Second Life

I had a very salutary experience last evening working with a group of people in 'Second Life'. The majority of the people there had experience of the way it all works and I thought that I had grasped some of the fundamentals but there came a point when I could not get a very simple idea. The chat moved on and the answers to my questions were coming up about three or four layers late and I got very frustrated.

I now know, from first hand, again, what it feels like to be in a mixed ability setting and be the one who can't. The frustration was enormous.

The very great thing about the session was that the supportiveness of the group saved the evening for me .... everyone helped out and there were wild (virtual) cheers when I at last got this very simple idea. I can only thank the group for their politeness and their patience in waiting for me to catch up.

But certainly food for thought in terms of preferred learning styles!