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Title: Kleenex Syndrome - Jennifer Wagner, techLearning Post by: Stephen Taylor on August 22, 2007, 04:00:58 AM Kleenex Syndrome - Jennifer Wagner, techLearning
For many, it is nearly impossible not to be excited about the potential of Second Life in education after exploring its various educational spots. Without a doubt, I was one of those people (or is that avatars?). As a former high school English teacher, it only took seeing the various Literature Projects for me to see the classroom potential. Looking back, I now realize that what I was really seeing was the potential of virtual worlds NOT the potential of SL. Sadly, I had fallen victim to the Kleenex Syndrome (i.e. thinking that the only tissue is a Kleenex). The reality is that Second Life is just a brand of virtual worlds with TOO MANY problems for it to be anointed as the Kleenex of virtual worlds in education. Read More.. (http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2007/08/kleenex_syndrome.php) |