tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post972431026995347276..comments2024-01-13T07:04:29.167-05:00Comments on Kapp Notes: Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: MMORPG in ICT EducationKarl Kapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586071112339563727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-9830332611739340662007-01-23T12:06:00.000-05:002007-01-23T12:06:00.000-05:00I unfortunately end up with similar requests from ...I unfortunately end up with similar requests from our faculty who don't quite understand the space. "Can you build me a virtual classroom that allows me to import powerpoint slides and display them on a screen?"<br /><br />Well, yes. But why would I want to do that?<br /><br />One unique use I found for Second Life relates to historical settings. A walk through of the ancient pyramds of Egypt. Examining the arhitecture of the Coliseum. An archealogical dig Brazil. These are things that you can't do in a classroom, as an instructor (well, maybe the coliseum example is doable). <br /><br />Change is difficult I guess, and some instructors feel comfortable re-creating their classroom virtually. I'm hoping I can help them see beyond that...quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-80696689710090189072007-01-19T07:57:00.000-05:002007-01-19T07:57:00.000-05:00Tony,
I agree 100%, we need to get away from our ...Tony,<br /><br />I agree 100%, we need to get away from our pre-existing educational paradigms (didactic models)and creatively expand our horizons. Great quote...and I agree our "master of computer art" has not yet been found.Karl Kapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586071112339563727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-66701036812619886682007-01-18T16:46:00.000-05:002007-01-18T16:46:00.000-05:00I can't see much point in using Second Life for di...I can't see much point in using Second Life for didactic instruction. It does however present a lot of opportunity for creativity and the attendant learning.<br /><br />“The computer is a medium of human expression and if it has not yet had its Shakespeares, its Michelangelos or its Einsteins, it will. …. We have scarcely begun to grasp its human and social implications.”<br />Computer Criticism vs. Technocentric Thinking By Seymour PapertAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384288304778972289noreply@blogger.com