Second Life and Education

What will the Future Bring?

What is a MUVE? Modern MUVEs have: 3D isometric/third-person graphics Are accessed over the Internet Allow for some dozens of simultaneous users to interact Represent a persistent virtual world

Modern MUVEs have:

3D isometric/third-person graphics

Are accessed over the Internet

Allow for some dozens of simultaneous users to interact

Represent a persistent virtual world

Are you “inworld?”... Which world?

2006/2007: Higher Ed Takes Notice

By 2011 80% of all active internet users will have a second life style virtual experience, most likely not Second Life. - Gartner Inc

Desktop Virtual Worlds Revolution

The Skeptic

Get a First Life

The Believer

Harvard Law CyberOne

The Evangelist

Loyalist College

Loyalist College in Second Life

For Education Virtual Worlds… Expand the classroom Enhance experience Augment materials Accelerate learning

Expand the classroom

Enhance experience

Augment materials

Accelerate learning

Virtual Worlds Extend Campus

Queens University Faculty of Education

Kelley School of Business Indiana University

Second Life and Education Collaboration and Community Building Symposia, Conferences, Research Marketing and Recruitment Immersive Learning Experiences

Collaboration and Community Building

Symposia, Conferences, Research

Marketing and Recruitment

Immersive Learning Experiences

Symposia, conferences, research Metaverse U – Stanford University Conference

Symposia, conferences, research SL Best Practices in Education in-world Conference

Marketing and recruitment Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

Marketing and Recruitment Study in Canada

Study in Canada

Collaboration and Community Building US State Department/Polish Student Event

Collaboration and Community Building OSMOSA Gallery – Brown U, Loyalist and the SL Community

OSMOSA Gallery – Brown U, Loyalist and the SL Community

Collaboration and Community Building Leadership Exercise – Child and Youth Workers – Loyalist College

Leadership Exercise – Child and Youth Workers – Loyalist College

Immersive Learning Experience Loyalist College Canadian Border Simulation

Loyalist College Canadian Border Simulation

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

Experience Designed to Practice Skills

Port of Entry Process

Canadian Border Thousand Islands

Second Life Border Simulation

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.”

“ Learned from watching classmates.”

“ Seeing hearing doing…we were actually there.”

28% Better Result

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Digital Natives

Virtual World Natives

Club Penguin

Barbie Girls

Teen Second Life

Global Kids Second Life

Educators and Students Create the Future of Education Together

Recommendations Join the SLED List Identify your planning, development and admin team Identify your budget Identify 2 to 3 “early adopter type” faculty Evaluate internal skills available Focus lesson plan for doable outcomes Virtual World Behavior Guidelines

Join the SLED List

Identify your planning, development and admin team

Identify your budget

Identify 2 to 3 “early adopter type” faculty

Evaluate internal skills available

Focus lesson plan for doable outcomes

Virtual World Behavior Guidelines

[email_address] www.infinitespaces.ca Kenny Hubble - SL