Recent Education Articles

Frequently updated list of education articles and websites - http://delicious.com/secondlife/education

2007

--- October ---

• Second Life phenomenon extends into academia, Dan Lambert, Chicago Maroon, October 26th, 2007
• Make-Believe College Emerges in Second Life, Andrea L. Foster, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 26, 2007
• On The Bright Side: Students to produce concert on virtual stage, Mark Boshnack, The Daily Star, October 25, 2007
• The E-Learning Adventure, Nicole Girard, TechNewsWorld, October 25, 2007
• Experience Italian Language Lessons in Second Life, via Press Release hosted on PR Web, PRWeb, October 24, 2007
• Johnson & Wales Professor Recruits Second Life Teens, Andrea L. Foster, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 22, 2007
• Ohio University has used SL to create a complete virtual engineering college, Matthew J. Traum, Design News, October 22, 2007
• Oxford University Administrator becomes publisher in Second Life, Telegraph Media Group UK, October 20, 2007
• Ohio University resident artist Philip Mallory Jones uses Second Life to display his art, Nikki Naab-Levy, The Post, October 16, 2007
• Second Life is a virtual world that's becoming increasingly popular in education circles, David Nagel, Campus Technology, October 16, 2007
• Educators Get New Spot for Second Life Initiation, Andrea L. Foster, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 16, 2007
• Getting an Academic Life in Second Life, Merrill L. Johnson, University of New Orleans's College of Liberal Arts, October 11, 2007
• Campus 2.0, Allison Polster, The Daily Orange (powered by College Publisher), October 5, 2007

--- September ---

• Virtual learning experience brings students to a new world, Christian Holt, Daily Egyptian - Southern Illinois University Carbondale, September 6, 2007
• Learning the Life, Ken Pitts, The Diamondback - Univ. of Maryland, September 6, 2007
• Innova JC students deal with real life issues in virtual world, Wong Mun Wai, Channel NewsAsia, September 4, 2007

--- August ---

• Online graduate university U21, which is based in Singapore, enters Second Life, Leung Wai-Leng, Asia Media, August 31, 2007
• Get a 'Second Life' at virtual Princeton University, Katie Wagner, The Princeton Packet, August 28, 2007
• BSU Libraries Working Group to Place Materials on Second Life, Alaric DeArment via BSU News Center, August 27, 2007
• Class explores business in virtual world of ‘Second Life', Topher Sanders, The Ithaca Journal, August 22, 2007
• LOC Funds U Illinois Virtual Content Preservation Project, Paul McCloskey, Campus Technology, August 21, 2007
• What's the Hubbub all About?, Whitney Hale, University of Kentucky, August 17, 2007
• You Only Live Twice: Making the Most of Second Life in Education, By EditorsChoice via "News from Origin", PR-GB.com, 16 August 2007
• Teachers, college students lead a Second Life, BETH SUSSMAN, USA TODAY via Indystar.com, August 16, 2007
• (1) UCAS Creates Virtual Island To Help Applicants In Clearing, Trailblazer PR, August 16, 2007 --- (2) Exam results, GmTV Today, August 2007
• Librarians come to Washington and get their concerns on the agenda - Making Our Presence Felt; Plans to teach in Second Life - Library Journal, August 15, 2007
• Learning through Second Life: Versatile social networking site also used as classroom, Hirschfeld, The University Daily Kansan, August 13, 2007
• Middlebury College is getting a second life, Megan James, The Addison Independent, August 9, 2007
• Global Kids Receives Grant from MacArthur Foundation to Lead Exploration of Virtual Worlds, Global Kids Press Release, August 09, 2007
• Anthropologist: Deep Bonds Forged in Second Life, Andrea L. Foster, The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 8, 2007
• Conference Explores Simulation and Gaming in Education, University of Arkansas, August 6, 2007
• (1) Drexel Students Get A 'Second Life', Adam Paul, The Evening Bulletin, August 2, 2007 --- (2) University Opens New Educational Frontier in Cyberspace, Katie Stuhldreher, The Philadelphia Inquirer via FoxNews, August 12, 2007
• Second Life Puts Virtual Worlds In Reach, Shirley Min, WNCN-TV North Carolina (NBC), August 1, 2007
• Dentsu, Keio University to conduct joint research in Second Life, Televisionpoint.com Correspondent, August 1, 2007
• The Teen Grid: Bringing Your School into Second Life, Linda L. Briggs, T.H.E. Journal, August 2007

--- July ---

• Sex ed in Second Life, Catherine Price, Salon.com, July 31, 2007
• (1) Indiana U. Student Criticizes Second Life Naysayers, Andrea L. Foster, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 31, 2007 -- (2) Second Life Is Not Empty, Mark Bell, Ball State University Muncie IN Student, July 30, 2007