and accessibility, combine to create an environment in which it is possible for anyone with the relevant skills to construct highly engaging activities that can enhance learning on many levels. It also lends itself to the construction of experiences that are a useful substitute for [...]
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