Comments on: Community, Education, and Second Life http://conniebensen.com/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/ Community Strategist Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:30:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Meg Ivey http://conniebensen.com/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Meg Ivey Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:01:07 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/#comment-1492 Hi Connie, It is so exciting to hear about your adventures in Second Life. NCFL introduced the family literacy audience to SL in an interactive session at our conference last year. We are also currently exploring how social media can help educators, so it was great to find your blog. Good luck at your SL premier! I would love to have an update on how to get/keep teachers engaged online! Meg Ivey National Center for Family Literacy Hi Connie,
It is so exciting to hear about your adventures in Second Life. NCFL introduced the family literacy audience to SL in an interactive session at our conference last year. We are also currently exploring how social media can help educators, so it was great to find your blog.

Good luck at your SL premier! I would love to have an update on how to get/keep teachers engaged online!

Meg Ivey
National Center for Family Literacy

]]> By: Connie Reece http://conniebensen.com/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Connie Reece Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:53:23 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/#comment-1479 Connie, there is so much educational activity going on in Second Life. And libraries! I thought of your work as a librarian and realized how well you would fit in with that community. And it's fun too. We'll have fun learning to roller skate. Let me know what your SL name is and I'll send you a pair of skates. Connie, there is so much educational activity going on in Second Life. And libraries! I thought of your work as a librarian and realized how well you would fit in with that community. And it’s fun too. We’ll have fun learning to roller skate. Let me know what your SL name is and I’ll send you a pair of skates.

]]> By: Kevin Jarrett http://conniebensen.com/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Kevin Jarrett Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:49:49 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/#comment-1477 Connie, it was wonderful meeting you, thanks for making the time for a skype call! (That, and for making an entire category on your blog, how cool!) I am very excited about showing you around Second Life in general and introducing you to the education community in specific. There are many reasons to have a "Second Life," but in my view, developing one's personal learning network is perhaps the most compelling. Second Life makes this possible in an unprecedented, immersive, real-time way. The education community will be thrilled to meet you since you are one of us; as a former High School Spanish teacher and public librarian, you understand the world we live in. Plus, your perspectives as an authority in online communities will help us to do what we do best: learn! Looking forward to connecting soon! Best, -kj- Connie, it was wonderful meeting you, thanks for making the time for a skype call! (That, and for making an entire category on your blog, how cool!)

I am very excited about showing you around Second Life in general and introducing you to the education community in specific.

There are many reasons to have a “Second Life,” but in my view, developing one’s personal learning network is perhaps the most compelling. Second Life makes this possible in an unprecedented, immersive, real-time way.

The education community will be thrilled to meet you since you are one of us; as a former High School Spanish teacher and public librarian, you understand the world we live in. Plus, your perspectives as an authority in online communities will help us to do what we do best: learn!

Looking forward to connecting soon!

Best,

-kj-

]]> By: Richard Millington http://conniebensen.com/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Richard Millington Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:19:13 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/#comment-1476 Education is an interesting one. Imagine this scenario, colleges/univeristies didn't exist. Instead the top teachers and lecturers were known via their social media efforts, and students went to them and paid a fee to learn remotely from them. Wouldn't that be incredible? It would completely open up the choice for students and educators. Anyone can pay any lecturer to learn from them. I think there is such an advantage in that model. Education is an interesting one. Imagine this scenario, colleges/univeristies didn’t exist. Instead the top teachers and lecturers were known via their social media efforts, and students went to them and paid a fee to learn remotely from them.

Wouldn’t that be incredible? It would completely open up the choice for students and educators. Anyone can pay any lecturer to learn from them. I think there is such an advantage in that model.

]]> By: Tracy Rosen http://conniebensen.com/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Tracy Rosen Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:14:15 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/07/31/community-education-and-second-life/#comment-1475 Hi Connie, Nice to meet you as well! Building community is one of the most important things I do in the classroom. Last year we looked at online communities with blogs - each of my students had one and we spent quite some time posting and commenting on each others blogs - and with morning meeting. Morning meeting (based on Circle of Power and Respect from Origins) is when we'd spend some time each morning sitting in a circle, greeting each other, talking about our lives, and getting energized to learn. It took the kids a while to get used to it - but after a while they started to ask for meeting time. (See here to find more about Circle of Power and Respect http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin/admin523.shtml) I'm looking forward to getting to know you through your blog, Tracy Hi Connie,
Nice to meet you as well!

Building community is one of the most important things I do in the classroom. Last year we looked at online communities with blogs – each of my students had one and we spent quite some time posting and commenting on each others blogs – and with morning meeting. Morning meeting (based on Circle of Power and Respect from Origins) is when we’d spend some time each morning sitting in a circle, greeting each other, talking about our lives, and getting energized to learn. It took the kids a while to get used to it – but after a while they started to ask for meeting time.

(See here to find more about Circle of Power and Respect http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin/admin523.shtml)

I’m looking forward to getting to know you through your blog,
Tracy

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