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The ‘SOCRMx News‘ is the blog aggregator for the Introduction to Social Research Methods MOOC from the University of Edinburgh on the edX platform.

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Critique on ROMA in Second Life

We have been asked to write a critique of an educational resource in Second Life (SL).

I spent so much time in Second Life searching for a suitable educational resource, I think I have had an overdose of it now. … Read the rest

Posted on March 8, 2016Author dalozzaCategories #SOCRMx, Second Life, Virtual Learning EnvironmentsTags #SOCRMx

Avatars – why appearance matters

It took me a while to get used to Second Life. When I first tried to modify my avatar’s appearance, she lost her torso and legs, so I wandered around with a transparent body. My experience of being present in … Read the rest

Posted on March 3, 2016Author dalozzaCategories #SOCRMx, Avatar, Presence and embodiment, Second Life, Virtual Learning EnvironmentsTags #SOCRMx

Learning spaces

Law and Mol (2001) suggest that social relations exist in multiple, coexisting spaces overlapping each other. They are borrowing metaphors from topology to define these four spaces as:

  • Regions
  • Network
  • Fluid
  • Fire

As distance learners we deal with all four … Read the rest

Posted on February 28, 2016Author dalozzaCategories #SOCRMx, Mobilities paradigm, Presence, Virtual Learning EnvironmentsTags #SOCRMx

The cyber-metamorphosis

The word cyberspace sounds a bit outdated and too “spacy” for our actual interpretation of the virtual world. Nevertheless, there are some new word formations like cybercrime, cyberwar and cyberterrorism that are very tangible these days. It seems that the … Read the rest

Posted on February 20, 2016Author dalozzaCategories #SOCRMx, cyberspace, MOOC, Virtual Learning EnvironmentsTags #SOCRMx

Fooling the senses

We heavily rely on our senses, especially on our vision. It is, as O’Loughlin states: “that superior sense through which a self-knows the world” (2006, p. 6). Luckily for designers, the vision is relatively easy to fool. The eyes are … Read the rest

Posted on February 9, 2016Author dalozzaCategories #SOCRMx, Avatar, Embodiment, Gadgets, Presence and embodiment, Senses, Social Norms, Virtual Learning EnvironmentsTags #SOCRMx

Hello ONL colleagues!

This is indeed my very first blog. I’m really excited to get a hand on this new technology. Well, maybe not so new fa technology but it’s certainly time for me to stretch my technology (il)literacy envelope.

Hope to share … Read the rest

Posted on March 23, 2015Author jennyiaoCategories #SOCRMxTags #SOCRMx

club penguin cheats 2007-06-11 17:29:43

now at the moment there is a party going on all around club penguin also there is an octapus in the dojo the free items are the ice cream apron + the blue lei (flowers that go round your neck … Read the rest

Posted on June 11, 2007Author samoakleyCategories #SOCRMx, BlogrollTags #SOCRMx

club penguin cheats 2007-06-11 17:22:32

hi im on club penguin and im here to keep you up to date with things going on in club penguin so lets get started now first if you ever want to see me im always on english snow drift … Read the rest

Posted on June 11, 2007Author samoakleyCategories #SOCRMx, BlogrollTags #SOCRMx

club penguin cheats 2007-06-10 15:53:12

 my penguin is called sam oakley… Read the rest

Posted on June 10, 2007Author samoakleyCategories #SOCRMx, BlogrollTags #SOCRMx

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!… Read the rest

Posted on June 10, 2007Author samoakleyCategories #SOCRMxTags #SOCRMx

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