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    1. Second Life @ College Beth Ritter-Guth Lehigh Carbon Community College [email_address]
    2. What is Second Life?
      • Second Life is a Multi-User Virtual Environment
      • Second Life is not a game
      • Other Multi-User Virtual Environments
        • There
        • SIMS online
    3. Who is Using Second Life?
      • Educators (300+)
        • Ivy League (Harvard, Stanford, Princeton)
        • Big Ten (Penn State)
        • Community Colleges (LCCC)
      • Business Leaders
        • IBM, Nissan, Sun Microsystems
      • Philanthropists
        • MacArthur Foundation, Relay for Life
      • Politicians
        • John Kerry, Hilary Clinton, Republican Party
    4. The World
      • The Sistine Chapel at Vassar
      • The Genome Project
      • Sci-Foo at Drexel
      • Literature Alive! In Second Life (sample)
        • Edgar Allan Poe’s House of Usher
        • The British Literature Classroom @ Camelot
        • The Virtual Canterbury Tales
        • Grendel’s Lair
        • Walden Pond
        • The Virtual Naylor Project
    5. LCCC in Second Life
      • The Collaboration Station
        • Technical Writing
        • Professional Presentations
        • Media Scriptwriting and Storyboarding
      • World University Exchange
        • Japan, Korea, France, Canada, and US (DSU, IUP)
    6. Virtual Leadership
      • Virtual Ethics
        • Ethical use of Web 2.0
        • Virtual Ethics
        • Trademark/Copyright
        • Educator Role Modeling
        • Philanthropy and Open Access
    7. Risks and Criticism
      • Technology Glitches (lag, graphics, older equipment)
        • Open Labs
      • Educational Value
        • SL is a tool; it is not the only tool
      • Adult Content
        • There is adult content on the web, as well
      • Technology versus Content
        • Faculty need training; course objectives come first
      • Griefing
        • Students and faculty need training
      • Addiction
        • Students need to be prepared for risks
    8. Benefits
      • Retention
        • Material (longevity)
        • In-Class and University
      • Immersion
        • Hands-On learning
        • Student-Centered Pedagogy
      • Global Partnerships
        • International Projects
      • Collaboration
        • Faculty, Students, Librarians
    9. Ready to Travel?
      • Preparing for International Travel
    10. Virtual Tour
      • Progressive Era Literature Plot
      • World University Exchange
      • Health Info Islands (NIH)
      • Sistine Chapel
      • NOAA
      • International Space Flight Museum

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