Just FYI–I’m an instructional designer, not a professor. My comments are in italics, but everything else is a summary of what Barbara McLain wrote. “The two professors were effusive” is really incorrect on two points–you don’t really know whether I’m effusive or not when I’m simply reporting on someone else’s presentation.

I’m personally not as excited as she is about SL. I see the potential of virtual worlds, but it’s too bleeding edge for my job. I like seeing what’s possible as that vision for the future, but I know I’m at least several years away from being able to apply any of it in my own job.