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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

Gyrus

Mobile Learning enables smaller sized courses to learners without restricting them to a fixed time and place, leading to higher absorption and retention rate of knowledge. Virtual Environment and Avatars: Virtual learning environments bring the social interaction part of traditional classroom training into the e-learning world.

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Second Life Education Programs in NY Times, Goes Open Source, and other tidbits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

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Brighton Beach Brainstorm

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The particular issue that concerns Hiroshi right now is the Second Life problem, 3D avatar immersive environments. To some disability groups, Second Life is wonderful. Of course, Second Life is completely inaccessible to blind people right now. phenomena.

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New Software Donations from Autodesk

Tech Soup

They were used for visual effects, for instance, in the James Cameron film, Avatar. The work by these organizations represents the full spectrum of design with social impact—some are building hospitals, housing, and schools around the world, while others are producing low-cost, life-saving healthcare devices.”

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle

Connection Cafe

They turn on the system, choose their avatars, and are suddenly transported into the video game. Once inside the world of Jumanji, the students assume the form of their chosen avatars. Life and leadership are messy. Principle Bently: You get one life… You get to decide how you’re going to spend it.

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onPhilanthropy: Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds

AFP Blog

onPhilanthropy: Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds : "Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds By: Tom Watson, 07/26/06 Soaring mountains, shimmering seas, futuristic buildings, strange vehicles flying in the air. And more and more, they give money away.

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Nonprofit Technology Rockstars: Jason Shim

Tech Soup

Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do. He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. First, Jason Shim is not a famous guy. Silicon Valley North.