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  • “An engine for creativity”

    “An engine for creativity”

    The title of this post comes from Claudia L’Amoreaux, a community developer and educator for Linden Lab, who was recently interviewed for an eSchool News article. She states that Today’s teens are creating their own content, uploading photos to Flickr and videos to YouTube, and in Second Life they’re making their own games and stepping into [...]

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  • Newbie Session and Maintaining my Sense of Wonder

    Newbie Session and Maintaining my Sense of Wonder

    Jo has already written about the hugely successful April Festival on jokaydia which took place last weekend, but I’d like to add a few words about the Newbie Session that she asked me to help out with. It was very inspiring to be with a group of visitors who are keen to start exploring the [...]

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  • Virtual Classroom Project Reflection

    Virtual Classroom Project Reflection

    Cross-posted to: blog of proximal development Leigh Blackall’s work on the islands of jokaydia in Second Life is truly inspiring. We’ve had many discussions since he agreed to take part in my Virtual Classroom Project and it’s been fascinating to observe his progress. I envisioned the Virtual Classroom Project as an opportunity to explore alternatives to [...]

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  • The Virtual Classroom Project

    The Virtual Classroom Project

    I’ve been thinking about classroom design for a very long time but have never really been able to experiment with it until I found out about Second Life and the virtual building opportunities that it affords. When I first started working on my teachandlearn retreat on the island of jokaydia in Second Life, I realized [...]

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