Monday, April 16, 2007

Virtual worlds....on the doorstep

My first life is busy enough ..... why am I signing up for a second one?

This year I am excited to be a part of the NSW Learnscope Leadership in E-Learning 'Virtual Worlds' team. We have yet to commence our quest, however I've spent much of my 'spare' time exploring and searching just what it is that I might be up for.

I'm a South Park fan and was last night delighted to watch the boys lose themselves in the World of War Craft.... tonight, on the very same channel, I intend to tune in to Future Focus - New Cyberspace Worlds, as it explores SecondLife and other virtual worlds. I am as much interested in the social commentary as the first-hand experience....

All I know is, that technology is rapidly changing the way we teach, learn, recreate, socialise and think, and that I am committed to educating myself within this digital decade. I choose to do so not through an awareness that I may be left behind, or a fear that as a teacher I will be left for dead...... but because of a desire to flourish rather than flounder..... dream instead of dread.....

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