This week I have some more homework… Please share here your stories about your first hours if life in Second Life. Reflect on your experience: How would you describe your first steps? What were the technical issues, if any? What did you feel about the avatar you chose? What was orientation island like? Could you […]
Some other excellent material at these places: ISP-level content filtering won’t workThe ISP giants explain why it’s not a good idea. Brett Winterford and Julian Hill, ZDNet.com.au 30 October 2008 06:04 PM Tags: telstra, iinet, internode, filtering, isp, whitelist, say, hackett video feature Federal Government plans to introduce ISP-level filtering to provide a ‘safer’ internet […]
I have some homework to do. A. I am your friend. I don’t work in education. You are talking to me about the idea that we all learn from each other, in all kinds of contexts, and that this can often be richer than more formal classroom based learning. I am sceptical. Tell me about […]
jokaydia » jokaydiaUnconference JoKay Wollongong (aka Jo McKay) is once again leading the way in the Australasian Virtual Worlds education stakes. This time she’s hosting the Jokaydia Unconference. Looks to be a great lineup of expertise and interest. Blogged with the Flock Browser Tags: jokaydia, jokay, second life, education, unconference
Well, it seems the little blurb and offhand comment has taken on a life of its own. Edupunk has take on a life of its own. Some more articles on the topic… What’s this about Edupunk? EduPunk – Tech or Mindset? EduPunk? Please tell me this is the start and not the end
Image via Wikipedia I came across this quote from Jello Biafra during my reading today and it seemed to resonate with so many other aspects of my working life that I wanted to give it a bit of currency while I think about all the implications… I think also that it could be a […]
The program asked students to produce and send us three- to seven-minute original videos based on the theme “How Technology Helps Me Learn,” illustrating how their schools are employing technology to advance learning. We received scores of entries from schools across the United States–and even one from Japan.We’ve pared down these responses to the three […]
We have an interesting emerging space for collaboration of those working in SL and with teens at http://secondclassroom.ning.com and Dean Groom brings a whole new twist to learning initiatives in SL – and is possibly the first school in Australia to fully blend SL learning into the mainstream curriculum. http://deangroom.wordpress.com/ These take place in TL […]
The blogosphere seems to have embraced this term with a passion. It seems to have gained some currency towards the end of last week and is now a fully fledged meme on the loose. My conceptualisation is something like this: Teachers and learners busting out of the Access Control systems that schools and universities insist […]
An interesting article appears in the latest issue of the International Journal of Lifelong Education – I have wondered for a long time about the ethical aspects of invisible theatre. Typically the standard response is not dissimilar to the Marxist “The end justifies the means” and to some extent I’m personally satisfied with that – […]