Rudolph+II+CollaborationII+examples

talking about second life and its benefits for education. While controversial in its own light, when looked at different angles and different perspectives and used correctly, it can help students and can be used for education.
 * pros || cons ||
 * can virtually recreate a historical period || different interpretations can misrepresent the period being discussed ||
 * can let students be creative and use their imagination || age restricted but there are other options for k-12 ||
 * lots of collaborative efforts with various institutes and educational facilities || Some controversy on virtual campuses and different interpretations ||

here is a synopsis on the topic. [|Second life in Education] [|Second Life usage in education]

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The guru and main person fighting for it is Dr Sanchez PhD

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Some controversy has resulted some places using an open source

My personal favorite is the use in language learning

Some example of a online virtual language school [|language school]