Second Life Education Presentation
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SECOND LIFE IN HIGHER
EDUCATIONSarah “Intellagirl” Robbins
Presentation forHoughton Mifflin
July 24, 2007
A Little About Me
•97: BA in Literature•‘99-’02: Macmillan/Que•‘03: MA in Literature•Now: PhD Candidate in Rhetoric and Writing•Director of Emerging Technologies at MediaSauce.com
MediaSauce.com
Internal and External DigitalCommunication and Marketing
Strategist
Understanding Virtual Environment Communication
Mechanics: A Developing Taxonomy of Digital Spaces
10 Qualities of Virtual Environments that Impact Communication
Access and Relationship to Others
Limited Access Freer Access
Limited Relationships
Freer Relationships
THE CURRENT SITUATION
Who are our STUDENTS?
Where do they LIVE?
How do they LEARN outside
the classroom?
89%USE EMAIL
67%GET NEWSONLINE
70%RESEARCH FOR SCHOOL ONLINE
64%SEND IMs
74%WATCH VIDEOSONLINE
43%PLAY ONLINE GAMES
56%DOWNLOAD MUSIC
91%INTERNET SEARCH FOR
ANSWERS
52%READ BLOGS
60%SEND/RECEIVETEXT MESSAGES
57%SEARCHED FORINFO ABOUT
COLLEGE
Wikipedia Traditional Encyclopedia
WHERE WE TEACH THEM
HOW WE DELIVER INFORMATION
LET’S COMPARE
VS.
VS.
A POSSIBLE SOLUTION
What is Second Life?
MultiUserVirtualEnvironment
History of Second Life
April ‘03: Second Life founded by Linden Lab, SF CAJune ‘03: Second Life goes liveMarch ‘06: Intellagirl Tully is bornOctober ‘06: Second Life reaches 1 millionJanuary ‘06: Second Life reaches 2 million
Gartner’s Hype Cycle changes when applied to Second Life education
Start here?
Start here?
Start here?
Components of Second Life
Infinitely Adjustable Avatars
The Map
Chat
Instant Messaging
Inventory
FriendsList
MiniMap
Motion Controls
Camera Controls
Building ToolsChat Window
MediaControls
LEARNING METHODS
IN SECOND LIFE
ENCOURAGING SPECIFICBEHAVIORS
PLAYING A ROLE
CHANGING ROLES IN DRAMATIC WAYS
DISORIENTATION
INTERACTING WITH FANTASY
CRITIQUE AND PARODY
WHAT SUBJECTS
ARE SUITABLE TO
SECOND LIFE?
Art
Biology
UK National Physics Lab – Color Blindness
Business
Architecture
Communication
CMCVerbal and NonVerbalSmall GroupInterpersonal
Education
GlobalKids.org
English
Apparel Design
Geography: Climatology,
Tourism
History
Roma
Journalism
Modern Languages
Physics
Political Science
PsychologyUC Davis Schizophrenia Simulator
Sociology
Theatre/Literature
New Globe Theatre
Literature
Literature Alive’s Inferno
Implications
• Appeal to today’s student• Collaboration between
campuses, disciplines, students/nonstudents
• Distributed learning• Authenticity• Seamless integration from school
to work
What SL Educators Need
• Reliable content• A trusted guide• Safe spaces• Understanding of SL in context of
other technologies
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