Friday, October 06, 2006

Real learning in a virtual world

More from the fascinating developments from the virtual world of Second Life. This time some foresighted educators are moving classes into this virtual world - From The Christian Science Monitor:

'Some 60 schools and universities have set up shop inside Second Life - most in the past year. They join a population that includes real-world business people, politicians, entertainers, and more than 800,000 other "residents" of the virtual world.

For the first time this fall, a Harvard University class is meeting on its own "Berkman Island" within Second Life (SL).

...Some 90 Harvard law and extension school students taking the course, called "CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion," can receive real college credit. But anyone on earth with a computer connection can also take the course for free. Students are participating from as far away as South Korea and China.'

Via Smartmobs

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