Educational Opportunities in Virtual Worlds

eLiteracy in Motion

Desktop Virtual Worlds Revolution

The Skeptic

Get a First Life

The Believer

Harvard Law CyberOne

Harvard Law CyberOne

The Evangelist

Ken Hudson - Kenny Hubble Founder Canadian Educators in Second Life Senior Fellow - Beal Institute, OCAD Managing Director - Virtual World Design Centre

Loyalist College

Loyalist College in Second Life

Second Life Projects 2007-08 300 Students 6 Faculty 4 Disciplines

Hypervirtual Telecopresence Shanyang Zhao, “Toward a Taxonomy of Copresence”

“ Our virtual identity is not separate from our physical identity.” Jeremy N. Bailenson April 4, 2008 Chronicle of Higher Education

Port of Entry Process

Canadian Border Thousand Islands

Second Life Border Simulation

Blended Learning Experience Designed to Practice Skills

4 Hours Training – 12 Hours Simulation

Simulation on Screen

Identification Process

Vehicle Details

Travel Documents

Secondary Search

Traveler Team

“ More realistic than traditional role plays.”

“ Interview questions stuck.”

“ As close as it could be to real life.”

“ Seeing hearing doing…we were actually there.”

Digital Natives

Virtual World Natives

Club Penguin

Zwinky

Habbo Hotel

Barbie Girls

Teen Second Life

Global Kids

Global Kids Second Life

Global Kids Second Life

Global Kids Second Life

Global Kids Second Life

Challenges

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