29 Take Aways on Enterprise Learning in Virtual Worlds

The following are my tweets from the DEVLEARN 2009 Pre Conference Session on "Strategies for Enterprise Learning in Virtual Worlds. Special thanks to Koreen Olbrish of Tandem Learning and David Anderson from Articulate. The format of this blog simply gives some of the key learning points I gathered from the session.

Screenr is free ! RT @SafetySparks: Screentoaster.com and screenr - two useful tools for immediate screen casts. #dl09 #astdabout 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

When building in SL be sure to buy from vendors who let you alter and copy products #dl09 #dl09-p2 #astdabout 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

VW resource- ThinkBalm ,3DTLC, Karl Kapp, Tony ODriscoll, ASTD Island,Anders Grondstedt-train for success, mark Oehlert #astd #dl09 #dl09-p2about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

K Zero is a consulting co on VWs. Here's their site http://bit.ly/30Nux7 #astd #dl09 #dl09-p2about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @mrch0mp3rs: OpenSim = open source platform to build VW -- It's free and open -- but you're building... everything #dl09-p2 #astdabout 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

Many virtual worlds only run on PCs. Sorry Mac Peeps #astd #dl09 #dl09-p2about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

@kelticray Possibly! Can lrners trust u if they don't have basic ideal of who u r . Avatars rep U to various degrees #dl09 #dl09-p2 #astdabout 10 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to kelticray

@kelticray Some VW allow u 2 drop in2 existing avatars. SL has generic avator. Problem is you dilute ur interaction #dl09-p2 #dl09 #astdabout 10 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to kelticray

RT @mrch0mp3rs: Let me repeat - VW, working with SCORM, using LETSI Run-Time Web Services -- Fairmont Valley Room at 5pm #dl09about 10 hours ago from TweetDeck

2 Hold users attention U must create opportunities for them to engage in their environment & with other VW users #dl09 #dl09-p2 #astdabout 10 hours ago from TweetDeck

Developers must consider (User) Orientation for VW implementation #astd #dl09 #dl09-p2about 10 hours ago from TweetDeck

Users give up on VW after 10 minutes if they can't figure it out #dl09 #dl09-p2 #astdabout 10 hours ago from TweetDeck

Men and Women prefer different POV in VW. M 1st person - W prefer to see their avatar (I think it is a shoe thing) #dl09 #dl09-p2 #ASTDabout 10 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @billbrandon: Happy Birthday to all US Marines at #DevLearn09! 234 years - Semper Fi! dl09about 10 hours ago from TweetDeck

When we train in RW we don't use LMS why would we limit learning in VW because of LMS limitation? #astd #dl09 #dl09-p2about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck

What do you want to track and do you need to use your LMS? Are we limiting learning due to dependency on LMS? #astd #dl09-p2 #dl09about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @briandusablon: "People don't hate change. They hate how you're trying to change them." - Michael Kanazawa #dl09-p5about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck

Multiverse (VW) has an effective gaming engine. #astd #dl09 #dl09-p2about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck

Most virtual worlds do not track data in SCORM #astd #dl09 #dl09-p2about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck

VW effective interactive content - Collaboration, Process Improvement, Comm Skills #astd #dl09-p2 #dl09about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck

Cost savings of VW conferences is a selling point for project. Savings incredible without loss of impact. #astd #dl09 #dl09-p2about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck

IBM is very active in VW space. They import sims into SL. Use virtual teams and create community #astd #dl09-p2 #dl09about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck

e learning may be linear compared to non-linear applications of VW #dl09-p2 #dl09 #astdabout 11 hours ago from TweetDeck

Why build a classroom in VW when your learners can be trained on Mars or some other creative space? #dl09-p2 #dl09 #astdabout 12 hours ago from TweetDeck

VW force participants to become more active than other media forms (ie- away in SL) #dl09-p2 #dl09 #astdabout 12 hours ago from TweetDeck

VW has advantage of physical presence that webex and conf calls do not. #dl09-p2 #dl09 #astdabout 12 hours ago from TweetDeck

VW will integrate in 2 recruiting, retention, trning,learning,education, collaboration,hr,knowledge mgmt - 5 yr prediction #dl09-p2 #dl09about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck

Virtual Worlds must exist in the absence of users - part of definition #dl09-p2 #dl09 #astdabout 12 hours ago from TweetDeck

Common denominator of group is to find the value of Virtual Worlds in L&D #dl09-p2 #astdabout 12 hours ago from TweetDeck

Overall, the session helped verify the potential and obstacles of learning in a virtual space. Ultimately, content rules and the Virtual World media can be an effective tool when used purposely. VW must serve the content not simply be a vehicle to amuse learners.