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Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:53:52 -0700
From: "Birdie Newborn" <birdie.newb...@gmail.com>
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So what is the shape of learning in Second Life. Personally, it seems that
almost every day, I'm learning, and not just how to do things in SL -- how
to find out what I need to know, how to work with people, find out their
stories,  marvel at ingenuity or originality. It refreshes me. Why doesn't
it refresh students the same way? It puzzles me.

On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:48 AM, Craig Blewett <craigblew...@gmail.com>wrote:

> Birdie....to comment on your thought...
>
> *"One thought, expressed by my partner in education, Maxie Schneider, is
> that the people who learn in Second Life are the educators -- the
> students are just transient, waiting to get back to World of Warcraft
> or something with great graphics and lots of action."*
>
> I agree this is largely true. However in what you said is an element of the
> new way education is moving. It is no longer a matter of the sage on the
> stage, we are rapidly moving into an environment where the learning is
> bi-directional, where students and educators (maybe that should be another
> word now) are both learning. This is the spirit of collaboration. We need to
> actually accept that we will be learning as much, if not more than the
> students, and often even from our students. It's the wiki-syndrome -
> everyone is equal - we're judged not by name or degrees but by what we say
> and do.
>
> Cheers
> Craig
>
>
> >
>


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Birdie Newborn
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<div dir="ltr">So what is the shape of learning in Second Life. Personally, it seems that almost every day, I&#39;m learning, and not just how to do things in SL -- how to find out what I need to know, how to work with people, find out their stories,&nbsp; marvel at ingenuity or originality. It refreshes me. Why doesn&#39;t it refresh students the same way? It puzzles me.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:48 AM, Craig Blewett <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:craigblew...@gmail.com">craigblew...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">Birdie....to comment on your thought...<br><br><i>&quot;One thought, expressed by my partner in education, Maxie Schneider, is<br>
that the people who learn in Second Life are the educators -- the<br>
students are just transient, waiting to get back to World of Warcraft<br>
or something with great graphics and lots of action.&quot;</i><br><br>I agree this is largely true. However in what you said is an element of the new way education is moving. It is no longer a matter of the sage on the stage, we are rapidly moving into an environment where the learning is bi-directional, where students and educators (maybe that should be another word now) are both learning. This is the spirit of collaboration. We need to actually accept that we will be learning as much, if not more than the students, and often even from our students. It&#39;s the wiki-syndrome - everyone is equal - we&#39;re judged not by name or degrees but by what we say and do.<br>

<br>Cheers<br>Craig<br><br></div><br>
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all we have to do is keep on walking.<br><br>Birdie Newborn<br>SL: Birdie Newcomb on Belle Isle<br><a href="http://www.beachcollege.net">www.beachcollege.net</a><br><br>
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