... extensive online training via virtual worlds, IBM has just announced that it will soon set up a private area of Second Life ... effortlessly cross over from the mainland Second Life into the private area devoted to the company. With IBM putting so ... companies are likely to follow suit. Big Blue has a reported 5,000 employees already in Second Life and the company ... [partnership] marks the first time a portion of the Second Life Grid will be deployed behind a corporate firewall ... First-Hand Second Life Experience I recently attended a Second ...

... to others). Learning to Be There is a second, perhaps even more significant, aspect of social learning. Mastering ... (Australia), which has built a classroom in Second Life, the online virtual world that has attracted millions of users ... Another interesting experiment in Second Life was the Harvard Law School and Harvard Extension School fall 2006 course called ... , and interact with faculty members during their office hours within Second Life. And at the third level, any participant in Second Life could review the lectures and other course materials online at no cost. This experiment suggests one ...

Things I have learned in my life so far”. The talk had nothing to do with eLearning, but was the best keynote of ... . What I learned from her is that we should provide support tools first and think about formal training second. In other ... too distant future.) After lunch I went to “I’m Busy Enough…What Do I Need a Second Life For?” mostly because Angela White (who I met at the conference) was so enthusiastic about Second Life. I went in as a skeptic ... from NMC presented the session and “demystified” Second Life for me. I’ve heard of it, but ...