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Monday, May 05, 2003
Whyville.com teaches adults joys of learning online - Miami Herald
When members of the online community at Whyville.net were challenged with reporting on Winter Solstice celebrations around the world, many quickly determined that the best strategy was to recruit an international team and compare notes. That wasn't so hard in a virtual world where 50 percent of the members come from outside the United States. The real challenge came when they wanted to celebrate their success and discovered they'd first have to learn to negotiate different time zones. Most of them are only 12 or 13, and they still have early bedtimes. No one assigned the task of studying time zones, but then much of the learning that happens at Whyville isn't assigned. It's discovered.
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