http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/organic-lectures-reach-drexel-island.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:25:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/organic-lectures-reach-drexel-island.html/comment-page-1#comment-380947 chemspy Fri, 25 May 2007 18:06:49 +0000 http://www.chemspy.com/chemistry-news/organic-lectures-reach-drexel-island.html#comment-380947 I know <a href="http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/" rel="nofollow">PMR</a> has been offering virtual chemistry for a long time, I believe he was the UK's, if not the world's, first virtual professor of chemistry (at Nottingham U), but with the advent of broadband and the readiness students have to adopt online social networking, bookmarking, interaction, etc, it is inevitable that a major component of teaching and testing will migrate to the online world in coming years. Exciting times for those of us fascinated by the social changes net technology can bring. I know PMR has been offering virtual chemistry for a long time, I believe he was the UK’s, if not the world’s, first virtual professor of chemistry (at Nottingham U), but with the advent of broadband and the readiness students have to adopt online social networking, bookmarking, interaction, etc, it is inevitable that a major component of teaching and testing will migrate to the online world in coming years. Exciting times for those of us fascinated by the social changes net technology can bring.

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/organic-lectures-reach-drexel-island.html/comment-page-1#comment-380946 Jean-Claude Bradley Thu, 24 May 2007 09:56:58 +0000 http://www.chemspy.com/chemistry-news/organic-lectures-reach-drexel-island.html#comment-380946 Well the purpose of the lectures there now is more to provide a sample for people who visit Drexel Island. They can't be fast-forwarded and so it is much better still to view them on the web or by vodcast. In terms of privacy, unless they tell me who they are they are, I can't guess from their avatar's name. I view Second Life as an additional way of interacting with students. The most useful so far has been being available while they take quizzes and discussing problems as they pop up. Well the purpose of the lectures there now is more to provide a sample for people who visit Drexel Island. They can’t be fast-forwarded and so it is much better still to view them on the web or by vodcast. In terms of privacy, unless they tell me who they are they are, I can’t guess from their avatar’s name. I view Second Life as an additional way of interacting with students. The most useful so far has been being available while they take quizzes and discussing problems as they pop up.

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