Friday, October 27, 2006

Sloodle combines Second Life 3D with Moodle in an interesting new learning platform.  Maybe the time is right for compelling games games for learning. -- BL 3:50:14 PM      Google It!.

Depressed? Net-based Treatments Can Help. Jung and the Restless writes "Researchers at an Australian university have found that regular visits to therapeutic and educational web sites can successfully treat depression. Researchers directed patients to The MoodGYM, a cognitive behavior therapy site, and BluePages, a depression education site. After 12 months, users of both web sites reported improvement, with the educational site working out better than the behavior therapy site. A psychotherapist who did not participate in the study says that the results aren't all that surprising. 'Cognitive behavioral strategies [~] sometimes in conjunction with medication [~] are the most effective means of treating depression,' and 'a person who is visiting an educational site like BluePages is taking the necessary steps with her own self-care. That's a key component of successful treatment for depression'" [Slashdot] 3:26:29 PM      Google It!.