Video: “The Elf Knight & The Faerie Queene”

Video:  “The Elf Knight & The Faerie Queene“

Part of this video was filmed at Lagswell Manor on Renaissance Island in Second Life.  I believe it was the dance scenes.

Video: “Can’t Stop Tutorial”

Video:  “Can’t Stop Tutorial“

Last week, I learned how to play Can’t Stop in Second Life. Last night I was #9 in the world rankings.

Video: “Poet’s Corner and Globe Theatre”

Video:  “Poet’s Corner and Globe Theatre“

This video, which is a tour of the Poet’s Corner and the Globe Theatre on Renaissance Island in Second Life, was created using Screencast-O-Matic.

Sloan-C SL-NET Roundtable Discussion – Mar. 30

DATE: Wed., Mar. 30

TIME: 5:30 p.m. PDT (SLT)

TOPIC: Blended Learning

LOCATION: Floria’s Retreat, Automaton (178, 80, 29) in Second Life (IM Floria Beaumont for a TP.)

We’ll follow up the Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference & Workshop with a roundtable discussion. Bring your enthusiasm, experience, ideas, and questions.

We’ll also discuss future topics and events.

Blog Posts, Articles, and Reports To Read: January 2011

• “Google Tools for Better Searches“
• “8 Astonishing Stats on Academic Cheating“
• “The Case for the Virtual Classroom“
• “The Benefits of Blended Learning Explained“
• “King Tut’s Wife’s Tomb May Emerge in 2011“
• “11 Ways to Learn in 2011“
• “PowerPoint 2007: Converting Presentations to Movies“
• “PowerPoint 2007: Adding Voiceover Narration to Presentations Converted to Movies“
• “How Students Read Textbooks: Sink or Skim Approaches Defined“
• “App Fusion: Learning Face-off with Facebook“
• “2011: The Year Ahead in IT“
• “Can Blogging Make a Difference?“
• “Linden Lab Forces 2.0 Upgrade By Crippling Search on Second Life“

Video: “Introduction to Second Life Viewer 2″

Video:  “Introduction to Second Life Viewer 2“

Ranking in En Garde Top 20

In the middle of August, when I started playing En Garde in Second Life, I set a goal of ranking in the top 100 players.  That happened some time ago, but last night and this morning, I’ve been ranked in the top 20.

October 28, 2010--Ranking in En Garde Top 20

As I’m writing this post, I’m ranked 15th.  I certainly never expected to be doing so well.

Blog Posts, Articles, and Reports To Read: October 22, 2010

Articles I’ve run across during the last two weeks:

• “Recent Research on Interactive Learning“
• “Online vs. Face-to-Face Throwdown: Good Teaching Transcends Course Format“
• “Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies“
• “Using Twitter to Transform the Classroom!“
• “GovGrid offers agencies cheap, quick regions and mini-grids“
• “An OpenSim grid primer“
• “Open Source eLearning Tools: eLearning Technology“
• “How Visual Clarity Affects Learning“
• “Academics Discuss Mass Migration From Second Life“
• “Online Discussions: Tips for Instructors“
• “The Lecture is Dead Long Live the e-Lecture“

Renaissance Island’s Local En Garde! Rankings

I don’t know how it happened, but as of this morning, I’m at the top of Renaissance Island’s Local Champions list:

Renaissance Island's Local En Garde! Champions

I haven’t played again since I posted about winning my first game.

Floria’s First Win Playing En Garde!

Since I watched the “En Garde! Tutorial” video earlier this month, I’ve joined the Renaissance Island team and played four games.  Last night I finally won:

First Win at En Garde!

After winning the game, I was ranked 502nd (out of 657) with 71 points:

En Garde Ranking after First Win

Though I haven’t played again since last night, this morning I’m ranked 485th with 75 points.  I guess some people who were ranked ahead of me have lost since then.

I used the Snapshot function in Second Life to take the first picture and Jing to capture the screenshot for the second.  I then used Fireworks to blur my opponent’s name in the first (to protect her identity) and to highlight my name in the second.