tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post3402013864271133589..comments2024-01-13T07:04:29.167-05:00Comments on Kapp Notes: Questions about Second LifeKarl Kapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586071112339563727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-50119465169439337492008-09-26T22:13:00.000-05:002008-09-26T22:13:00.000-05:00Karl, you are now officially one of my heroes. Dig...Karl, you are now officially one of my heroes. Digital environments are indeed just that: tools. Wonderful, multi-faceted tools, but tools nonetheless. Just one of many in our arsenal of pedagogical tools. They are not a panacea, but how great they are where they are useful.<BR/><BR/>Feldie.Feldspar Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983708961759320723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-31475212878477739792008-09-25T16:12:00.000-05:002008-09-25T16:12:00.000-05:00Bart,Happy to say, not blogging at 5:00 AM, using ...Bart,<BR/><BR/>Happy to say, not blogging at 5:00 AM, using the scheduled posting option of blogger.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the observations and insight into your class and what their habits were regarding social networking.<BR/><BR/>I too have some reservations about 3D environments, they are not a cure-all, for some types of training they are perfect for other types of training...not good. As designers of instruction we need to know when to apply the right tools to the right type of learning.<BR/><BR/>Karl<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>KarlKarl Kapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586071112339563727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-33247648660881679302008-09-25T08:52:00.000-05:002008-09-25T08:52:00.000-05:00First off...you're blogging at 5am? That's dedica...First off...you're blogging at 5am? That's dedication!<BR/><BR/>After being in SL for over 2 years with the IST initiative, I still have reservations about the environment. But it is worth experimenting. Nothing is more frustrating than criticizing an environment that you have never experimented with yourself.<BR/><BR/>Some personal observations of social networking in education from my classes:<BR/>- about 1/2 of my course over the summer used Facebook to create team groups, where they did much of their brainstorming and team coordination. Also of note is the students utilized text messaging via phones, NOT EMAIL, to also coordinate. <BR/><BR/>- delicion, a social bookmarking site, is also utilized heavily by student teams that need to research a specific topic. They create a team account, and everyone has the ability to tag useful web resources for the entire team to review.Barthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614482627121562357noreply@blogger.com