Science ID

Last week I wondered if we were “playing school” and after promised to consider some advantages of SL that are unique to this world.
The The Daedelus Project and related links provided some insight on motivation. Data suggests that identifying with an avatar increases motivation and that students may share a common bond as they assist [...]

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Week 3 was a mix of excitement and frustration and I connected with the articles “how not to teach in second life” (http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=1363) and have been exploring the sim tech wiki for code resources. http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page.
I have a map that helps me map out what we could do in SL but I’m having difficulty finding good [...]

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I’m summarazing my class experince and readings by trying to define some broad structures useful for moving forward. I find concept maps as useful tools to sturcuture my thoughs so I’ll map these out. The key topics I’m exploring this week are broad catagories of learning environmetns and (a subtopic) broad categories of simulated experinces. 

Broad [...]

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