http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/ Just another Weblogs at Harvard Law School weblog Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:24:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Intel® Software Network Blogs » Blog Archive » High Tech Marketing in a Virtual World Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:16:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/#comment-83 [...] Inaddition to pure commercial interests, other organizations areleveraging the virtual interactions that are possible in Second Life.Harvard Law School is offering a course called CyberOne:Law in the Court of Public Opinionwith participantsfrom Second Life. Isuspect that marketing is a side benefit, but Harvard seems moreinterested in leveraging the communityaspect of Second Life:“The Second Life environment for Harvard Extension Schoolparticipants permits us to foster a sense of community among studentstaking the course at a distance. It provides a rich medium forstudents to interact directly and satisfyingly with their instructorsand their fellow students.” [...] [...] Inaddition to pure commercial interests, other organizations areleveraging the virtual interactions that are possible in Second Life.Harvard Law School is offering a course called CyberOne:Law in the Court of Public Opinionwith participantsfrom Second Life. Isuspect that marketing is a side benefit, but Harvard seems moreinterested in leveraging the communityaspect of Second Life:“The Second Life environment for Harvard Extension Schoolparticipants permits us to foster a sense of community among studentstaking the course at a distance. It provides a rich medium forstudents to interact directly and satisfyingly with their instructorsand their fellow students.” [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Intel® Software Network Blogs » Blog Archive » High Tech Marketing in a Virtual World Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:27:34 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/#comment-81 [...] In addition to pure commercial interests, other organizations are leveraging the virtual interactions that are possible in Second Life. Harvard Law School is offering a course called CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion with participants from Second Life. I suspect that marketing is a side benefit, but Harvard seems more interested in leveraging the community aspect of Second Life: “The Second Life environment for Harvard Extension School participants permits us to foster a sense of community among students taking the course at a distance. It provides a rich medium for students to interact directly and satisfyingly with their instructors and their fellow students.” [...] [...] In addition to pure commercial interests, other organizations are leveraging the virtual interactions that are possible in Second Life. Harvard Law School is offering a course called CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion with participants from Second Life. I suspect that marketing is a side benefit, but Harvard seems more interested in leveraging the community aspect of Second Life: “The Second Life environment for Harvard Extension School participants permits us to foster a sense of community among students taking the course at a distance. It provides a rich medium for students to interact directly and satisfyingly with their instructors and their fellow students.” [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Course Notes - The Best Courses Online » Blog Archive » Virtual Learning Experience Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:46:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/#comment-57 [...] Since the revolutionary world wide web took center stage, everything has become possible. Through the Internet, virtual learning environments were put up to bring together people from different cultures with similar interests. Rebecca Neeson, in a blog posted at blogs.law.harvard.edu, expressed the advantages of joining in an extension school. Not only do online courses serve as comfortable ways of schooling, but also create opportunities among students by dealing with the diversity of personalities enlisted. Like anyone new at school, you can get nervous, but not as nervous when you are facing other students in actuality. Virtual environments, created as a venue for learning, is a helpful way of letting the person inside loose without sacrificing much in return.            Navigation [...] [...] Since the revolutionary world wide web took center stage, everything has become possible. Through the Internet, virtual learning environments were put up to bring together people from different cultures with similar interests. Rebecca Neeson, in a blog posted at blogs.law.harvard.edu, expressed the advantages of joining in an extension school. Not only do online courses serve as comfortable ways of schooling, but also create opportunities among students by dealing with the diversity of personalities enlisted. Like anyone new at school, you can get nervous, but not as nervous when you are facing other students in actuality. Virtual environments, created as a venue for learning, is a helpful way of letting the person inside loose without sacrificing much in return.            Navigation [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Things get busy in Second Life » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:51:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/#comment-47 [...] Professor Charles Nesson of Harvard Law School recently held his first class in Second Life as part of an online-only course called “Law in the Court of Public Opinion.” [...] [...] Professor Charles Nesson of Harvard Law School recently held his first class in Second Life as part of an online-only course called “Law in the Court of Public Opinion.” [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Norm Platt Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:21:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/#comment-42 The Rodney King video is very moving, and I am not surprised that most of it still resides in my memory bank since the initial TV Broadcasts of 1991. Charles Nesson's presentation and further explanation of the confrontation has opened my biased mind to a greater understanding from the police officers' side of the confrontation. Though I consider myself a fairly tough individual (ex college football player in what is an "organized sport"), I have never delt well with "street type fighting", which requires instant reaction to the "disorganized and spontaneous" stimuli. I'm sure every police officer is struct with this type of fear when they confront an unruly citizen such as Rodney King who exhibited "animal behavior". Mr. King could have been "shot" and we may never have heard more about this case. Oh, there may have been a few riots and "torched cars" in the Watts district of LA, however, within a week or two, all would have been quiet. This is the nature of such a confrontational and reactionary group of people. Just my personal opinion. The Rodney King video is very moving, and I am not surprised that most of it still resides in my memory bank since the initial TV Broadcasts of 1991. Charles Nesson’s presentation and further explanation of the confrontation has opened my biased mind to a greater understanding from the police officers’ side of the confrontation. Though I consider myself a fairly tough individual (ex college football player in what is an “organized sport”), I have never delt well with “street type fighting”, which requires instant reaction to the “disorganized and spontaneous” stimuli. I’m sure every police officer is struct with this type of fear when they confront an unruly citizen such as Rodney King who exhibited “animal behavior”. Mr. King could have been “shot” and we may never have heard more about this case. Oh, there may have been a few riots and “torched cars” in the Watts district of LA, however, within a week or two, all would have been quiet. This is the nature of such a confrontational and reactionary group of people. Just my personal opinion.

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Stephanie Booth Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:03:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/#comment-41 I'm really sorry I couldn't attend this week. I've been having pretty bad RSI lately, and in addition to that, I've been swamped with administrivia. I'm travelling right now until Oct. 4th, and I really hope I'll be able to participate more actively in the course after that. I’m really sorry I couldn’t attend this week. I’ve been having pretty bad RSI lately, and in addition to that, I’ve been swamped with administrivia. I’m travelling right now until Oct. 4th, and I really hope I’ll be able to participate more actively in the course after that.

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-40 VRider Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:26:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/2006/09/22/the-first-class-in-second-life/#comment-40 Dear Rebecca, Thanks for sharing your teaching experience with us, as well as your reflections. It’s really a unique opportunity to get an open window to your SL experience via your CyberOne blog. Learning can be engaging and meaningful at the same time, and your course is a fine example of that. Could we use these kinds of virtual environments to bridge over culture differences? Dear Rebecca,
Thanks for sharing your teaching experience with us, as well as your reflections. It’s really a unique opportunity to get an open window to your SL experience via your CyberOne blog. Learning can be engaging and meaningful at the same time, and your course is a fine example of that.
Could we use these kinds of virtual environments to bridge over culture differences?

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