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Title: Is Second Life the right tool for Further and Higher Education? - Information W Post by: Stephen Taylor on July 27, 2007, 04:23:33 AM Is Second Life the right tool for Further and Higher Education? - Information World Review
I recently came across a survey on Second Life usage in UK Further and Higher Education (FE/HE). The research was commissioned by Eduserv, a not for profit IT service company and reveals some interesting examples of how the virtual world is being used as a learning tool. The study examined the scale of use* and asked how much time and resources were being committed, crucially were these efforts a success or did they fizzle out? IWR technology expert David Tebbutt wrote a very informative article on Second Life back in our March issue, he discussed how companies such as IBM and Cisco think its worth having a strong presence there, as well as study sponsors Eduserv. Clearly they believe there are legs in the technology. Read More.. (http://blog.iwr.co.uk/2007/07/is-second-life-.html) |