So You Wanna Teach in Second Life

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So You Wanna Teach in Second Life?

• Getting started using this massively multiplayer
  virtual world for education and learning

presented at NMC Educational Gaming Online
Conference By Angel Inokon December 8, 2005
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About Second life

• a Massively Multiplayer Virtual World (MMVW) with
  over 95,000 users designing, conducting business,
  building relationships, entertaining, learning,
  and living their second life.

Widely acclaimed online simulation with the
following features

• Customization of avatars
• Thriving online economy conducting 2 million
  USD in transactions a month
• Simple building tools to create virtually
  anything you can imagine
• Scripting environment to create complex
  simulations
• 100 user created content

Developer Linden Labs
Get a free account now at secondlife.com
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See Examples Diverse Learning Modes
Mental Health Simulation Schizophrenia
Real time live SLCC conference with streaming
video
Education delivery options range from self-paced
simulations (left) to streaming video into a
virtual classroom (right).
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See Examples Diverse Learning Topics
Read some of the courses being offered Fall 2005

• Art in Virtual Worlds
• Cultural Computing Program at the Siebel Center
  for Computer Science, University of
  IllinoisDigital Collaboration in
  ArchitectureSchool of Architecture, Montana
  State University, BozemanIntroduction to
  International Business
• Southern New Hampshire UniversityFoundations of
  Instructional TechnologyDepartment of
  Instructional Design and Technology, The Teachers
  College, Emporia State University, Emporia,
  KansasUrban Planning in the Gaming
  WorldUniversity of Colorado at Denver (CU
  Online)Human Computer Interface
• Graduate School of Education and Psychology,
  Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

• Designing Digital Communities
• School of Architecture, The University of Texas
  at AustinIntroduction to Sociological
  Perspectives on EducationWhittier College,
  CaliforniaMultiplayer Game Design
• University of Southern CaliforniaExploring
  healthcare applications in Massive Multiplayer
  Online Role Playing Environments (MMORPEs) using
  the Second Life platformInstitute of Rural
  Health, Idaho State University, Pocatello
  Education's Second Life
• Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning,
  Colorado Mountain CollegeIntroduction to Game
  Simulation DevelopmentMontgomery College
  Maryland

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Get Ready - 3 Things To Do

• Get informed
• Read Press and Forums
• Read Education Wiki
• Experience
• Tour popular landmarks
• Build simple objects - clothing, chairs
• Ambassador share with others
• Develop
• Identify a learning objective
• Build curriculum with appropriate pace
• Propose to institution or department
• Acquire land and resources

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Resources

• Second Life http//secondlife.com/
• Linden Labs http//lindenlab.com/
• Download Free Copy http//secondlife.com/join/
• Watch video trailer http//secondlife.com/media/
• Education Wiki http//secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-i
  ndex.php?pageEducationWiki
• Fall 2005 Courses http//forums.secondlife.com/sh
  owthread.php?t60133
• Second Life Wikipedia http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki
  /Second_Life
• New World Notes Blog http//secondlife.blogs.com/
  
• Official Forum http//forums.secondlife.com
• User Taught classes https//secondlife.com/events/
  index.php?datecategory26
• 101 Uses for Second Life http//trumpy.cs.elon.ed
  u/metaverse
• in the College Classroom

Good!
Poster presentation contact Angel
Inokon inokon_at_stanford.edu http//ldt.stanford.edu
/inokon
Special Thanks Pietro Maracas, Megan Conklin,
Maggie Marat, Pete Border, Terry Beaubois, Deb
Solomon, Roy Pea, and Byron Reeves