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BigJonno
12-15-2009, 09:03 AM
I read this on my OU news page today.

Vice Chancellor Martin Bean will be talking about innovations in learning technology on Open University Island in Second Life at 3.30pm GMT on 16 December, in a session chaired by Claudia l’Amoreaux, Education Programs Manager for Linden Lab. If you are a confident avatar driver and would like to be in the in-world audience please send your avatar name to virtualworlds@open.ac.uk with the subject line ‘VC EVENT’. In order to manage the closed nature of the event, landmark and access details will be provided when we confirm your virtual seat. Audience capacity is restricted to 50 places, but the session will be recorded and archived online for those who can’t attend in person.

Just for emphasis...

...talking about innovations in learning technology...

Audience capacity is restricted to 50 places...

I'm filing this one under "completely missing the point."

johnperkins21
12-15-2009, 09:33 AM
Maybe there are licensing issues or bandwidth limitations? I'm with you on it missing the point, but there could be a specific reason for them limiting the number of spaces in the presentation.

KidCactus
12-15-2009, 09:51 AM
I'm filing this one under "completely missing the point."
It reminds me of an ad in the subway I saw a few weeks ago, with a phone number you could text and you would get to download a song for free. It also had a disclaimer saying "Offer valid while stock last".