As many of you know, I created this blog for a social networking & business class I am taking for my MBA. As class winds down, we will be finishing up next week with a virtual class in Second Life.Sadly, I am no stranger to Second Life, this will be the second class that has required me to use the program. Let's just say, it didn't go well the first time.
Click here to read about my first experience.
I'm going to try and remain open-minded going into my class next week. I often have bad first impressions, so I'm hoping that was the case with Second Life.
The first time I used Second Life we were merely asked to attend an event, as the official assignment. This time around, we will be doing virtual learning.
Virtual worlds as a classroom... 10 years ago that would have never been imaginable. In a previous blog post, I asked if companies would no longer require office space... now I wonder if we even need campuses and universities (sort of like University of Phoenix).
I absolutely loved my undergraduate experience and would never want to replace it with a virtual classroom. Even the face-to-face experience I had in classes with professors made my college experience what it was.
I once again ask, where do we draw the line with new technology?
I think Second Life should be used as learning enhancements rather than a replacement. This type of virtual world isn't for everyone, but I do hope my experience next week will be better that than my previous experience.
