Education and Collaboration Takes on a Second Life Brian Gray (Brian Garfield in Second Life) Case Western Reserve University [email_address] ALAO Distance Learning Interest Group June 15, 2007

What is Second Life? 3-D virtual metaverse entirely built and owned by its residents Began as 64 acres in 2003 Today, 65,000 acres & growing rapidly Fully-integrated economy - Linden Dollar Exchange Linden Lab – Support & development

3-D virtual metaverse entirely built and owned by its residents

Began as 64 acres in 2003

Today, 65,000 acres & growing rapidly

Fully-integrated economy - Linden Dollar Exchange

Linden Lab – Support & development

Metaverse (According to Wikipedia) From Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash Widely used to describe the vision behind current work on fully immersive 3D virtual spaces Environments where humans interact (as avatars) with each other (socially and economically) and with software agents in a cyber space, that uses the metaphor of the real world, but without its physical limitations.

From Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash

Widely used to describe the vision behind current work on fully immersive 3D virtual spaces

Environments where humans interact (as avatars) with each other (socially and economically) and with software agents in a cyber space, that uses the metaphor of the real world, but without its physical limitations.

Alternatives to SL World of Warcraft (WoW) Sims There Entropia Universe Active Worlds Home on Playstation 3

World of Warcraft (WoW)

Sims

There

Entropia Universe

Active Worlds

Home on Playstation 3

I wish someone told me… Pacific Standard Time (SL Time) Complete tutorials for new members Downtime on Wednesdays “Friend” people or keep track of names, as appearances change For classroom settings, have people join before class – Multiple account creations all at once can lock down an IP temporarily

Pacific Standard Time (SL Time)

Complete tutorials for new members

Downtime on Wednesdays

“Friend” people or keep track of names, as appearances change

For classroom settings, have people join before class – Multiple account creations all at once can lock down an IP temporarily

http://secondlife.com

PC Minimum System Requirements Internet Connection: Cable or DSL Operating System: Windows XP (Service Pack 2) OR Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4) NOTE: Second Life does NOT currently support Windows Vista Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better Computer Memory: 256MB or better Video/Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better

Internet Connection: Cable or DSL

Operating System: Windows XP (Service Pack 2)

OR Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)

NOTE: Second Life does NOT currently support Windows Vista

Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better

Computer Memory: 256MB or better

Video/Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better

OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better

LindeX Market Data $3700+ 293,102 Total Customers Spending Money In-World 834 Over 1,000,000 L$ 962 500,001 - 1,000,000 L$ 7,760 100,001 - 500,000 L$ 8,793 50,001 - 100,000 L$ 38,995 10,001 - 50,000 L$ 23,273 5,001 - 10,000 L$ 37,592 2001 - 5,000 L$ 45,300 501 - 2,000 L$ 129,593 1 - 500 L$ Residents Transaction Size Monthly Spending by Amount (2007 May)

Retain ALL IP Rights Linden Lab's Terms of Service agreement recognizes Residents' right to retain full intellectual property protection for the digital content they create in Second Life, including avatar characters, clothing, scripts, textures, objects and designs. This right is enforceable and applicable both in-world and offline, both for non-profit and commercial ventures. You create it, you own it – and it's yours to do with as you please.

Linden Lab's Terms of Service agreement recognizes Residents' right to retain full intellectual property protection for the digital content they create in Second Life, including avatar characters, clothing, scripts, textures, objects and designs. This right is enforceable and applicable both in-world and offline, both for non-profit and commercial ventures. You create it, you own it – and it's yours to do with as you please.

Ohio University Without Boundaries http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/

Ohio University Video on SL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA PLAY MOVIE

Avatars – Who do you want to be?

Dress for the Moment

Video Tutorials: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Example: http://youtube.com/watch?v=N787M2WOb24 Building with Prims PLAY MOVIE

Example: http://youtube.com/watch?v=N787M2WOb24

Building with Prims

Recreating or Redesigning

Virtual Recruiting http://admission.case.edu/secondlife.asp

CWRU Promotes Dorms

Try Before You Buy

Kelvin Smith Library (CWRU)

SL Library 2.0 Alliance Library System one of nine regional library systems in Illinois with over 250 member libraries of all types Public Blog: http://infoisland.org/ “ Behind the Scenes” Blog: http://infoisland.org/drupal/ Best Overview: http://infoisland.org/drupal/reference/SL_ready_ref

Alliance Library System

one of nine regional library systems in Illinois with over 250 member libraries of all types

Public Blog: http://infoisland.org/

“ Behind the Scenes” Blog: http://infoisland.org/drupal/

Best Overview: http://infoisland.org/drupal/reference/SL_ready_ref

InfoIsland 1 Libraries, Alliance Library System building, ICT, WorldBridges, TechSoup InfoIsland 2 Science Center, Fireball Express, Museums, Galleries and more... Consumer Health Island Medical and Health Care Information Cybrary City InfoIsland's community of individual libraries. Cybrary City 2 The expanded library community. EduIsland InfoIsland's community of educators.

InfoIsland 1

Libraries, Alliance Library System building, ICT, WorldBridges, TechSoup

InfoIsland 2

Science Center, Fireball Express, Museums, Galleries and more...

Consumer Health Island

Medical and Health Care Information

Cybrary City

InfoIsland's community of individual libraries.

Cybrary City 2

The expanded library community.

EduIsland

InfoIsland's community of educators.

Imagination Island Rachelville comprises half this island with resources for children's literature, beautiful gardens and a maze.􀀂 Vendor Village (coming soon). Arts/ALA Island Arts - Coming soon a Grand Opera House where there will be performances of opera, music, plays and more. American Library Association - InfoIsland will soon be welcoming the American Library Association. Commonwealth Island Commonspace for Organization Echoditto An event center for progressive web political and environmental organizations.

Imagination Island

Rachelville comprises half this island with resources for children's literature, beautiful gardens and a maze.􀀂

Vendor Village (coming soon).

Arts/ALA Island

Arts - Coming soon a Grand Opera House where there will be performances of opera, music, plays and more.

American Library Association - InfoIsland will soon be welcoming the American Library Association.

Commonwealth Island

Commonspace for Organization

Echoditto

An event center for progressive web political and environmental organizations.

Second Life Library: Info Island I, Cybrary City, etc. By HVX Silverstar http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/511035937/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/

By HVX Silverstar

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/511035937/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/

Renaissance Island By HVX Silverstar http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/527404571/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/

By HVX Silverstar

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/527404571/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/

Info Island, by avatar Rik Riel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTQkzfz5osQ PLAY MOVIE

Collaboration Takes New Format

Online Presentations Example: Presentation by R. David Lankes, PhD, is Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS) and an Associate Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/

Example: Presentation by R. David Lankes, PhD, is Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS) and an Associate Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies

Socialize Online

Deep Sea Marine Aquarium & Sea-Life Centre

Second Life Science Center

International Spaceflight Museum

Nature Publishing Group's Island: Eukaryotic Cell

New Course: Virtual World Librarianship - Your Second Life University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, & Illinois Alliance Library System Six 2-hour synchronous sessions will meet online in Second Life http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/Second_Life.html

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, & Illinois Alliance Library System

Six 2-hour synchronous sessions will meet online in Second Life

http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/Second_Life.html

San Jose State University's School of Library & Information Science http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADE0VSffgis PLAY MOVIE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADE0VSffgis

Mukwa Dibou (ALA President-Elect, Loriene Roy) and Jeremy Kemp (arriving) on SJSU sim chatting with SJSU students and librarians. http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/511014362/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/

Mukwa Dibou (ALA President-Elect, Loriene Roy) and Jeremy Kemp (arriving) on SJSU sim chatting with SJSU students and librarians.

Owning Land Islands are priced at US$1,675 for 65,536 square meters (about 16 acres). Monthly land fees for maintenance are US$295. Offer a 50% discount to verified real world educators and academic institutions (e.g., universities/schools) or 501(c)3 non-profit organizations that will be using the regions to support their organization's official work. Smaller “pieces” for less money

Islands are priced at US$1,675 for 65,536 square meters (about 16 acres). Monthly land fees for maintenance are US$295.

Offer a 50% discount to verified real world educators and academic institutions (e.g., universities/schools) or 501(c)3 non-profit organizations that will be using the regions to support their organization's official work.

Smaller “pieces” for less money

Brand Map of Second Life: http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?p=430

Avatar Academics, UCLA Magazine (4/07) Esther Grassian, an information literacy outreach coordinator at UCLA's College Library; her avatar - Alexandria Knight. “ Ball State University's students discuss their assignments on SL” “ Students of a Pepperdine University distance-learning course meet every fortnight to learn, as well as explore, what it's like to be part of an online community.” http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/features/second-life_virtual-classroom/

Esther Grassian, an information literacy outreach coordinator at UCLA's College Library; her avatar - Alexandria Knight.

“ Ball State University's students discuss their assignments on SL”

“ Students of a Pepperdine University distance-learning course meet every fortnight to learn, as well as explore, what it's like to be part of an online community.”

Avatar Academics, UCLA Magazine (4/07) “ Charles Reed, California State University’s chancellor, recently said at an education and research conference in San Francisco that he would like students to telecommute more, meeting with faculty and peers one day a week on campus and using the rest of the work week exploring virtual worlds and downloading information to complete their course work.” http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/features/second-life_virtual-classroom/

“ Charles Reed, California State University’s chancellor, recently said at an education and research conference in San Francisco that he would like students to telecommute more, meeting with faculty and peers one day a week on campus and using the rest of the work week exploring virtual worlds and downloading information to complete their course work.”

Avatar Academics, UCLA Magazine (4/07) Last fall, Harvard University offered its first course on SL - "CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion“ 40 students (50 more in physical class) “ Professor Charles Nesson, who taught the course in the real world, and his daughter, Rebecca, a computer scientist at Harvard and instructor at the university's Extension School, who conducted CyberOne in SL” http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/features/second-life_virtual-classroom/

Last fall, Harvard University offered its first course on SL - "CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion“

40 students (50 more in physical class)

“ Professor Charles Nesson, who taught the course in the real world, and his daughter, Rebecca, a computer scientist at Harvard and instructor at the university's Extension School, who conducted CyberOne in SL”

Educators Explore 'Second Life‘ Online (CNN.com) “ The three-dimensional virtual world makes it possible for students taking a distance course to develop a real sense of community, said Rebecca Nesson.” “ Most people think online learning doesn't require participation or engagement with course material, he said. But in "Second Life" there's real-time interaction, which means students need to engage in the discussion -- much as if they were sitting in a brick and mortar classroom.” http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/11/13/second.life.university/

“ The three-dimensional virtual world makes it possible for students taking a distance course to develop a real sense of community, said Rebecca Nesson.”

“ Most people think online learning doesn't require participation or engagement with course material, he said. But in "Second Life" there's real-time interaction, which means students need to engage in the discussion -- much as if they were sitting in a brick and mortar classroom.”

Educators Explore 'Second Life‘ Online (CNN.com) “ While it remains to be seen how much of an impact "Second Life" will have in the long run, there is immense interest within the educational community to find ways to harness its potential, said Mechthild Schmidt, a professor at NYU-McGhee, a division of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.” “ Schmidt, who learned about "Second Life" from her teenage son, integrated the virtual world into a course she teaches on digital communication to give students a new avenue for collaboration.” http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/11/13/second.life.university/

“ While it remains to be seen how much of an impact "Second Life" will have in the long run, there is immense interest within the educational community to find ways to harness its potential, said Mechthild Schmidt, a professor at NYU-McGhee, a division of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.”

“ Schmidt, who learned about "Second Life" from her teenage son, integrated the virtual world into a course she teaches on digital communication to give students a new avenue for collaboration.”

Activities within SL Collaboration Streaming real time events Art shows Book discussions Office hours Social Conference & poster presentations

Collaboration

Streaming real time events

Art shows

Book discussions

Office hours

Social

Conference & poster presentations

Uses of SL Create movies (Machinima) Create tutorials Alternative to architect or consultant Experimentation before the “real” Stage setting or directions 3-D educational objects Brainstorming

Create movies (Machinima)

Create tutorials

Alternative to architect or consultant

Experimentation before the “real”

Stage setting or directions

3-D educational objects

Brainstorming

Negative Comments to Expect Only a game Diversion Only trying to be edgy Waste of time Lets do “first” life better instead Fantasy, Fake Unprofessional Porn, Gambling

Only a game

Diversion

Only trying to be edgy

Waste of time

Lets do “first” life better instead

Fantasy, Fake

Unprofessional

Porn, Gambling

Signs of Growth & Acceptance Sweden to set up embassy in Second Life ALA Washington Opens Virtual Office Reuters has dedicated SL reporter

Sweden to set up embassy in Second Life

ALA Washington Opens Virtual Office

Reuters has dedicated SL reporter

Teen Second Life: http://teen.secondlife.com/ Eye4You Alliance Island is sponsored by the Alliance Library System, PLCMC and SirsiDynix: http://www.eye4youalliance.youthtech.info/

Teen Second Life: http://teen.secondlife.com/

Eye4You Alliance Island is sponsored by the Alliance Library System, PLCMC and SirsiDynix: http://www.eye4youalliance.youthtech.info/

More Education http://secondlife.com/education/ SL Education Mailing List (SLED) Global Kids videos Proceedings of the SL Education Workshop at the Second Life Community Convention, San Francisco, August 20th, 2006 http://secondlife.com/businesseducation/ education/slcc2006-proceedings.pdf

http://secondlife.com/education/

SL Education Mailing List (SLED)

Global Kids videos

Proceedings of the SL Education Workshop at the Second Life Community Convention, San Francisco, August 20th, 2006

http://secondlife.com/businesseducation/

education/slcc2006-proceedings.pdf

More Education Second Life Best Practices in Education: Teaching, Learning, and Research 2007 International Conference http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/ SL Blog, Education Category http://blog.secondlife.com/tag/education/

Second Life Best Practices in Education: Teaching, Learning, and Research 2007 International Conference

http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/

SL Blog, Education Category

http://blog.secondlife.com/tag/education/

Print Resources

Coming Soon SL is currently chat based with sound effects and streaming media Voice is in beta Works good for small group discussions Is directional (i.e. things get louder as you approach)

SL is currently chat based with sound effects and streaming media

Voice is in beta

Works good for small group discussions

Is directional (i.e. things get louder as you approach)

Extras: Librarians in Action By HVXSilverstar Librarians of Second Life: Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fYnplBHSpo PLAY MOVIE

By HVXSilverstar

Librarians of Second Life: Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fYnplBHSpo

Extras: Librarians in Action By HVXSilverstar Librarians of Second Life: Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYHcXsaQdv4 PLAY MOVIE

By HVXSilverstar

Librarians of Second Life: Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYHcXsaQdv4

Education and Collaboration Takes on a Second Life Brian Gray (Brian Garfield in Second Life) Case Western Reserve University [email_address] http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/ http://www.slideshare.net/bcg8 ALAO Distance Learning Interest Group June 15, 2007