Linden Lab: We’re not abandoning SL educators

We came to know about Rebecca Nesson a few days ago, the teacher who holds her classes within the confines of MMO Second Life. Actually, Ms. Nesson is not the only one. There are in fact a good number of individuals that turned to the MMO to practice their profession.

Recently, developer Linden Lab made a statement regarding the stoppage of paid educational event support for these professionals. As a result, many residents have expressed their fears and disappointments as they feel that the company is abandoning in-world educators.

Lest they be misunderstood, Linden Lab apologized at once and clarified their stand on the matter. “This is definitely not the case and we apologize if we havenÂ’t made it clear how we will continue to support individual instructors who have made teaching Second Life skills their passion,” reads Linden’s official statement.

Furthermore, the company mentioned that they are changing a few policies about their volunteer instructor program. While the company had claimed that this is to improve scaling and support, some residents are still raising their eyebrows, thinking Linden is indeed abandoning the program though slowly.

The “significant changes” to the said program are as follows:

• We will be merging the Instructor group with the Mentors program and will encourage active Instructors to work more closely with the broader volunteer community in Second Life under the leadership of Pathfinder Linden.
• We will continue to provide free teaching areas to hold classes with the necessary safety capabilities to ensure a safe, high quality educational experience for all. We will continue to look into ways to improve these areas and set aside more land for educational events as needed.
• We are working on a plan to increase the visibility of free class events in the viewer as part of our broader initiative to improve support.
• We will continue to offer educational materials and resources to individuals who wish to teach in Second Life. This includes everything from documentation to things like tip jars to help offset the cost of supplies.

Via SecondLife

We came to know about Rebecca Nesson a few days ago, the teacher who holds her classes within the confines of MMO Second Life. Actually, Ms. Nesson is not the only one. There are in fact a good number of individuals that turned to the MMO to practice their profession.

Recently, developer Linden Lab made a statement regarding the stoppage of paid educational event support for these professionals. As a result, many residents have expressed their fears and disappointments as they feel that the company is abandoning in-world educators.

Lest they be misunderstood, Linden Lab apologized at once and clarified their stand on the matter. “This is definitely not the case and we apologize if we havenÂ’t made it clear how we will continue to support individual instructors who have made teaching Second Life skills their passion,” reads Linden’s official statement.

Furthermore, the company mentioned that they are changing a few policies about their volunteer instructor program. While the company had claimed that this is to improve scaling and support, some residents are still raising their eyebrows, thinking Linden is indeed abandoning the program though slowly.

The “significant changes” to the said program are as follows:

• We will be merging the Instructor group with the Mentors program and will encourage active Instructors to work more closely with the broader volunteer community in Second Life under the leadership of Pathfinder Linden.
• We will continue to provide free teaching areas to hold classes with the necessary safety capabilities to ensure a safe, high quality educational experience for all. We will continue to look into ways to improve these areas and set aside more land for educational events as needed.
• We are working on a plan to increase the visibility of free class events in the viewer as part of our broader initiative to improve support.
• We will continue to offer educational materials and resources to individuals who wish to teach in Second Life. This includes everything from documentation to things like tip jars to help offset the cost of supplies.

Via SecondLife