Well, I know that MMPORPG's were a lrage part of the course, but I have to admit that they didn't really get me. I tried a couple of them, namely Second Life and after several experiences, even though parts of it were cool to me, I just wasn't moved enough to become seriously involved with them in my life. However, if I ever have to use this sort of thing later in life, I will have a bit of a head start as I am somewhat savvy with them now.
I get a much bigger kick out of wikis and online discussions and things like that. My experience with the group project and contributing to it by editing our wiki was pretty cool. I also like online discussions. I mean, It's likely that I'll never meet most of the people in this class, but I enjoyed the discourse we shared on topics and the mutual courtesy that was exhibited as well as the feedback that was provided amongst people. It makes me look forward to another oppurtunity to do this sort of thing again in the future. With the wiki experience, I foresee wikis and online discussions being an integral part of the future and will approach them confidently if I ever have to use them. And that's not to say I'll only use them if I have to. I'm on Wikipedia at least once every couple of days now and learn a great deal from it. So, I may even end up making my own or actively contributing to one someday. Who knows?
So, yes, I will use some of the things I learned from this experience.
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I don't think that the point of the SL Unit was to get us to use Second Life outside of the course, but rather to experience it and other programs similar to it.
I agree that I probably won't use it in the future, but I'm glad that I had the opportunity.
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