Central Texas College Second Life Campus Faculty Pre-Service Lisa Volle August 20, 2008

The Overview 5000 Days of the Internet Back Up 1000! Web 2.0 Second Life: A Virtual World Educators/Education in SL Our CTC Experiment & Exploration Your Invitation to Explore

5000 Days of the Internet

Back Up 1000! Web 2.0

Second Life: A Virtual World

Educators/Education in SL

Our CTC Experiment & Exploration

Your Invitation to Explore

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html

Overview of Web 2.0 Web 2.0 is essentially an increasing range of software that supports a variety of technologies for open and collaborative communication, learning and creativity. It consists of 1. A Platform 2. Social Networking 3. Read/Write Web 4. What makes Web 2.0 Multi-User Dimensions (MUDs) and Virtual Worlds

Web 2.0 is essentially an increasing range of software that supports a variety of technologies for open and collaborative communication, learning and creativity.

It consists of

1. A Platform

2. Social Networking

3. Read/Write Web

4. What makes Web 2.0

Multi-User Dimensions (MUDs) and Virtual Worlds

Why do this? My situation was….

My situation was….

Compare the interaction.

What is Second Life? Second Life is a virtual world consisting of “islands” or server space. Participants are called “residents” and create their physical appearance in the form of an “avatar.” Also, residents create their environment: lakes, buildings, schools, cultural centers, etc. They meet & talk to each other.

Second Life is a virtual world consisting of “islands” or server space. Participants are called “residents” and create their physical appearance in the form of an “avatar.”

Also, residents create their environment: lakes, buildings, schools, cultural centers, etc. They meet & talk to each other.

Colleges in Second Life Creating Social Constructs for Teaching/Learning Central Texas College is not the only school in Second Life. Other Texas schools are: University of Texas Texas Women’s University Texas State University http://ccsl.wetpaint.com/page/CC+Locations The Community College Published List

Central Texas College

is not the only school in

Second Life.

Other Texas schools are:

University of Texas

Texas Women’s University

Texas State University

http://ccsl.wetpaint.com/page/CC+Locations The Community College Published List

Science in SL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfsSGBraUhc&feature=related

Immersive Learning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr3vXuxEPB8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr3vXuxEPB8

Some places in SL - notecard Nursing Accounting Computer Science Museums – of all kinds Music Libraries!!! Drama Literature Alive Math Discovery & Exploration History – Alamo, Texas State Capitol & More Languages

Nursing

Accounting

Computer Science

Museums – of all kinds

Music

Libraries!!!

Drama

Literature Alive

Math Discovery & Exploration

History – Alamo, Texas State Capitol & More

Languages

Some Views of the CTC SL Campus The CTC Duck Pond & Bell Tower The Oveta Culp Memorial Library The Student Center The Welcome & Orientation Center Come take a Tour!!

Let’s Go In World!

What can you do in Second Life? Walk around and interact with displays created to enhance your class content. View Movies & Power Point Presentations. Sit with classmates and discuss topics related to your courses & study together. Visit the CTC Library and use the digital materials - learn about doing research/writing a paper. Search for and explore areas of interest. Join groups with similar interests.

Walk around and interact with displays created to enhance your class content.

View Movies & Power Point Presentations.

Sit with classmates and discuss topics related to your courses & study together.

Visit the CTC Library and use the digital materials - learn about doing research/writing a paper.

Search for and explore areas of interest.

Join groups with similar interests.

Limitations Island Avatar & Prim Capacity This isn’t for every one! Learning curve is rather high SL glitches Graphics Card, RAM, processor speed Internet Connection It can take over your first life!

Island Avatar & Prim Capacity

This isn’t for every one!

Learning curve is rather high

SL glitches

Graphics Card, RAM, processor speed

Internet Connection

It can take over your first life!

Summer Projects & Exploration in SL

CTCD.EDU > Faculty > Teaching Faculty Training for SL 4 Levels: learning is not always linear Getting started – basics Exploring & Changing Teacher Tools & Use Building your own space & intro. to scripting

Faculty Training for SL

4 Levels: learning is not always linear

Getting started – basics

Exploring & Changing

Teacher Tools & Use

Building your own space & intro. to scripting

Thanks to… John Henderson & Don Mikles Bill Alexander Barbara Merlo & Erica White The SL Summer Explorers: Evus, Jabba, Deborah, Dalyn, Debrot, Stevie Powder & Ferugina – SL Builders Roger – SL Resident

John Henderson & Don Mikles

Bill Alexander

Barbara Merlo & Erica White

The SL Summer Explorers: Evus, Jabba, Deborah, Dalyn, Debrot, Stevie

Powder & Ferugina – SL Builders

Roger – SL Resident