1. I installed Silverlight 2 in a few seconds.

2. It just works in Firefox.

3. Not an error in sight.

4. I tried the DeepZoom example and it worked in Firefox.

The DeepZoom ativity is useful within an educational context. Students can explore large images in a Problem Based Learning setting - medical, geographic, artwork, etc. Quick somebody make an extension/plugin for Moodle, Blackboard, etc.. Download the Deep Zoom Composer, if you’d like to explore these concepts.

Deep Zoom is possible thanks to the Multiscaleimage control. Controls are the key to the future success of Silverlight. We need simple to use controls that go beyond buttons and textboxes.

The University of Adelaide has a situational project underway. So what exactly is situational learning? I’ve not heard the term before! It seems to encompass all things Learning Designer cool - simulations, case studies, scenario based learning and online role plays.

The situational learning site has examples. The Mekong eSim  seems to be implemented entirely in Blackboard — at least thats what I can tell from the screen grabs.

You may also find Project EnRoLE of interest. EnRoLE as in Encouraging Roleplay based Learning Environments.