Synchronous Online
LivePerson. www.LivePerson.com.
We use LivePerson at the UCF UWC for KnightOWL online consultations. It’s a synchronous platform available for charge (about $1,200/year). LivePerson allows us to collect useful pre- and post-chat surveys for important assignment-related and demographic information.
Cognitive Mapping
Soja, Edward W. Postmodern Geographies: The Reassertion of Space in Critical Social Theory. New York: Verso, 1989.
Sullivan, Patricia, and James E. Porter. Opening Spaces: Writing Technologies and Critical Practices. Westport: Ablex, 1997.
Second Life
Teleport to the UCF SLUWC. SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/RUC%20Seven%20Oaks/48/99/23 or enter the coordinates 57, 104, 23. We’re in “RUC Seven Oaks.”
Visit http://secondlife.com to register (for free), download Second Life, and create an avatar.
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