In last week’s post, I wanted to add a fun element to the online class. So, this week, in continuation of this topic, I am thinking Second Life. As Ko and Rossen says, ” Reasons for using the virtual world for educational activities … the desire to inject some fun into education…” I am not too familiar with Second Life, except for the one time time where a friend of mine introduced me to the game some years ago. I think at least 11 years ago. And I was re-introduced to it at a recent workshop we had here at MiraCosta College. However, my skills are in question here.
I think, first and foremost, I must know what the heck I am doing before I introduce it to the class. For research purposes, I think I should try to play the Second Life game and get myself familiarized with it.
At this moment though, I am feeling overwhelmed by the tremendous amount of tools out there for our use in the educational setting. Yes, they can be easy to learn and use; however, the time factor and fear factor get in the way. For now, I just need to breathe. Hopefully, by the end of the POT Program, I will have some sense of comfort and familiarity.
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