Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning Jeremy Kemp, M.S.J., M.Ed. Ed.D candidate, Fielding Graduate University San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science

POLL 1 – Concepts you can Describe “ I could describe if someone asked me…” What is an avatar? How do teachers and students benefit? Why does Second Life matter for education? How do Second Life and LMS tools compare? (Check all that apply) Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

“ I could describe if someone asked me…”

What is an avatar?

How do teachers and students benefit?

Why does Second Life matter for education?

How do Second Life and LMS tools compare?

(Check all that apply)

POLL 2 – Your background with the tools “ Have you…” Taught online? Administered an LMS? Created a Second Life avatar? Attended an event in Second Life? Attended a structured learning activity in Second Life? Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

“ Have you…”

Taught online?

Administered an LMS?

Created a Second Life avatar?

Attended an event in Second Life?

Attended a structured learning activity in Second Life?

Jeremy Kemp - Who am I? … Full-time lecturer at San Jose State Started teaching online in 1999 Second Life wiki for educators www.simteach.com sloodle.org mashup (SL <-> Moodle, Angel LMS) Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Full-time lecturer at San Jose State

Started teaching online in 1999

Second Life wiki for educators www.simteach.com

sloodle.org mashup (SL <-> Moodle, Angel LMS)

Jeremy Kemp - Who am I? … Fielding Dissertation in process: A Technology Acceptance Model for 3D Learning Management Systems Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Fielding Dissertation in process:

A Technology Acceptance Model for

3D Learning Management Systems

What is it? Avatars Commerce Flexibility Persistence Team space Web interface Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Avatars

Commerce

Flexibility

Persistence

Team space

Web interface

New “Virtual Worlds” Trend The 2D World Wide Web --> a 3D spaces world Educators, librarians & art community are excited New types of training tools Document and Application sharing coming Forterra Olive Open Croquet Sun Wonderland Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

The 2D World Wide Web --> a 3D spaces world

Educators, librarians & art community are excited

New types of training tools

Document and Application sharing coming

What is Second Life? Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its “residents.” Opened to the public in 2003 Grown explosively More than 10 Million “residents” from around the globe. Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

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

Opened to the public in 2003

Grown explosively

More than 10 Million “residents” from around the globe.

Starting in Spring, 2007… Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Customizing Avatars Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Avatars Represent students online as 3D puppets Are “authenticated” to your unique account May be costumed and animated with emotion Move around and make gestures Act in role-plays to represent learning interactions May be connected to an LMS account Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Represent students online as 3D puppets

Are “authenticated” to your unique account

May be costumed and animated with emotion

Move around and make gestures

Act in role-plays to represent learning interactions

May be connected to an LMS account

It’s not a game… but it can be. Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

It’s not a game… but it can be.

John Bransford talks - October 2006 Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Quest Atlantis - Barab Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Rivercity - Dede Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Appalachian Tycoon game – Ohio University Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Casual gaming for class activities Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

It’s a community engine, not a campus copier Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

It’s a community engine, not a campus copier

Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Concreteness Fading Concrete Representation Concrete Representation Abstract Representation Goldstone, R. L., & Son, J. Y. (2005). The transfer of scientific principles using concrete and idealized simulations. The Journal of the Learning Sciences , 14, 69-110. Abstract Representation

Concreteness http://slurl.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/200/190

http://slurl.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/200/190

Abstraction

Adoption stages in UK universities a) Thinking or grouping together b) Actively planning an SL presence c) Research within SL d) Developing tools and simulations within SL e) Staging an exhibition f) Department or center presence g) Using SL to support a course or module h) Supporting developments across several departments i) Building a campus-wide presence (pps. 2-9) Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

a) Thinking or grouping together

b) Actively planning an SL presence

c) Research within SL

d) Developing tools and simulations within SL

e) Staging an exhibition

f) Department or center presence

g) Using SL to support a course or module

h) Supporting developments across several departments

i) Building a campus-wide presence (pps. 2-9)

Don't cheat your students by hiring professionals. Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Don't cheat your students by hiring professionals.

Banned Books week Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

American Library Association Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

TeenSL connection Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Realism isn’t worth the price Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Realism isn’t worth the price

Electronic Charting Patient dialog Stethoscope Click-on body Paper chart

Electronic Charting

Patient dialog

Stethoscope

Click-on body

Paper chart

Blended still works better, even in 3D. Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Blended still works better, even in 3D.

Sit-down class sessions Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Asynchronous instruction “vportfolios” Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Students take ownership Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Love it or hate it, just don’t ignore it. Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Love it or hate it, just don’t ignore it.

Information wrapped in emotion “ botched lobotomy… a time-sucking black hole” “ revolutionary breakthrough… disruptive innovation” It gets you riled up. It makes your blood boil or your endorphins flow. Angers, enthralls and delights

“ botched lobotomy… a time-sucking black hole”

“ revolutionary breakthrough… disruptive innovation”

It gets you riled up.

It makes your blood boil or your endorphins flow.

Angers, enthralls and delights

Lean on the network of educators Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Lean on the network of educators

Community richness Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Eduserv Grant 150,000 GBP for Sloodle Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

150,000 GBP for Sloodle

Sloodle.org Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

SJSU SLIS - Who are we ? Largest – 2500 grad students – Mostly online Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Largest – 2500 grad students – Mostly online

Making the Red Pill / Blue Pill choice Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning

Libr 203 Immersive Environments Module 10 modules cover social networking & study tools Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning Quiz (Blue Pill) 46% Hands-on (Red Pill) 63% Try & Retreat 20% Kiosk 16% Bot 14% Couch 23%

10 modules cover social networking & study tools

What activities do you plan to use SL for in the future? Seven Tips for Using 3D Worlds for Teaching and Learning