HomePage Media Grid : Home Page socinfotech / FrontPage Saturdays, September 11 - December 18, 2010, 11a-1p, SLT/Pacific Time on Harvard's virtual island in Second Life - Course homepage - World University and School: Questions? Instructor: Scott MacLeod (not on Harvard's faculty) = Aphilo Aarde (in Second Life) Welcome to the 'Information Technology and Society' on Harvard's virtual island course web site, a course about how the Network Society has developed, vis-à-vis long-time Berkeley and USC Professor Manuel Castells' research on the Information Technology revolution. This virtual course is 'placeless.' *Class in Second Life (how to get 'there,' etc.) Getting Started in Second Life - Watch this video tutorial. Create a Second Life avatar. Class participants may add to this wiki to shape the course together. * Society and Information Technology MacLeod Course Video Lectures
Be Cunning and Full of Tricks | Strategies for Pioneers in Education, Online Communities and Virtual Worlds Educators Info Page NOTE: Please scroll down and fill out the form below to join this mailing list. Greetings! This list is for educators interested in or currently using Second Life. Since you're just joining the group, please send a brief email to the list introducing yourself, describing your interests and what you're working on in Second Life. There's a Group in Second Life called 'Real Life Education in Second Life' which is also comprised of people who are interested in the educational possibilities of Second Life. Also, be sure to check out Linden Lab's Education Forum to connect and chat with other educators working in Second Life. If you'd like to connect with other Educators and Academics and actually meet with them in Second Life, try attending the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable (VWER) events. We also have some other Linden Lab mailing lists that you might be interested in joining. Lastly, if you have a Support Issue be sure to check out our excellent Support Portal. P.S.