Today Robin Mochi in WOW & Second Life Simultaneously
Very interesting morning learning World of Warcraft. Had to leave WOW to work my reference desk shift in the Karuna Resource Center in Second Life (SL) in my position as Consumer Health Librarian. I spent a few minutes in both simultaneously and that's what this screenshot shows (shocked it didn't crash my computer to run both).
Also posted a screenshot of my first hour in WOW on flickr here:
The following description explains a little about what I'm doing and why:A bit of an experiment - was asked by a faculty member teaching at UCSD to assist with a research component for his course being taught in WOW. As an academic librarian working with the academic community in SL, how could I say no?
So as in SL, I am a blue female in WOW (albeit a troll). Should be interesting comparing these two environments. I have a fair amount of experience teaching and learning in SL for my university and have been involved and following educational developments in SL, including the work and roles of librarians, for some time. I'm interested in learning how the WOW environment is being used for educational purposes. And of course, where does the librarian fit when courses are being taught in these environments. What is our role? More to come as I explore and learn in WOW.

