Doctors use twitter during surgeries to educate and inform medical students and followers.
An avatar-to-avatar news conference in Second Life provides a richer experience for journalists and trainees.
In the year 2020, HLS students will no longer need to be in Cambridge in order to attend school. They can enroll in unlimited courses through the online metaverse - Perfect Life. This is a fictional account of what law school may look like in the - not so far away - future.
A number of universities are using their Second Life presence to engage and attract potential students.
Microsoft's newest venture "The Games for Learning Institute" is trying to find out whether video games -- and not just software specifically designed to be educational -- can draw students into math, science and technology-based programs.
Here is an article that discusses how WoW can be used by executives to train employees and develop their creative skills, increase motivation, and build a team-oriented environment.
This article explores how games can develop leadership and management skills.
Here is an article about using WoW to teach or learn second languages, its positive and some negative implications, and feedback from the WoW community.
MIT professor Mitchel Resnick gives a demonstration of Scratch - a computer programming educational application for children.
A campus tour of Case Western University in Second Life