(1) from [log in to unmask] Brenda, I have joined it (Pauline Koenig is my avatar's name), but have missed two opportunities to work with a group of folks at Pepperdine who are exploring a wide range of educational uses. I have not found such benefits on my own yet! However, I am looking forward to Douglas Canfield's session at the IALLT conference in June. LeeAnn Stone +++++++++++ (2) from [log in to unmask] No, but it sounds great :) Jason Vance, Supervisor Language Learning Center Thomas Nelson Community College PO BOX 9407 Hampton, Virginia 23670 757-825-2819(Office) 757-825-3807(fax) ++++++++++ (3) from [log in to unmask] Apropos of this question, and a shameless plug to boot, Language Lab Unleashed will be broadcasting next Thursday May 17 at 8 p.m. (Eastern time) and our topic will be using Second Life and World of Warcraft for language teaching. Please join us! http://www.languagelabunleashed.com -- Barbara Sawhill Director, Cooper International Learning Center Lecturer, Hispanic Studies Department Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 44074 Voice: 440-775-8595 Fax: 440-775-6888 http://www.oberlin.edu/ilc President-elect, IALLT http://www.iallt.org Skype ID: barbarasawhill +++++++++ (4) from [log in to unmask] You can also do live chat in second life using Teamspeak (http://www.goteamspeak.com/). Like Brenda, I'm not sure if it would be worth the time and effort involved in learning it. Brenda, since you're in Ohio, you might want to talk to Chris Collins at the U of Cincinnati. She has done a lot of work with Second Life in higher education, though not specifically language education. Email me off list if you need her contact info. Hope this helps! Laura ++++++++++ *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************