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Direct linkAtkinson, Tom – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
This article explores "Second Life"[TM] (SL) from an educator's perspective. As instructional designers transform instruction from real world to SL, understanding how more traditional forms of teaching and learning transfer to the immersive spaces of virtual life may be critical. This article identifies principles of instruction for virtual worlds…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Immersion Programs, Games, Electronic Learning
Atkinson, Tom – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
Using open-ended virtual spaces can be challenging and time consuming for teachers. Fortunately, there are many resources in-world and on the web with general guidelines and specific tools to help teachers be more productive. Most of the groups that host these resources recruit professional members with experience in simulation and game-based…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Computer Mediated Communication, Schools, Social Environment
Atkinson, Tom; Daugherty, Janet; Etelamaki, Lisa – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
In 2007, Mary Herring, AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology) President-Elect, assembled a task force to focus on issues and opportunities presented by virtual environments in the context of global leadership in professional development, research, scholarship, and practice, and the opportunity for social interaction and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Production Techniques, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
Atkinson, Tom – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
A new culture called Second Life [TM] has emerged that promises innovative strategies for everything from social interactions to business. Some educators believe it may hold new and unique opportunities for teaching and learning. Second Life [TM] (SL) is the creation of Linden Labs, a San Francisco-based corporation defined by its creators as "an…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Social Networks, Internet, Technology Uses in Education
Atkinson, Tom – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
Second Life[TM], or simply SL, was developed at Linden Lab, a San Francisco-based corporation defined by its creators as "an online society within a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents, where they can explore, build, socialize and participate in their own economy." With over 14 million residents in the SL virtual community,…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Social Networks, Technological Advancement, Higher Education
Atkinson, Tom – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
In this article, the author provides an overview of Second Life[trademark], or simply SL, which was developed at Linden Lab, a San Francisco-based corporation. SL is an online society within a threee-dimensional virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents, where they can explore, build, socialize and participate in their own economy.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Design, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities
