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04.21.08Summary of TC008 Keynote – E-Learning and Virtual WorldsChristy Tucker at Experiencing E-Learning liveblogged from the TCC08 keynote address presented by Dr. Barbara P. McLain, a professor at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and Professor Lilliehook in Second Life. The keynote addressed the question, "Why Do We Need a Second Life?" as it pertains to professional educators. The main point of the presentation was that "change ahead requires vision now." Overall, the two professors were effusive in their praise of Second Life's potential for education. They cited the growth of online education as a precursor to virtual education, and then cited the many reasons that virtual ed. should be ...
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