November 2, 2007

Teaching Geography in Second Life

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

LINKED IN WITH... Merrill L. Johnson, who teaches a real geography course at a virtual university campus

Merrill L. Johnson, who teaches a real geography course at a virtual university campus

Mr. Johnson, an associate dean at the University of New Orleans, is building a new educational system on New Orleans Island, a digital campus in the virtual world of Second Life. Two classes are now held on the island: one in geography, which Mr. Johnson (above left, with his avatar at

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