WELCOME TO
“MANAGING A CLASS IN
SECOND LIFE”
Dr. Bryan Carter
University of Central Missouri
Friday, March 6, 2009

COURSE OVERVIEW
Setting up a class in Second Life
The pedagogy of teaching in virtual environments
Student projects, evaluation, constructivism
Examples, guest speakers, resources
Friday, March 6, 2009

INTRODUCTIONS
Who you are
Why you are taking this class
What you hope to gain
Plans to teach in SL?
Anything else you wish to add...(other SL related
classes, SL related projects, particular SL related
skills, etc...)
Friday, March 6, 2009

GETTING STARTED WITH A
CLASS IN SL
Accounts
Orientation
A place to teach (land, classroom)
to rent
to buy
to borrow
Friday, March 6, 2009

GETTING SET UP CONT...
Resources to assist
SLED - http://simteach.com
XStreet - http://xstreetsl.com/
Info Island
Rezed - http://www.rezed.org/
Friday, March 6, 2009

RE-THINKING YOUR
CONTENT, OBJECTIVES,
EVALUATIONS
Consider why you are using SL
Try not to reinvent the wheel
Consider audience and access to SL
Consider the tools you will need
whiteboard
ppt, streaming media, etc...
Friday, March 6, 2009

PREPARING YOUR STUDENTS
Net-Generation (yes), Comfortable in virtual worlds
(perhaps not)...
“There’s nothing to do here...”
Course delivery options (text, voice, neither...)
Friday, March 6, 2009

OUR BLOG
Please join our Course Blog
Our Course Blog: http://slclassmanagement.blogspot.com/
Photos: Flickr,YouTube videos - Let’s tag them: sleducation
You are all able to start new threads and comments on the
threads of others, add photos, experiences, resources, etc
Friday, March 6, 2009

FOR NEXT TIME...
Join SLED on Simteach.com (and other list groups if
you like)
Consider an orientation experience for the first days
of a class you would teach in SL. Be prepared to
discuss that experience next week. Outline an
orientation experience on our Course Blog
Wander Virtual Harlem/Montmartre and consider
one or more activities that students could do here
based on any discipline. Consider assessment while
thinking of this
Friday, March 6, 2009

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
March 9: Meet on Virtual Harlem at 6:00pm Central
Time, 4:00pm SLT.
March 16: Guest speaker. Location TBA
March 23: Location TBA
Friday, March 6, 2009