Bronwyn & Shailey
in the 'formal' diagramatic representation of the 5 stage model online socialisation is given as a stage (because most people missed it out and the 5 stage model is a scaffold- each part dependent on the previous), but of course socialization happens at each stage and contributes to learning achievements group identity and so on,.
Gilly
Hi Rita, I wonder if SL might be more acceptable to some teachers new to using Learning technology, compared to say the flatter wikis and so on?
Agree that its very early days- but my belief is that scaling comes from staff skills FIRST....
Gilly
Jeremy yes agreed re the characteristics of resources, however the nature of avatars I see as a little more complicated.
In most online interactive envirionments there either isn't a visual representation of the contributor, or it's a static picture. Even if its a video its a snap shot of what that person says or does, what s/he looks like 'for real' on that day. Personally I try and avoid sending pictures until the group is well established- why introduce discriminators so early. However in SL the person is represented and in a way of their choosing. We can ignore this aspect or we can make something of it- what really matters to me is how it should be handled by (anotehr avatar- the SL moderator) to promote learning, knowledge sharing and the essential pre requisites and necessary conditions for these happy states.
Gilly
thanks for your last para (especially ;)) Bronwym- there's alist of sl-mod comps there.
Great sl-tivities too!
Gilly