more ephemera regarding the use of virtual worlds in education

Some more random resources I have seen recently regarding
use of SecondLife and virtual worlds:

There are some YouTube examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpgPa6dLfDw&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iAyRDJEApM&feature=related

Just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to SecondLife and education
links, but here's two that are more geared for educators:
http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/education
http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki

Another blog post regrading virtual EM training:
http://elianealhadeff.blogspot.com/2007/07/play2train-serious-games-for-emergency_24.html

Another tool for e-learning: YouTube lectures?

Check out this latest post from Wired Campus:

Will Lecture Videos on YouTube Appeal to a Popular Audience?

Professors are becoming stars on YouTube, thanks to partnerships between the video-sharing site and colleges (see today’s free article in The Chronicle). So far only a few colleges have joined, but more apparently are looking into it. And new commercial sites, including Big Think, are banking that videos of professors sharing big ideas will appeal to mainstream audiences.

Full post here:
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/2649/will-lecture-videos-on-youtube-appeal-to-a-popular-audience?at