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Digital Culture is with us now
Which one is real? – Click to play
The informal use of Social Media outside schools can be a very strong driver for change in learning. I want to give concrete examples of how our culture is changing in this area. All involve the spread of what Josie Fraser called in her recent SocialTech blog – Digital Literacy.
Mirror Worlds as effective informal learning spaces
In the previous post, I covered the Virtual Worlds Conference in London last week and the emergence of ‘ad hoc’, informal ways people met up to do business.
On the night before that particular conference happened, I was invited down to the Greyhound Pub in Kensington to attend a pre-meet, virtual-to-real or real-to-virtual, event. Depending on how you look at it; it can get confusing at times, but stick with me, this is highly relevant to teaching and learning.
The Greyhound Pub – – Click to Play
Virtual to real and back again
The very first thing I encountered was a massive screen in the back of the pub, showing me the virtual Greyhound Bar and all the Avatars there. And in the virtual bar there was a screen showing a live video feed of the customers at the real bar. The Greyhound in real and virtual space is owned by Kwame Oh, (Julius Sowu).
Where a real life place is copied in virtual space this is often called a Mirror World. Buildings and features are replicated to mirror the real world.
Entertainment and leisure as powerful informal learning?
Kwame Oh – Click to Play
Kwame Oh is an ebullient character committed to mashing up Second and Real Life for entertainment, tourism, leisure and business purposes. He’s a social media entrepreneur who understands that virtual worlds need a community context (at least to begin with), but he’s also an innovator and project manager who has a deep insight into the digital landscape. What is more he’s got a sense of fun and a spirit of innovation and creativity. Surely just the qualities needed to generate new business in this new, digital world?
Whilst some academics may reflect on how best to get teachers to navigate the steep learning curve of Second Life, and there have been good initiatives recently to do this, Kwame seems to manage it in other adults with an ease that’s enviable. His secret? – other people.
Informal facilitation in a fun space
The pub is a perfect place for some communities to meet and have real life facilit...
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Digital Culture is with us now
Which one is real? – Click to play
The informal use of Social Media outside schools can be a very strong driver for change in learning. I want to give concrete examples of how our culture is changing in this area. All involve the spread of what Josie Fraser called in her recent SocialTech blog – Digital Literacy.
Mirror Worlds as effective informal learning spaces
In the previous post, I covered the Virtual Worlds Conference in London last week and the emergence of ‘ad hoc’, informal ways people met up to do business.
On the night before that particular conference happened, I was invited down to the Greyhound Pub in Kensington to attend a pre-meet, virtual-to-real or real-to-virtual, event. Depending on how you look at it; it can get confusing at times, but stick with me, this is highly relevant to teaching and learning.
The Greyhound Pub – – Click to Play
Virtual to real and back again
The very first thing I encountered was a massive screen in the back of the pub, showing me the virtual Greyhound Bar and all the Avatars there. And in the virtual bar there was a screen showing a live video feed of the customers at the real bar. The Greyhound in real and virtual space is owned by Kwame Oh, (Julius Sowu).
Where a real life place is copied in virtual space this is often called a Mirror World. Buildings and features are replicated to mirror the real world.
Entertainment and leisure as powerful informal learning?
Kwame Oh – Click to Play
Kwame Oh is an ebullient character committed to mashing up Second and Real Life for entertainment, tourism, leisure and business purposes. He’s a social media entrepreneur who understands that virtual worlds need a community context (at least to begin with), but he’s also an innovator and project manager who has a deep insight into the digital landscape. What is more he’s got a sense of fun and a spirit of innovation and creativity. Surely just the qualities needed to generate new business in this new, digital world?
Whilst some academics may reflect on how best to get teachers to navigate the steep learning curve of Second Life, and there have been good initiatives recently to do this, Kwame seems to manage it in other adults with an ease that’s enviable. His secret? – other people.
Informal facilitation in a fun space
The pub is a perfect place for some communities to meet and have real life facilit...