Biker Librarians Hit the Road

Date:15 September 2019

Presenter: Dr Valerie Hill (Valibrarian in SL)

Event: Virtual World MOOC 2019

Where: Online

Biker Librarian Hit the Road is about metaliteracy while biking from
North Fall Rez up the hill to North Fall City.The bikers were given instructions
by Valibrarian before they left the starting points. Among the
instructions was that they should read signs along the roads and
they were warned not to be too fast as they may fall from the rails.

Viewers outside second life, were lead  Maggie Larimore as she
biked up the hill. The bikers passed through interesting places
like Secoya and then a place were they tunnelled below the ocean.

Finally the city was reached were discussions were continued,
and my main take home was that children in the future will
easily juggle between the real world and the virtual world while
appreciating both worlds.

Connection with the Presenter and/or Participants

I was active through the zoom chat with other participants. I also
enjoyed Valibrarian second life slide show.

Questions During the Event

While watching Maggie riding up the road, I was asking myself
if it was safe, more especially as she passes through the bridges. 

How the content relates to me as a learner and a teacher 

At some times, I was relating this to computer games, although I 
have not played the games, but I was thinking of falling over or
getting lost. 

How I Felt During the Presentation

Although I was watching from outside Second Life, I felt so scared
as if I was inside, The heights, bridges and the sand made me feel
very uncomfortable.  

The Challenge in The Implementation

It will take me some time before I can talk about the implementation.
I still need to overcome the uncomfortable experience I had in the
virtual world. My time will come.

Step to be taken to resolve the challenge

My fear for the unknown are gradually fading away as I read more
about the virtual worlds and I am being encouraged by other
participants to learn from the inside. Hopefully I will overcome
this challenge soon.

What I would like to do in the future as a result of this event

I will keep on reading about how to get information about virtual
worlds more especially the information relevant to K-12.

What I would like to research as a result of the event

I think understanding how the brain works will help a lot in
understanding the virtual worlds better.