Real Life Education in Second Life Ohio State University May 29, 2008

Metaverse Roadmap

Virtual Worlds A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars.

Mirror Worlds Mirror worlds are informationally enhanced virtual models or “reflections” of the physical world.

Coming Thing In five years, business versions of online virtual worlds like Second Life will be just as important to commerce as the Web is today. -- Forrester

Coming Thing By the end of 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users (and Fortune 500 enterprises) will have a “second life” -- Gartner Group

CES Educational Spaces Morrill Island - mainland grid Bailey Island - teen grid EduIsland - Alliance Library System

Morrill Island - mainland grid

Bailey Island - teen grid

EduIsland - Alliance Library System

Second Life Education Mirror world of classrooms Traditional distance learning Using the world SL skills Virtual learning environments

Mirror world of classrooms

Traditional distance learning

Using the world

SL skills

Virtual learning environments

Second Life Advantages Immersive Collaborative (not competitive) Creative/Expressive Social networking Everything is built-in

Immersive

Collaborative (not competitive)

Creative/Expressive

Social networking

Everything is built-in

Second Life Disadvantages Difficult to learn Instable Emergent Uncomfortable aspects Proprietary

Difficult to learn

Instable

Emergent

Uncomfortable aspects

Proprietary

More Information SLED - mailing list SimTeach - wiki

SLED - mailing list

SimTeach - wiki

Who’s Doing What?

Cooperative Extension Facebook Round tables Inworld meet-ups Collaborate wiki

Facebook

Round tables

Inworld meet-ups

Collaborate wiki

Cooperative Extension SL

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