1. Jeremy Kemp presented on using virtual worlds like Second Life for education. He discussed concepts like concreteness fading, where simulations transition from concrete to abstract representations. 2. Kemp described Second Life as an affective platform that can engage users in emotional experiences. He also outlined different types of Second Life users like "monkeys, birds, and spirits" and how they experience the virtual world. 3. Kemp proposed combining Second Life with Moodle into a "chocolate and peanut butter" approach called "Sloodle" to integrate 3D virtual and traditional learning management systems.

1. Jeremy Kemp, M.Ed, M.S.J. Assistant Director, Second Life Campus San Jos é State University School of Library & Information Science

2. Slides: simteach.com/glls07

3. Who am I? Entered MUVEs (Bungie) 1998- Dosimetry Online (Stanford) 2001 WebCT Admin (SJSU) 2001- Heart Murmur Sim 2006 Simteach.com Wiki 2006- SLCC ‘06 2006 California’s SL employee #1 2007- SJSU%20SLIS/128/128 2007-

4. SJSU’s MLS program 2000 - World’s largest accredited LIS 200+ sections with 100 faculty USN&WR ‘06: #1 eLearning service provider in discipline

5. slisweb.sjsu.edu

6. Overview Second Life - Unifying Concepts SLCC .edu Workshop Simteach 12 SJSU SLIS Island Libr 246 Sloodle

7. Unifying Concepts Concreteness fading in Simulations The new emotional infoscape Serving Monkeys, Birds, Angels “ It’s so 2003!” (Plain old Web 2.0 )

8. Concreteness Fading Abstract Representation 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.

9. SL Example Missing Representation: “ Healthy ecosystems are circles of life - Birds and the Bees” SVARGA Simulated ecosystem

10. Concreteness

11. Abstraction

12. Love it. Hate 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, miffs and delights

13. Who are our Customers? Monkeys - walk, climb Birds - fly, land, hover Angels - bodiless, omnipresent

14. We start as monkeys Like: Doors, stairs, roof Have: Limited control Need: A roof over head Build for: Verisimilitude

15. We grow into birds Like: Stoops, atriums Have: Wings and body comfort Need: Airport signals, landing markers Build: Phantom barriers

16. Some settle into spirits Like: freedom from imposed UI Have: Unconstrained Camera controls Need: Unfettered views Build: For out-of-body experience

17. S.L.E.D. Continua Collaboration Cumulativity

18. We’re Mainstreaming About Second Life: “It’s not for me to decide how people communicate with each other.” Loriene Roy (Incoming ALA president)

19. Collaboration

20. Cumulativity

21. The Sims Online

22. The Sims Online

23. The Sims Online

26. Unifying Concepts Concreteness fading Affective platform Monkeys, birds, spirits This is actually plain old Web 2.0

27. ARVEL S.I.G. at AERA Community of educators, scholars, and practitioners Research in and on virtual 3D environments. Virtual worlds for education Developing a comprehensive research agenda Affordances, challenges, and shortcomings of immersive virtual learning environments (Search simteach.com)

28. SLCC .edu Workshop

29. SLCC .edu Workshop

30. SLCC .edu Workshop 2006: San Francisco 12 presenters 80 attendees 2007: Chicago 34 presenters from 4 countries 200+ attendees (est.)

31. Alliance Library System Bowling Green State University Bradley University Buffalo State College Columbia College Chicago Columbia University Global Kids Illinois State University Indiana University ISM Corporation Johnson & Wales University Linden Lab Loughborough University Macarthur Foundation MediaSauce.com NASA Ames National Louis University National Physical Laboratory New Media Consortium New York University Ohio University Pepperdine University Play2Train Universidad Iberoamericana University of Illinois at Chicago University of Oregon University of Washington University of Wisconsin – Madison

32. Simteach Wiki

33. The Simteach 12 2006’s most notable: People Places Tools Events http://simteach.com/simteach12_06.pdf

49. Kirriemuir Continuum 1. Thinking, not planning 2. Actively planning 3. Doing SL Research 4. Developing tools 5. Exhibition 6. Departmental presence 7. Support a course 8. Campus-wide presence John Kirriemuir - July 16th 2007

50. SJSU Campus overview

51. Costs Island Research section students 20-hour student assistant - brilliant!! .8 faculty - (3 sections)

52. SLIS Overview Movies Campus Plan SJSU Spring Developments

64. Libr 246 - Virtual Worlds Workshop screenshot

65. Libr 246 Workflow REFLECTION Literature Review Service Learning Campus Building Group- work

66. “A” Papers Online Role Playing Game, or Massive Distraction? Quantum mechanics: Byproduct of our status as self-conscious beings. Aspects of Cognition in MUVEs Conceptual and Technological Barriers to Entry Immersive Worlds Gender: Impact on Instruction Youth Services and Second Life

67. Project organizer Dates Members & roles Client, client approval "I (we) will be successful if..." Intended outcomes, measurable goals? Resources needed Project stages

68. Student Projects YA seating research Knowville serious game IIA Conference Center - 4 corner rings Entry gazebo - TP into Covent Garden Tutorials - YouTube, Wiki Brainstorming Advanced Search class Information literacy exhibit

69. Next iteration A smooth “birth” with meatier up-front resources More structure: first weeks have specific tasks and recipes Peer mentors with help from Summer students

70. Videos: Students at work Building class.mov Student.mov Robin’s Movie (Youtube) RobinMaze.mov

71. 1D : Correspondence

72. 2D: Flat LMS/VLE systems

73. Flatland U.

74. 3D: Second Life and M.U.V.E.s

76. “ A chocolate and peanut butter combination” of Second Life and Moodle

78. Example Learning Objects Non-player characters Programmed Instruction - LAMS Content & Quiz 3D dropbox with web grading Web 2.0 data outbound - blog, forum, wiki

79. Sloodle Whitepaper - 10/20/06 http://www.sloodle.com/whitepaper.pdf

80. Thank you! Jeremy Kemp, M.Ed, M.S.J. [email_address] http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl simteach.com/glls07