Second Life for Educators Patti Jennings, Digital Immigrant & Marketing Executive, Dallas TeleLearning, DCCCD Erin Jennings, Digital Native & Instructional Design Assistant, UTD Global MBA Online

What is Second Life? MUVE Multi-User Virtual Environment www.secondlife.com “ Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents.” Second Life is NOT a game Main grid is for adults only (18+) “ Introduction to Second Life” Machinima http://blip.tv/file/74378/

MUVE

Multi-User Virtual Environment

www.secondlife.com

“ Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents.”

Second Life is NOT a game

Main grid is for adults only (18+)

“ Introduction to Second Life”

Machinima

http://blip.tv/file/74378/

Is Second Life A Trend? The Horizon Report, 2007 Edition Virtual Worlds Time to Adoption: Two to Three Years “Campuses and businesses have established locations in these worlds, much as they were creating websites a dozen years ago. In the same way that the number and sophistication of websites grew very quickly as more people began to browse, virtual locations will become more common and more mature as the trend continues.”

The Horizon Report, 2007 Edition

Virtual Worlds

Time to Adoption: Two to Three Years

“Campuses and businesses have established locations in these worlds, much as they were creating websites a dozen years ago. In the same way that the number and sophistication of websites grew very quickly as more people began to browse, virtual locations will become more common and more mature as the trend continues.”

Second Life and Higher Education Colleges and Universities in SL “ SL provides a unique and flexible environment for educators interested in distance learning, computer-supported cooperative work, simulation, new media studies and corporate training.” – SL “ Using SL as a supplement to traditional classroom environments also provides new opportunities for enriching an existing curriculum. Many universities and educational institutions are already using SL.” - SL

Colleges and Universities in SL

“ SL provides a unique and flexible environment for educators interested in distance learning, computer-supported cooperative work, simulation, new media studies and corporate training.” – SL

“ Using SL as a supplement to traditional classroom environments also provides new opportunities for enriching an existing curriculum. Many universities and educational institutions are already using SL.” - SL

SL Educational Resources Second Life Tutorials and Guides Instructional Videos and Machinima www.secondlife.com Second Life: The Official Guide Book for purchase SL Education Wiki http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki SLED: Second Life Educators List Serv http://secondlife.com/businesseducation/education.php SL Healthcare Support & Education Mailing List https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/healthcare Info Island http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/52/193/

Second Life Tutorials and Guides

Instructional Videos and Machinima

www.secondlife.com

Second Life: The Official Guide

Book for purchase

SL Education Wiki

http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki

SLED: Second Life Educators List Serv

http://secondlife.com/businesseducation/education.php

SL Healthcare Support & Education Mailing List

https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/healthcare

Info Island

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/52/193/

SL In-World Groups Real Life Education in Second Life Interested in educational possibilities of SL Second Life Grad Student Colony Limited to students pursuing advanced degrees Second Life Researchers Limited to academics pursuing authorized research projects Health Education

Real Life Education in Second Life

Interested in educational possibilities of SL

Second Life Grad Student Colony

Limited to students pursuing advanced degrees

Second Life Researchers

Limited to academics pursuing authorized research projects

Health Education

Why Buy an Island? Marketing & Recruitment The Digital Natives are coming! Instruction Immersive Learning Simulations NOAA’s Virtual Island http://youtube.com/watch?v=is8YX32GAyQ Training Play2Train: http://irhbt.typepad.com/play2train Socialization

Marketing & Recruitment

The Digital Natives are coming!

Instruction

Immersive Learning Simulations

NOAA’s Virtual Island

http://youtube.com/watch?v=is8YX32GAyQ

Training

Play2Train: http://irhbt.typepad.com/play2train

Socialization

Cost of a Second Life Basic Account is free Access to events, shopping, building (temporarily in sand boxes), scripting & more Premium Account Costs $9.95/mo Allows you to own land, display, entertain and live in SL Private Island Ownership Education Discount Small island = $980 for 65,536 sq. meters (about 16 acres) Monthly land fee for maintenance = $150/mo Renting space

Basic Account is free

Access to events, shopping, building (temporarily in sand boxes), scripting & more

Premium Account Costs $9.95/mo

Allows you to own land, display, entertain and live in SL

Private Island Ownership

Education Discount

Small island = $980 for 65,536 sq. meters (about 16 acres)

Monthly land fee for maintenance = $150/mo

Renting space

Marooned! Your new island is flat and empty. You need a plan! Buildings Landscape Access Use of sky

Your new island is flat and empty.

You need a plan!

Buildings

Landscape

Access

Use of sky

Proposed UTD SOM Landscaping Map

Fieldtrip! UTD SOM UTD ATEC Info Island Harvard Casablanca

UTD SOM

UTD ATEC

Info Island

Harvard

Casablanca

More Resources Second Life: Knowledge Base http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/ Unofficial Guide http:// www.sldrama.com/index.php?page =2;ffbook=1 Erin’s Basic Guide www.utdallas.edu/~ebj016000/SecondLife/SecondLifeGuide.pdf Second Life Developer Resources http://secondlife.com/developers/resources.php

Second Life: Knowledge Base

http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/

Unofficial Guide

http:// www.sldrama.com/index.php?page =2;ffbook=1

Erin’s Basic Guide

www.utdallas.edu/~ebj016000/SecondLife/SecondLifeGuide.pdf

Second Life Developer Resources

http://secondlife.com/developers/resources.php

Contact Information Patti Jennings Email: [email_address] Second Life: Patti Lemuria Erin Jennings Email: [email_address] Second Life: Serinity Gaea

Patti Jennings

Email: [email_address]

Second Life: Patti Lemuria

Erin Jennings

Email: [email_address]

Second Life: Serinity Gaea