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VirtuaLU Education | Links. Second Life Education/Resources. From Second Life Wiki Second Life Wiki > Second Life Education > Second Life Education/Resources The Education Community is Among the Most Vibrant and Active in Second Life The education community is the fastest growing and among the most vibrant, active, and dynamic in Second Life. The email lists and groups are free to join and are places where you can listen to the conversations or join in.

When you ask a question to the group, you are drawing on a deep well of experience and good will, where people generously share best practices, common mistakes, quick tips, and make connections. Second Life Education Forum General Learning Resources Language Learning Cypris Chat Places to Learn Second Life Skills SL Education Blogs Videos Showcasing Educators in SL Learning Tools Interesting Virtual Campuses (Direct SLurls) Museums Science and Health Resources. Journals - ARVEL. Machinima. Educators in Second Life: Capella University. Published 06.Sep.11 by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Wm. H.’Bill’ Burkett, Ph.D. of Capella University explains how they are creatively using Second Life as an educational platform. Capella University Capella University’s School of Undergraduate Studies Information Technology Department is proud to be an innovator in using Second Life.

One use we have for Second Life is in conducting our IT2240 Introduction to Programming. We use the Linden (Second Life) Scripting Language, which is an event driven language, as our beginning vehicle to learning the theory of programming. Student learning at Capella in Second Life We have upwards of 75 Learners at any one time in the course. In the course, we emphasize the theory of programming (pseudo code and flowcharts included) as well as the planning and actual coding and debugging of their scripts. > Visit Capella University in Second Life Interested in Virtual Worlds space of your own? Media PlayLab. Education & Nonprofits. Language ▿ Login Destination Guide > Education Categories Destination Guide FAQ Suggest a Destination Join Now Education Change Your maturity settings: Learning in a virtual world?

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