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Preview: Angel Learning Island on Second Life
4/17/2007
Angel would not comment about future versions of Angel LMS, including whether or not there would be Second Life integration.
However, Angel's Henderson said, "LMS and education platforms in general are rich in collaboration tools, and this is a new form of collaboration. It will take some time for people to come up to speed on it and make practical use of it, but I would be surprised in the course of one or two years if you didn't see a presence from all the learning management companies. Within two years all of our competitors will be offering ties between their systems and Second Life."
However, he stressed that he did not see virtual worlds like Second Life ever replacing "traditional" LMSes. "I'm skeptical that SL will replace the need for LMS; [it] will supplement them in the area of collaboration."
As for the benefits of being an Angel Learning customer on Angel Learning Island, Henderson would not get into specifics but sad that the company "will do things specific for Angel Learning customers."
Launch and Beta Participation
Angel Learning Island will be announced later today at the IMS Learning Impact Conference in Vancouver and will open to the public May 15, which coincides with the opening of the Angel User Conference 2007, being held May 15 and 16 in Indianapolis, IN.
According to Angel, Those wishing to participate in the open beta are welcome and should contact Nancy Schmutzler, senior marketing communications specialist, at nancys@angellearning.com.
Read More:
- Angel Learning
- Second Life Educators List
- Beta Participation Inquiries
- Angel Island SLURL
- Angel User Conference 2007
- Second Life
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