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I like the practical class for practice beverage services.
I like most about the sense of community in today class. It was fun, boisterous and interesting. Unfortunately, my laptop got lagged in the middle of the lesson, disabling me to join back the virtual lecture.
I love the way our teacher ask us to think about the way SL can be applied in our teaching, it really made me start and keep thinking about. However, the experience would be improved if the screen display was smoother.
- What I disliked was I'm not a quick learner so I couldn't follow Mr. Vu. - What I liked was I was able to explore a beautiful destination.
I enjoy the graphics design in Second Life, which makes me feel objects are touchable and feelable in a virtual world. I even can see objects or things that I have never seen before. There are many places in SL, this gives me more chances to discover the world and learn more aspects. I can also have friends or teams to go with and contact to exchange knowledge and experience. However, there are lots of drawbacks as many other platforms. To access the Second life, users need to have enough modern learning conditions such as laptops, Internet access, and strong computer skills. This application can not be applied for young learners or students from the countryside where conditions are not good enough for teaching and learning activities. Second, this app is quite heavy to install and run smoothly. Therefore, laptops with basic functions could be limited to have good experience when using. It would be better if using steps can be simple.
I like the design of the people's appearance, scenery and destinations/places in the 3D virtual platform. It look really like the reality. However, it would be more interesting if there should be more emoticon in chat box or facial expression so that it could engage the player's interest in expressing their feeling while interacting with others.
It was interesting. There was a whole new world to me. I love it and will continue to use it. However, i found it quite difficult to move somtimes, and my laptop was lagged so it stressed me sometime.
The lesson was fun and really interesting. I enjoyed myself in discovering new contents in 2nd life, and was surprised to know that Oddprofessor's Science Center is a real place in life.Lecture was nice and supported a lot. However, as usual, lagging and slow response of 2nd Life reduced my interest.
I had no idea about virtual learning environment. The meeting was very enjoyable.
I had lots of technical problems due to the low quality of my laptop, which prevented me from fully exploring the advantages of Second Life. My laptop was super slow and I could not successfully explore the interesting places on Second Life. It took my lots of time to log in, so I could not get some important instructions that the lecturere had said before. When I was exploring the "Fairytales", my laptop was slow, sometimes it stopped working, sometimes I could not see anything except a black screen. When using online tools like Second Life, I feel that I'm dependent on external factors like the quality of my devices, of the wifi connection, and of the electricity (power-cut sometimes happens suddenly). Therefore, despite the wonderful, beautiful, and interesting places designed on Second Life, I'm afraid to use this app in my class because it may demotivate some students who don't own high-quality laptops or who unluckily experence a sudden power-cut. Also, I found it difficult to change my character's clothes. That's the reason why I chose the item "I felt unable to express myself effectively in Second Life".
Like: the sense of reality it creates Dislike: the technical requirements
I like the way we have explored the place in teams. I dislike the internet connection, which makes me log out in several ways.
I like exploring new places with mesmerizing graphic design. It kept me wondering how the graphic designers / creators were able to make such beautiful world. What I dislike is that it doesn't feel that collaborative to me at all. We, students, tend to explore on our own. When I asked a question, i couldn't even see a reply. Totally no response at all!
I like visiting interesting places to generate new ideas for my teaching activities. I have nothing to dislike about our Second Life today.
The field trip is really interesting because I could not only see many beautiful things but also be able to communicate with my group members easily. The only thing that I was afraid of is the internet connection.
I like nice landscapes and I think it could be better if I am better at computer skills to better use of the Second life
I have nothing to complain about. It is great.
What I love most about Second Life session is the design of Second Life is so catchy and beautiful, so it helps me to be more focused on learning. What I like least is the technical problem. It causes me to relogin to the second life many times and even restart my computer.
I like the group work activity because we can go together and share our experience of a place, then make a presentation for the whole class. However, I did not have much social interaction as in the conventional class.
I like it most about the effectiveness in learning. However, my laptop is not good enough to satisfy completely the graphic of the game
lots of exciting things to explore but I get lost due to low tech and weak connection
I am impressed by SL's digital effects which significantly helps me to have ideas to create class activities. But, there is just a minor thing that I don't like about second life is its internet quality, it takes a lot of time to load and may be it can prevent me from connecting with my students.
Like: It looks nice and different Dislike: I have difficulty installing the app. In fact, I can't install it so I watch other people use it instead.