Second Life And The Community College

Slide 1: Second Life and the Community College Beth Ritter-Guth June 6, 2008

Slide 2: House of Seven Gables

Slide 3: Second Life • Multi User Virtual Environment (MUVE) – Not a “Game” • International • 2000+ Schools/Colleges • 5000+ Educators • 14 Million Residents – 1 Million Active (60 Days)

Slide 4: Students in a cavern

Slide 5: Benefits for the CC • Student Centered Learning • Cost Effective – Approx. $1500 Island Purchase – Approx $150 per month fee – OR: Space Rentals/Collaborative Space at lower prices • International Collaboration • Professional Development

Slide 6: British Gothic Literature

Slide 7: Risks • Same as WWW • Learning Curve • “Empty Space” • Sacrificing Content for Tech • Time/Talent/Treasure

Slide 8: Teaching Edgar Allan Poe

Slide 9: Solutions • Stick to Course Outline • Imagine the Impossible • Build in Ethical Treatment • Get Connected to Others – Sled List – Sled Blog • Use a Builder/Scripter – Recommendation: Eloise Pasteur

Slide 10: Dante’s Inferno

Slide 11: Tour • Literature Alive! – Dante’s Inferno – EA Poe’s House of Usher • Community College Consortium • International Spaceflight Museum • NOAA • Genome Island

Slide 12: Willow Springs

Slide 13: Resources • Community College Wiki: http://ccsl.wetpaint.com/ • Sled List: http://secondlife.com/Education • Sled Blog: http://www.sl-educationblog.org/ • Literature Alive Wiki and Blog: http://literaturealive.wikispaces.com and http://literaturealive.blogspot.com

Slide 14: Questions? Beth Ritter-Guth bethritterguth@gmail.com