Posts from — February 2008

SL Student Center
A number of folks have attended the Lessons in Second Life meeting that Jeremy Hunsinger hosts on Mondays from 1-2:30pm at the _blacklibrary on hyperborea.

[From sorry.afk: SL Student Center]

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AJ posts about the idea that i’ve been working on for a universal student center in SL. It would be open to all students, a place that any and all instructors could put on their syllabus. it would be run by students with minimal rules and provided with some SL centric resources, like freebies and landmarks. My idea is that frequently classes are small and lack the critical mass necessary to feel safe in socializing and exploring in sl, this location would allow people from various courses, colleges, and universities to come together and find compatriots.

A. A Thinking WorldTM task is a challenge that will take place in a 3D world. For example you may be answering multiple choice questions about how blood gets around the body, whilst exploring a 3D set of lungs. Or you may be bringing different characters information about bullying in a 3D classroom.

[From Serious Educational Games Online | Game Based Learning | Games]

more on thinking worlds

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seems like it would be interesting, but it is pc only. now i have my old linux box…

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sometimes i get the feeling that most people in most parts of life are doing this.

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this is an interesting presentation for a center for new humanities at rutgers.

I’m not sure that humanities are centered around creativity, but I am sure that i think that they humanities lead the way in terms of the skills that allow creativity and innovation to flourish.

THES – QS World University Rankings

[From QS Top Universities: THES - QS World University Rankings - top university rankings from around the world]

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the new rankings are out for the best universities. these are the times higher education supplement rankings. they have some interesting numbers.