Education and Second Life: the fear factor
The prolific machinima man, Draxtor Depres, has produced a concise but effective piece on education in Second Life.
Educators familiar with virtual environments will perhaps find this a useful advocacy tool when trying to get a point across in a short timeframe. Those totally new to the area may find it straightforward enough to be interested [...]
Time to take out the intellectual trash?
Malcolm King is a former media adviser to the ALP and Australian Democrats. He’s written a piece on virtual worlds and it’s fair to say he’s scathing of their potential.
Once you wade through the hyperbole King himself engages in while condemning the excesses of virtual worlds, there are some valid points made. However, one [...]
‘edna’ arrives in Second Life
Terra Incognita is a veteran education presence in Second Life that we’ve covered previously. It’s an area that next week will be hosting the launch of a new service by edna (Education Network Australia).
The full announcement:
“Education Network Australia – better known as edna – is celebrating ten years of service to the Australian education and [...]
Monash Uni: closed island?
In an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald this week, I was a little surprised at a quote attributed to Monash University’s Dr Melissa de Zwart: “our area won’t be open to the public; you will need to be on an authorised list to get in”.
I try to avoid real-world comparisons but it’s difficult [...]
Victorian universities run Second Life event
Discover your Second Life is an event hosted by Monash and Swinburne Universities. It’s being held Saturday 17th November at Monash Uni in Caulfield, Victoria.
Registration is required but free.
The speakers arranged are:
Dr. Suku Sinnappan
Gary Hayes
Dr. Mandy Salomon
Jo Kay
Dr. Melissa DeZwart
Debbie McCormick
Glenda McPherson and Malcolm Jolly
Lindy McKeown
Kim Flintoff
Chris Yeoh from IBM
