Today we discussed synchronous and asynchronous teaching methods in the light of COVID. Talking about the perceived opportunities that Second Life offered as a teaching tool when Google created a University within Second Life appeared as commical initially. After thinking about what Second Life was trying to accomplish and its user buy in, it makes perfect sense that a company like Google would like to invest in a learning opportunity within Second Life. Harkening back to Ready Player One which is a book I read this past summer. The protagonist goes to school in a VR world. This allowed students to attend high level school from all over the world.

https://secondlife.com/destinations/learning/universities

This notion of digital school and words doesn’t seem super far fetched. It also appears to be the best form of accessibility in terms of International accessibility. Perhaps it appears as strange science fiction now, however if one looks down the rabbit hole of technology it appears as a pretty interesting and great technology that could be instrumental in societies education platform.