Important Educationally Related SL Blogs
If MUVE Forward has been of any use to you to this point, I want to very strongly recommend two similar blogs: The Story of My Second Life by Kevin Garrett (KJ Hax) and Puritan’s Guide to Second Life by Dembe Wellman. Both are, IMHO, very valuable contributions to the education community from which any educator will benefit.
Both blogs have essentially the same goal as MUVE Forward: exploring the educational possibilities of Second Life while making available resources to shorten the learning and discovery curve for other educators entering Second Life.
The Story of My Second Life by Kevin Garrett (SL: KJ Hax) began in late February to early March 2007. Kevin is a member of Walden University’s faculty who received a grant to explore the educational applications of Second Life. From his site . . .
I would like to be able to create a comprehensive guide to SL for post-secondary instructors (and their students), particularly for online universities like Walden.
Puritan’s Guide to Second Life by Dembe Wellman began in early February 2007.
From her site . . .
I am blogging about the possible educational uses of Second Life and safe sites that are New Comer Friendly to SL . . . I will look locations, interactions and of course educational purposes of Second Life. Follow along with me on a daily trip with the Adventures of Dembe.
Both provide fantastic insights into the application of SL to real life education.
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