Well, I know that at least two of the DreamTime authors are active on Second Life, and I’ve been trying to explore the literary milieu there, to see how we can fit into the scene, promote our books, and learn about others.
And while that exploration is still at its beginning stages, I have come across some wonderful literary haunts. One of them, Literature Alive!, is the virtual arm of Community Colleges Without Borders, and while the classes are de rigeur for students of Lehigh-Carbon Community College, anyone may sit in.
More and more, education is becoming available to the hoi polloi. MIT has most of its classes available to audit online, as do many of the schools at Yale University (to name Paul’s and my alma maters; hundreds of other colleges and universities have followed suit).
What does this have to do with opening your heart?
It seems to me that there are two positive, wonderful currents running through that question. One is that education, any education, opens our minds and hearts to the wonders of the world, the brain, beauty, history … a plethora of amazing information. The other is the fact of high-priced education becoming available to those who cannot afford the aforementioned high prices; have we, finally, begun to open our hearts to those less priveleged than we are? It’s a nice thought.
Whether in Second Life or elsewhere, do explore opening your heart through online education!
Jeannette Cézanne
www.JeannetteCezanne.com
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