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Part of the series: Teaching and Learning in Second Life You may have heard about Second Life . I actually hadn’t heard of it before I saw the course description for a TESOL EVO workshop on Virtual Worlds and Language Learning. Considering that I thought an avatar was a diety in Hindu Mythology, I think [...]
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In case some of you didn’t know it, Second Life (SL) is a relatively new country where the rules of Real Life (RL) often don’t apply. For instance, you can fly and teleport from one place to another in the blink of an eye. It’s an interesting place to work as a teacher, although jobs [...]
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Part of the series Giving Second Life a Second Chance I love teacher’s lounges in the same way I love coffee breaks at conferences. They’re great places to make friends and build professional networks (same people, different roles). The people I meet become my partners in learning. Share the post “Life in the Virtual Teacher’s Lounge”FacebookTwitterGoogle+
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Part of the series Giving Second Life a Second Chance Professional development in Second Life is generally one of two types: using Second Life as a place to learn about things, and learning how to use tools in Second Life to do things (like teach). In both cases, it’s the people you meet who matter most–they will teach you, learn with [...]
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Part of the series Giving Second Life a Second Chance Once you feel comfortable moving around and interacting with objects (getting things, finding them in your inventory and using them), it’s time to enjoy some of the professional development opportunities available in Second Life. Again, I’m not trying to list all of the groups that host speakers, [...]
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You may have heard about Second Life . I actually hadn’t heard of it before I saw the course description for a TESOL EVO session on Virtual Worlds and Language Learning. Considering that I thought an avatar was a diety in Hindu Mythology, I think it’s fair to say that my learning curve was pretty steep. [...]
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