Comments on: Second Life Speaks – Imagine the POTENTIAL! http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/ Where Education and Technology Intersect Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:13:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Painting a SL Scenario: My first Meme | Metanoia http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-13187 Painting a SL Scenario: My first Meme | Metanoia Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:13:19 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-13187 [...] VanDrimmelen has a great post about Second Life in which he lays out a scenario of its possible uses. This scenario shows the [...] [...] VanDrimmelen has a great post about Second Life in which he lays out a scenario of its possible uses. This scenario shows the [...]

]]> By: Is Second Life in Education Worth It? at EduTechie.com http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-11915 Is Second Life in Education Worth It? at EduTechie.com Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:54:23 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-11915 [...] life several months ago and lots of Universities were jumping on the bandwagon. I myself wrote an article that received some attention from folks as to the potential in Second Life, but where does it stand [...] [...] life several months ago and lots of Universities were jumping on the bandwagon. I myself wrote an article that received some attention from folks as to the potential in Second Life, but where does it stand [...]

]]> By: Thoughts and Experiments » Rise of Nations http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Thoughts and Experiments » Rise of Nations Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:16:53 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-1258 [...] with Second Life and its place in education and to be quite honest I am not sure of it yet. Perhaps the voice option that many are talking about will lift the fog for us and [...] [...] with Second Life and its place in education and to be quite honest I am not sure of it yet. Perhaps the voice option that many are talking about will lift the fog for us and [...]

]]> By: Technologists in Training » Blog Archive » Painting a SL Scenario: My first Meme http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Technologists in Training » Blog Archive » Painting a SL Scenario: My first Meme Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:20:14 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-1104 [...] VanDrimmelen has a great post about Second Life in which he lays out a scenario of its possible uses. This scenario shows the [...] [...] VanDrimmelen has a great post about Second Life in which he lays out a scenario of its possible uses. This scenario shows the [...]

]]> By: Thoughts and Experiments » Creating a University in Second Life… http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Thoughts and Experiments » Creating a University in Second Life… Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:47:24 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-959 [...] got to read Jeff’s post Second Life Speaks - Imagine the POTENTIAL! at EduTechie.com.   In the post are a few imagine with me segment of how Second Life could be added into a [...] [...] got to read Jeff’s post Second Life Speaks – Imagine the POTENTIAL! at EduTechie.com.   In the post are a few imagine with me segment of how Second Life could be added into a [...]

]]> By: TLC News Service » Second Life Speaks - Imagine the POTENTIAL! http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-812 TLC News Service » Second Life Speaks - Imagine the POTENTIAL! Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00:49 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-812 [...] (Original Article: http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/) [...] [...] (Original Article: http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/) [...]

]]> By: Jeff VanDrimmelen http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-671 Jeff VanDrimmelen Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:30:58 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-671 Greg. Thanks for the note. I appreciate feedback from people. Sometimes you start to wonder if people are actually reading. :-) As for the date on Second Life... that is both amazing... and kind of freaky at the same time. :-) How long till you think someone gets married in Second Life? Greg. Thanks for the note. I appreciate feedback from people. Sometimes you start to wonder if people are actually reading. :-)

As for the date on Second Life… that is both amazing… and kind of freaky at the same time. :-) How long till you think someone gets married in Second Life?

]]> By: Greg Glatz http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-670 Greg Glatz Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:29:03 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-670 Jeff: great post on Second Life. People often ask what Second Life is, or why they would ever want to use it, and your scenario shows us why! I'm going to send other people to this blog entry. One of my friends just had a date in Second Life last night. They danced under the moonlight. Amazing! Jeff: great post on Second Life. People often ask what Second Life is, or why they would ever want to use it, and your scenario shows us why! I’m going to send other people to this blog entry.

One of my friends just had a date in Second Life last night. They danced under the moonlight. Amazing!

]]> By: Jeff VanDrimmelen http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Jeff VanDrimmelen Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:10:47 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-667 <a href="http://postmodernpilgrims.blogspot.com/2007/02/some-of-you-have-been-asking-what-were.html" rel="nofollow">Postmodern Pilgrims posted</a> my example of a second life education above, but added little comment that I thought was very insightful: "VanDrimmelen paints a vivid picture, although he occasionally over-literalizes the virtual (e.g., the virtual history classroom looks "just like the real one"). The goal of virtual reality is not to emulate the real, but to expand upon it. People want incredible experiences: whether they're real or virtual is secondary (and soon to be irrelevant)." They make a good point. We are not trying to emulate a real classroom, but use technology to create a better classroom that the one we have. Postmodern Pilgrims posted my example of a second life education above, but added little comment that I thought was very insightful:

“VanDrimmelen paints a vivid picture, although he occasionally over-literalizes the virtual (e.g., the virtual history classroom looks “just like the real one”). The goal of virtual reality is not to emulate the real, but to expand upon it. People want incredible experiences: whether they’re real or virtual is secondary (and soon to be irrelevant).”

They make a good point. We are not trying to emulate a real classroom, but use technology to create a better classroom that the one we have.

]]> By: Jeff VanDrimmelen http://edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Jeff VanDrimmelen Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:25:56 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2007/02/second-life-speaks-imagine-the-potential/#comment-644 Kevin, thank you for your direct and insightful comment. It is true, we are often enamored by the thought of something new and exciting, but I am one of the first to look critically at an idea and evaluate it's use for the sake of technology. There are things out there that just mimic the real world, and those in themselves (while cool) are not needed in education. What really intrigues me are the "killer applications." The ones that have the potential to change the entire pedagogy we profess. I'm not saying we don't need real classrooms anymore, but there is potential in this idea. There are things we can not do in a real classroom that could be accomplished in a classroom like this. Kevin, thank you for your direct and insightful comment. It is true, we are often enamored by the thought of something new and exciting, but I am one of the first to look critically at an idea and evaluate it’s use for the sake of technology. There are things out there that just mimic the real world, and those in themselves (while cool) are not needed in education.

What really intrigues me are the “killer applications.” The ones that have the potential to change the entire pedagogy we profess. I’m not saying we don’t need real classrooms anymore, but there is potential in this idea. There are things we can not do in a real classroom that could be accomplished in a classroom like this.

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