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{ Monthly Archives } September 2006

The importance of on-/off-line synchronization

In running 10-person classes for Legal Aid University, I ran into my share of logistical difficulties but never experienced the kind of numbers that bona fide universities experience, which in turn generate the demand for Course Management Systems. (At least as I define them, CMSs emphasize managing the logistics of courses — registration, attendance, etc. — from the administrator’s POV first, teacher’s POV second, and students last. By contrast, Learning Management Systems put teachers and students first, generally with the bias towards teachers.) With some 40+ students in CyberOne, and with students popping in and out of State of Play Academy, I’m now seeing the light as far as administrator-oriented software.

2006 09 29 pedagogy: MUVE Comments (1)

after action report: Creating Groups in Second Life

Last night we gathered the Extension School CyberOne troops to (a) give our law students a tour of Second Life, and (b) form their own project groups. I definitely learned quite a bit about logistical management in a MUVE:

Here’s Becca and me standing in front of the assembled xSchool students (we had 23 total, plus […]

2006 09 29 pedagogy: MUVE
project: CyberOne @ HLS Comments (0)

Article on CyberOne in the Harvard Crimson

[Link] Not bad, for the Crimson

2006 09 27 project: CyberOne @ HLS Comments (0)

ODR in MUVEs (guest-starring some Lindens)

In probably our most successful Academy lecture to date, Colin Rule, EBay’s Director of Dispute Resolution, presented a lecture on dispute resolution in virtual worlds. Here’s an excerpt of the class description:
…On August 27th I led a class at Southern Methodist University in Plano, Texas through a negotiation simulation in There.com. After spending about an […]

2006 09 27 project: State of Play Academy Comments (0)

Office Hours last Sunday in Second Life / CyberOne

I hosted our virst official “office hours” in Second Life for CyberOne participants (official or unofficial). It was a fairly typical chat session in Second Life. The caliber of discussion was extremely high. Here’s an excerpt (edited for clarity):
[17:27] Rebecca Berkman: i am not sure we are arguing for replacing market-based activity, but possibly […]

2006 09 26 project: CyberOne @ HLS Comments (0)

Is this the future of university education?

A CyberOne student, preparing for an interview with a campus newspaper, asked us several questions today including, “Is Cyberone the future of education at the University level?” I ended up writing a much longer-winded response than I’d expected. Here it is:
There are a lot of different ways in which you can answer this question:

Are classes […]

2006 09 26 pedagogy: MUVE Comments (0)

CyberOne gathers on Second Life

We held our first synchronous gathering last night on Second Life, 9-10 and 10-11pm Eastern. (Needless to say, it was a late night for us). Our plan was to get the groups comfortable with the space if they weren’t already (some in our class are “non-techies,” others are Second Life veterans), start to get to […]

2006 09 22 project: CyberOne @ HLS
platform: Second Life Comments (0)

Legal MUVEs picked up in Law.com’s Legal Watch blog

SOPA and CyberOne both garnered some attention today from Law.com’s Legal Blog Watch. Hopefully with more people paying attention to the phenomena, MUVEs will gain some level of acceptance and become both potential media and subjects for legal study/teaching.

2006 09 20 pedagogy: Legal
project: CyberOne @ HLS
project: State of Play Academy Comments (0)

Good Grief!

We had our first potential conflict I know of in State of Play Academy last night. A bunch of kids (I’m guessing young teenagers or tweeners) showed up towards the end of class and started milling around, doing their There thing. For the most part they were respectful, though somewhat intrusive. Luckily most did not […]

2006 09 20 pedagogy: MUVE
project: State of Play Academy Comments (0)

Blogging and Liability at the State of Play Academy

This Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30-9:30pm EST, Lauren Gelman will be discussing legal protections for bloggers at State of Play Academy. Here is her description of the event:
Learn about legal protections for bloggers at State of Play Academy!
Are you a blogger worried about your liability for things others are posting on your website? Your commentors, co-bloggers, […]

2006 09 19 project: State of Play Academy Comments (2)
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