Second Life For Me

November 24, 2008

Second Life: Personality - Identity – Avatars

Paulemon, L.-P. (2008, Nov). Second Life: Personality - Identity – Avatars. Paper presented at the 2008 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Paper (PDF)

Slidecasting (presentation)

How CompaniesAre Using the Second LifeVirtualWorld:Three Case Studies

Pichardo, M. A. (2008, Nov). How CompaniesAre Using the Second LifeVirtualWorld:Three Case Studies. Paper presented at the 2008 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Paper (PDF) by Mallory Pichard

Slidecasting (presentation) , presented by Shiang-Kwei Wang

Uses of Second Life in Higher Education: Three Successful Cases

Wongtangswad, J. (2008, Nov). Uses of Second Life in Higher Education: Three Successful Cases. Paper presented at the 2008 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Paper (PDF) by Jenny Wongtangswad

Slidecasting (presentation) , presented by Hui-Yin Hsu


Librarian Avatars in Second Life: A Review of the literature

Tehrani, M. A. (2008, Nov). Librarian Avatars in Second Life: A Review of the literature. Paper presented at the 2008 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Paper (PDF)

Slidecasting (presentation)



Using ADDIE Model to Design Second Life activities for Online Learners

Wang, S.-K. & Hsu, H.-Y. (2008, Nov). Using ADDIE Model to Design Second Life activities for Online Learners. Paper presented at the 2008 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Paper (PDF)

Slidecasting (presentation)


November 21, 2008

Interface Culture by Steven Johnson discusses Avatars


I had a great time at the 2008 AACE conference in Las Vegas, Nevada and I learned a great deal. My presentation was about avatars in Second Life and I would like to share the link to the book I read called Interface Cultrue by Steven Johnson. He talks about the earlier forms of avatars and the connection we have to the digital world via the graphical user interface. Check it out:

http://books.google.com/books?id=1XZkjFEJubgC&dq=interface+culture+steven+johnson&pg=PP1&ots=sx94D8_1Ne&source=bn&sig=9cispnuquNd0BL-tzrGWlkOwVok&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result

I hope you find it enjoyable. It's a good read!

November 18, 2008

Lets Meet Up...

Hi everyone,

We had great feedback after our presentation this afternoon at the AACE Conference and our group did a great job! I am very fortunate to be with my group members. Second life has been a great experience for me since joining last semester of this year. I am providing my second life screen name so that we can meet up and chat:

LucPhilippe Pomilio

Hope to bump into you online. I have posted the Saint Leo University virtual campus right below this post. Check it out, its a really nice island.