I left early, I liked the part about the maps and the guy there was funny for 7:15 AM. I think they hired an actor/comedian and gave him a script or else he has a side job at corporate parties.
Professional Learning Networks in Second Life:
You may recall my wicked kung fu from January. TIES' Second Life space is growing, we have a more permanent building but we just don't know how to develop the community we are looking for. This session is from a group of educators that created DEN, the Discovery Educator Network. It's exactly what it sounds like, a network of teachers in SL collaborating.
What I like: people doing what we are hoping to accomplish in SL. There are people behind me that are a part of Lighthouse Learing Island (Kathy Schrock's area). I want to talk more with them.
What I didn't: Not much on the how. I want to know more about how they are doing professional development. I agree with what they said, you need a little time to play, to learn how to operate in SL, but what I wanted was to know more about a formal structure of how they are meeting in SL. Meeting times, locations, how to set up a classroom or meeting space?
Thank you for attending our session and for blogging about it. We were very limited on time, and had to make decisions on what not to talk about. Going into the details of how we established everything may not have been of universal interest. We are always available and would be happy to share with you more details of how we set everything up logistically, as well as point you to additional resources. Part of our Wednesday Workshop series included a workshop on how to present in SL, which we hope to repeat later this summer. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
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