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November 12, 2007
Things they don't teach you in grad school
Chronicle Careers: 11/12/2007: Second Life, Revisited
"Beaubois said he analyzed Second Life thoroughly before adapting it pedagogically. He opted for a private "island" -- virtual land with restricted access -- to minimize distractions. (Still, he admires those on Second Life "who can gracefully teach a class while a squirrel crashes its spaceship" into their projects or "a 6-foot fox harasses the teacher with questions not about the class.")"
While that quote leapt out at me, there is much more substance in the article which discusses the conflict between the academic culture of higher education and the corporate culture Linden Lab's Second Life.
Posted by janeblum at November 12, 2007 09:16 AM