"I learned to fly and drink coffee and met the horse on the way home”: Supporting Learners into Second Life Liz Thackray (aka lizit Cleanslate)

“ Bit like going somewhere for the first time in the real world - I always seem to get lost before I end up where I should be. I actually met you at the sandpit, which I somehow managed to get to in the end. And I will be going to second life again, probably Wednesday evening. After all, I learned to fly and drink coffee and met the horse on the way home. Not bad for starters, I think.” Patricia Knight OU student following first visit to Second Life

“ Bit like going somewhere for the first time in the real world - I always seem to get lost before I end up where I should be. I actually met you at the sandpit, which I somehow managed to get to in the end. And I will be going to second life again, probably Wednesday evening. After all, I learned to fly and drink coffee and met the horse on the way home. Not bad for starters, I think.”

Patricia Knight

OU student following first visit to Second Life

From: Robertson, J. and Nicolson, K. (2007) Adventure Author: a learning environment to support creative design. In Bekker, Robertson and Skov (Eds). Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children 2007, Aalborg, Denmark

Validation Design Creation Exploration Skills and Knowledge Problem defining and problem solving Supporting Learners into Second Life

Design Creation Exploration

Design Creation Skills and Knowledge

Design Creation Problem defining and Problem solving

Design Creation Validation

Validation Design Creation Exploration Skills and Knowledge Problem defining and problem solving Supporting Learners into Second Life

How do you prepare your students for their virtual world experience? Liz Thackray (aka lizit Cleanslate) [email_address] How do we determine the preparation appropriate for the experience being offered?