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Education in Second Life, the virtual world December 18, 2007

Posted by Bertalan Meskó in Education, Medical education, Medicine 2.0, Second Life, Web 2.0.
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A came across an interesting slideshow about the educational opportunities of Second Life on Daneel Ariantho’s 2nd life blog. The presentation was given by Bernadette Daly Swanson (UCD) and Danielle Kane (UCSC):

If you’re interested in education and the virtual world, check out some of my posts:

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1. Education in Second Life, the virtual world | interesting videos - December 19, 2007

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2. huda - December 19, 2007

Just curious.. How much time do you spend in a day to live in a virtual world like second life. And you still have time for your study?

3. moones - December 19, 2007

Hi
At first I should thank u 4 ur interesting & informative weblog, then it wouldbe so great if u do me a favour. I’m a genetic student in TMU; Iran and I’m going to have a lecture about design medecine in next semester, but I know just a few! could u inform me about some review articles, main ideas, it’s current & future applications and etc.
thx alot.
Moones

4. Bertalan Meskó - December 19, 2007

Huda: I spend about 1-2 hours a week in SL. And studying is far the most important task for me in my life. :)

Moones: I hope you’ll find some interesting and useful reviews here: http://scienceroll.com/medicine-20/

5. Bernadette Daly Swanson - December 22, 2007

Hi,
thanks for picking up our presentation on SL. Further videos on SL are available at http://www.youtube.com/hvxsilverstar
and http://libraryfamous.blip.tv

If you haven’t already visited the medical library in the info archipelago, check it out. It’s an international effort with a lot of volunteers:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/172/198/25
and further info on the blog: http://infoisland.org/health_info/
Bernadette / HVX Silverstar in SL
p.s. I spend from 15-20 hours a week in SL