I'd be lying if I said that I could wholeheartedly embrace the use of Virtual World or Virtual Environments. I recently spent some time working in Second Life and am still struggling with the academic value in VW/VE. I recognize that there are true believers and users in the education world. I can see where Math, Science and World Languages find success. Perhaps, my angst is really because the learning curve is so steep.
Earlier this week, I tweeted about two links of interest. Actually, I hope that when I become discouraged with my inability to create a worthwhile SL classroom, I will re-read these articles and make another earnest attempt at it. Here are the links for you non-followers:
A Neurologist Makes the Case for the Video Game Model as a Learning Tool | Edutopia http://t.co/LtrT4IR via @AddThis
Checking out "SIGVirtualEnvironments" on The Educator's PLN:http://ning.it/iG9zfY
Thanks for letting me share;) Amanda
Hi:
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
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