Linden Lab strikes again

It’s a good thing I’m not a conspiracy nut. Over a month ago I created a group for the newly named Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable – a name change, and vision change, de-emphasizing Second Life as the only virtual worlds and expanding our vision and virtual vocabulary.  I kept the group out of search until […]

You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay

…but you don’t have to call me Mr. Johnson. Add two “old” points if you remember that. Ok – so, time for our next weeks survey.  Someone who works in my college tweeted that “unless you are a medical doctor don’t introduce yourself as “Hi! I’m doctor [last name]” when entering a room.” This weeks […]

Bad press for Linden Lab

Someone on the SLED list posted a link to the following Slashdot story http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/11/20/1323231/SecondLife-To-Remove-Free-Content-From-Web-Search The write-up reflects very negatively on Linden Lab.  This latest dust-up, about freebie items in the online store, has not sat well at all.  Is it my imagination, or has Linden Lab had trouble keeping on the good side of the […]

Email Etiquette

With all the ways we have to reach each other these days – phone, email, txt msg, Wave, etc…, I’m brought back tot he age-old question…. How much time is considered appropriate for a response to an email before writing again? Now, I understand that people are busy.  I also know that not all email […]

Course Assessment

I am looking for samples of course assessments, specifically those that are used in hybrid and online courses. A course evaluation is the kind that students complete at the end of the course, evaluating the course and, usually, the instructor. If you know where I can get my hands on samples, either link the URL […]

National Educational Technology Plan meeting

As mentioned in my previous post, I was one of the speakers at the International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) Second Life meeting with members of the President’s panel for the National Educational Technology Plan.  Below is the content of my speech. Hello, and welcome. I’m excited and honored to have been asked to […]

Speaking at an event for the National Educational Technology Plan (NETP)

On Thursday, November 5th, 2009, starting at 6pm Pacific Time, ISTE, Metanomics, New Media Consortium, Virtual Ability and the University of Michigan will be hosting an event on the ISTE amphitheater in the 3D virtual world Second Life (c). This event will center around the National Educational Technology Plan (NETP).   Prior to an open discussion […]