Murdoch University and Second Life

Murdoch University in Second Life Kathryn Greenhill, December 2007

Slides at: http://edtechkat.wordpress.com

Second Life
What Unis are doing there
Murdoch University Island

What is Second Life?

A 3D Online Digital World Imagined, Created and Owned by its residents MUVE : Multi User Virtual Environment

Avatars Islands Buildings Objects

YES
Graphic, user controlled interface
Avatars
Inventory
Interact with environment
Interact with others
Isn’t it just a game ?
NO
No rules
No points
No strategy
No win/lose
No start and end

Avatars
Talk
Modify
Move
What do you do Second Life ?

Objects
Build
Upload
Buy, sell and trade
Animate
Script

Environment
Streamed media
Join groups and network
Events

Universities

Australian Universities
USQ – Terra incognita
QUT – Law Faculty
RMIT
AFTRS
Monash
Griffiths
Murdoch
(CSIRO and ABC)

What are they doing?
Presentations
Teaching
Conferences
International Networking
Showcasing University
Replicating physical layout
Showing new buildings

Murdoch University Library

Murdoch University Library: Discovering your Second Life

Offer SL PC lab and training sessions

Murdoch University Open Day 2007

http://murdochsecondlife.pbwiki.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiH7dkOVaLc

Second Life Interest Group

Murdoch University Island
Library
Teaching and Learning
ITS
School of IT

Delivered 28 Sept 2007

Admin and development
Library
Public
Murdoch Community Ideas Space
ICT333

ICT333 / TLC277 6 students Job interview simulation

Things to know

Not many of our students are there…yet
Educause/NMC Horizon Report 2007 identified Online Virtual Worlds as one of 6 new technologies likely to have most impact on Higher Education.
Equity – broadband, high end graphics card and skills
Chance to learn how to use this kind of environment

Let’s play….. Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

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