A Second Experience in Second Life

 My second significant experience with Second Life was the tour on Wednesday night. This experience was eerily similar to what I had predicted in a paper I wrote last semester.  (Click here to see an excerpt from that paper.)  I found the most impressive part of the tour to be the use of a HUD.  [...]

First Experiences with Second Life

If you haven’t read Connie’s post about her experience with Second Life yet, you should, as she has written a rather thought-provoking criticism.  (Connie, you are much too apologetic of your opinions, as you have raised some very valid concerns.) My experience with Second Life began last semester.  I came across the technology while doing some [...]

Not What I Expected.

 EC&I 831 – Tuesday, March 11, 2008 – Presenter Stephen Downs
Our presenter this week was Stephen Downs who works for the National Research Council in New Brunswick and specializes in online learning, content syndication, and new media. Stephen has created some excellent on-line resources, writes a blog called OLDaily, and continues to be an important [...]

EC&I 831 – Reflecting on Presenters

Each Tuesday in this class, via our Eluminate sessions, we have been fortunate enough to have a variety of guest presenters share their experiences and knowledge of educational technology.  There have been some great presentations on a variety of topics from presenters with varying backgrounds working with Ed. Tech.  Some presenters have shared their practical [...]

EC&I 831 – Clarence Fisher & the Power of the Network

Last Tuesday we had the privilege of listening to Clarence Fisher as he shared his experiences using communications technologies in his classroom in a remote community in northern Manitoba.  Clarence’s presentation was one of my favourites, as he essentially brought his classroom to us.  He provided us with great examples, yet also shared a good [...]

Published Student Works On-line

I have recently developed the philosophy that student works should be shared with the world.  It is one thing for a student to create something for the very small audience that exists in a classroom.  It is something entirely different when student works are published on-line and made available for an entire world to view.  [...]