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07.10.08Educational Institutions Spread Their Wings in Second LifeTwo reports build on the body of evidence and insight on the use of Second Life for education: At George Washington University a graduate-level course in instructional design was created by David Cillay, an assistant dean for distance education, as reported on TMC.net. The course was taught completely in Second Life, with the students, using their avatars, communicating with Cillay and one another through the course's island (learning space) in Second Life. Cillay was impressed with the level of text and voice interaction between the students, even if they were only avatars onscreen. The students discussed what 'instructional design means' and took ...
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