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Second Life may be the richest, most creative learning environment on the planet. What can we do with it?
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The first problem anybody faces when logging into this place is logging into this place. It's often ugly, frustrating, and complicated.This is a different country so before you go, plan ahead.1. You'll need a good machine with a really fast connection. Dialup doesn't cut it. That 666mhz CPU you've been running WordPerfect on for the last 5 years won't either. From an educator's standpoint, this is a serious problem. Too many students just don't have a high enough level of technology. Some…See More
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Once upon a time I used to think that helping students who are blind/visually impaired to get access to good, high quality educational experiences meant helping make classrooms and the activities that happened there accessible to those students. The usual approach to "Special Ed' is figuring out what has to be done "extra" for students who need special equipment, extra explanation, or alternative representations.Over the 10 years or so that I've been involved, I've come to believe that this…See More
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The Red Pill

Second Life is a great place to learn, but I'm becoming more convinced that it's not a good place to teach.



The teaching perspective implies a course, and the course implies that the students will be required to attend and do something. But the barriers to entry in terms of technology and disability are such that I don't think the environment is ready for prime time.



Starting with the level of computer needed to just run the viewer. It's not going to work very well on the… Continue

Posted by Nathan Lowell on May 6, 2009 at 3:07pm

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In the Beginning

Once upon a time I used to think that helping students who are blind/visually impaired to get access to good, high quality educational experiences meant helping make classrooms and the activities that happened there accessible to those students. The usual approach to "Special Ed' is figuring out what has to be done "extra" for students who need special equipment, extra explanation, or alternative representations.



Over the 10 years or so that I've been involved, I've come to believe… Continue

Posted by Nathan Lowell on April 21, 2009 at 2:18pm

 
 
 

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