Re: [xmca] Business in virtual worlds

[Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>]

Donna, Michael, Bruce .......

As many of you know, I do a fair amount of lecturing and seminar
participation via internet video. In addition, for quite a while a few years
ago, several colleagues and I conducted periodic joint courses where
students engaged in common research projects; the seminars were set up as
quasi-structured discussions of theory and practice at the sites
interacting.

Now the issue of telepresence has appeared in my life again and I assume it
is of interest to others. What do you consider key readings?

Is it clear to you why no articles on telepresence and whatever the relevant
set of contrasting terms are, have appeared on xmca??
mike

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Donna Russell, Ph.D.
<russelldl@umkc.edu>wrote:

> Hello all
>
> This article describes a strike of IBM in Second Life.  Actually this
> strike
> was the topic of a presentation in a Second Life session at ISCAR.  Bruce
> Robinson presented on his study of this strike.  During the session,
> Michael
> Evans presented on his study of telepresence in virtual worlds and I
> presented on my use of CHAT to study virtual learning environments.
>
>  I am also interested in telepresence and how this impacts the development
> of advanced learning processes. I have looked into flow as an aspect of
> telepresence.
>
> I am also interested in social issues games that are now being developed as
> as means to engage students and develop social and cultural awareness.
>
> I would be interested in any information or insight from this group on a
> CHAT study of these environments.
>
> Donna
>
> Donna L. Russell, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Learning Technologies
> Educational Psychology
> Curriculum and Instructional Leadership
> School of Education
> University of Missouri-Kansas City
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>
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> it."  --Albert Einstein
>
>
> On 1/19/09 5:35 PM, "Mike Cole" <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Richard--
> > Hi richard-
> >
> > A fascinating day to be thinking about the internet and organizing, with
> MLK
> > on our minds and the promise of a wireless breakdown in DC tomorrow at
> the
> > height of a ceremony which owes a good deal to internet 2.0!!
> >
> > Thanks for pointing out this article. Brings together a lot of important
> > arguments, especially for those on XMCA interested in social movements
> and
> > CHAT, that are very worthwhile discussing.
> >
> > Odd that no one responded among those for whom this is a special theme.
> > Perhaps they needed a little more context.
> >
> > By coincidence, I heard of an organization that is trying to take on
> > scientology,
> > which is very hard on its critics, using some of the tools and ideas in
> this
> > article..... which is a reminder that the value orientation of those
> being
> > of those synchronizing and coordinating using these tools could give on
> > pause for thought about its implications.
> >
> > mike
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Richard Beach <rbeach@umn.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Here's an interesting article in The Nation on how the Web as a tool may
> >> mediate "social change"
> >>
> >> Social Movements 2.0: Harnessing the Power of the Web for Change,
> Brendan
> >> Smith and Tim Costello and Jeremy Brecher, The Nation.
> >> <
> >>
> http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/120406/social_movements_2.0%3A_harness
> >> ing_the_power_of_the_web_for_change/?page=entire<
> http://www.alternet.org/medi
> >>
> aculture/120406/social_movements_2.0%3A_harnessing_the_power_of_the_web_for_c
> >> hange/?page=entire>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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