The Wall Street Journal’s Article on Business 2.0 and MUVEs
This recent article discusses the urge to using Second Life for marketing is “morphing” into a vision of utilizing these environments for learning.
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Physics in Second Life?
Havok4, the “physics” engine in Second Life still has some flaws. But is it possible to teach physics in Second Life? Interesting posts highlighted here.
MUVEs in Education
Edusim – as seen on their website, this application is great for interactive whiteboards (Smartboards and Promethean boards). Easy for anyone to use. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvnJowestag&hl=en] OpenSim – more advanced solution that allows users to create “Second Life-like”...
Alternate Reality Games (ARGs), Learning and Web 2.0
If you are not familiar with the concept of ARG, here is a great explanation given by Brooke at GiantMice.com. This other article by Wired reviews an excellent ARG implementation by 42 Entertainment for A...
The Long Tail
This article by Anderson explains clearly how Web 2.0 is about reaching for people that couldn’t be reached as easily before APIs ad other Web 2.0 concepts and tools came about. This concept of...
Web 2.0 Statistics
Yael Elish did a good job selecting relevant Web 2.0 statistics all over the Web.
Web 2.0 in Education – a Link Collection
This website is a good source of information on practical things people have done with Web 2.0 in Education.
Newbies Taking Over MUVEs and the Web in General?
Some people do not like the idea of the “cult of the amateur” or the “cult of the newbie”. Even though the Web is all about user-generated content. Not just professional user-generated content: average-user-generated...
(ELGG) Social Networking Features – Practical Scenarios
I don’t intend to do advertisement for Aperto Learning Solutions, which I just came across and can’t even testify to the quality of their work. However, I think that the way they delineate certain...
Brian Benzinger’s blog series on Web 2.0 beign used in class
Brian’s list of great Web 2.0 resources and excellent examples of how they can can add a flavor and simplicity to learning experiences is a must read.
