5. What I knew – where it all began First educational discounted island, Brigadoon Island, purchased in 2004 by John Prototype Brigadoon Island, a collaboration between Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Brain Talk Communities, focused on helping people with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism
6. What I learned – how far it’s come: an inspiring community Over 750 educational institutions, including over 600 colleges and universities Represent over 40 countries, with nearly 50% of institutions outside of United States Number of education-focused regions grew by 16% during 2009 Educational regions have 50% more sessions per resident than the Second Life average Large Global Growing Committed COMMUNITY
7. Top educational organizations from around the globe North America Europe Asia Oceania Waseda University Utrecht University McMaster University Hong Kong Polytechnic University University of Auckland Victoria University Wellington University of Sydney University of Queensland
19. Learning from, and giving to, other communities http://edudirectory.secondlife.com/ Make inter-community sharing more systematic… … first let’s start with understanding what educators are doing