Second Life

I just took a little stroll though the world of Second Life.  This was just second time to visit this virtual world and it appears a lot has changed since the first time I went a few years ago.  For those of you who don't know, Second Life is a virtual world in which you create an avatar to live and interact with other people in.  Think World of Warcraft but without the killing, and level grinding, just the social interactions.  The user interface and graphics seem to be improved and there are a lot more places that you can now go.  I have heard of schools holding classes in second life.  I think this would be great for an online class.  People can interact with each other in a way that email and text alone just cannot match.  This would allow for many of the things that are usually missed out on by taking an online class instead of a traditional class.  I feel that this is something that can have a powerful impact on education especially adult education.  Imagine the power of a Khan Academy set in a virtual and interactive world.  I would like to observe or participate in one of these class sessions to see what people are doing with them.  Hopefully in the coming weeks I will get to and I'll share my finding with you all.