The following list is an attempt to provide a place to start for those of you who wish to delve deeper into the subject

(2008)

Virtual Worlds and Education

Articles

Blogs

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• Second Life Education in New Zealand http://slenz.wordpress.com/
• RezEd: The hub for learning and virtual worlds http://www.rezed.org/ 

Reports

• De Freitas, Sara (2008). Serious Virtual Worlds Report, JISC
• Salt, Atkins & Blackall (2008) - Real Education in a Virtual World - Literature Review
• Hundsberger, Stephanie (2009) Foreign Language Learning in SL and the Implications for Resource Provision in Academic Libraries
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Virtual Worlds and Language Learning

Articles

• Stevens, V (2006) Second Life in Education and Language Learning, TESL-EJ Vol.10 No.3
• Short report of a language teacher about her project in SL: Avatars Enhance the Language Learning Experience

Blogs

• Kern, Nergiz - Teaching in Second Life http://slexperiments.edublogs.org/

Groups

• http://www.rezed.org/group/languagelearninginvirtualworlds