Simon Bignell

And now … episode five of Start the Week with Virtual World Watch.

In this weeks podcast, Virtual World Watch has a phone conversation with Simon Bignell. Simon has been a long term developer in Second Life, and a contributer to most of the snapshot reports. As well as developing a substantial presence in Second Life, he uses the virtual environment for both teaching and research.

Simon Bignell is leading a new JISC-funded £38,000 research project called PREVIEW-Psych. The project is a collaboration between University of Derby, Aston University, Coventry University and The Higher Education Academy Psychology Network.

Simon blogs over at www.miltonbroome.com; some of his Second Life presentations can be found on Slideshare. The presentation about teaching and learning in online virtual worlds is worth a look: