Learnscope in Second Life Cynthia M. Calongne Colorado Technical University October 24, 2007 CSI: NY Opens in Second Life! Copyright Cynthia M. Calongne, 2007. Permission is granted for this material to be shared under a Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike 3.0 United States. You are free to copy, distribute, display, perform, remix and make derivative works. Attribute the work to Cynthia M. Calongne and distribute it with a similar or compatible license.

CSI: NY Opens in Second Life

Second Life Statistics Prior to the CSI: NY in SL (10/24/07) 10,267,710 accounts in Second Life Over 51,000 simultaneous logins $15 million in resident and land sales 2 X the size of San Francisco and growing Every day - 120,000 people log into SL They spend 4 hours at a time in world The average user - 15 hours per week 10% of users stick with SL, similar to blogs

Prior to the CSI: NY in SL (10/24/07)

10,267,710 accounts in Second Life

Over 51,000 simultaneous logins

$15 million in resident and land sales

2 X the size of San Francisco and growing

Every day - 120,000 people log into SL

They spend 4 hours at a time in world

The average user - 15 hours per week

10% of users stick with SL, similar to blogs

Visualizing Second Life at Svarga Primitive life island - simulating the cycle of life

Terminology in Second Life Avatar representation of self Island simulator or region Object linked set of prims Prim, primitive a shape you build RL - Real Life Rez to render a 3D object drag from inventory or Build menu to the ground Sim simulator or region SL - Second Life

Avatar

representation of self

Island

simulator or region

Object

linked set of prims

Prim, primitive

a shape you build

RL - Real Life

Rez

to render a 3D object

drag from inventory or Build menu to the ground

Sim

simulator or region

SL - Second Life

NMC 1st Teachers Buzz Meeting

Avatar -- Self Expression Get them at Colorado Tech -- on the Boardwalk

Educational Activities in SL Self image Mentor, collaborate Social networks Class projects Roleplay Learning games Blended reality Exploration Build Create an avatar - you! Office hours, meetings Share ideas, meetings Applied learning Immersive learning Interactivities Real & virtual meetings Visit, tour, study Create and customize

Self image

Mentor, collaborate

Social networks

Class projects

Roleplay

Learning games

Blended reality

Exploration

Build

Create an avatar - you!

Office hours, meetings

Share ideas, meetings

Applied learning

Immersive learning

Interactivities

Real & virtual meetings

Visit, tour, study

Create and customize

Office Hours and Meetings

Avatars and Roleplay

Points to Consider School labs SL software updates every other Wednesday Compliance requirements -- legal issues Bandwidth -- need 300K Graphics cards 3D with transform and lighting Can run on some unsupported graphics cards Downscale preferences for graphics settings Uses Quicktime for streaming audio/video

School labs

SL software updates every other Wednesday

Compliance requirements -- legal issues

Bandwidth -- need 300K

Graphics cards

3D with transform and lighting

Can run on some unsupported graphics cards

Downscale preferences for graphics settings

Uses Quicktime for streaming audio/video

Finding Legitimacy in the Academy Are we just playing games when we teach in a virtual world?

Thomson NETg in SL Presenting video stream with Thomson NETg online course content

Real and Virtual Meetings NMC Symposium, Lyr Lobo queries the MacArthur Foundation

Research Virtual Hallucinations U of CA at Davis U of Queensboro Voices, gender, schizophrenia, death Survey instrument Seifert Surface Knot and fractal theory The Future in SL Crooked House Dr. John Bransford Center for Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) Cooperation to navigate a maze -- we sit above, gazing down while media screens with slides appear Avatars sit above the maze looking at slides

Virtual Hallucinations

U of CA at Davis

U of Queensboro

Voices, gender, schizophrenia, death

Survey instrument

Seifert Surface

Knot and fractal theory

The Future in SL

Crooked House

Dr. John Bransford

Center for Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE)

Cooperation to navigate a maze -- we sit above, gazing down while media screens with slides appear

Avatars sit above the maze looking at slides

Virtual Hallucinations University of Queensboro University of Calif, Davis Survey Instrument in SL Voices and Perception

Mathematics and a Tesseract

Research - Cooperation

Education in Second Life Rhetoric Class Class Projects English Composition Writing Topics Glidden Classes Teaching design, games, and strategies Ramapo - 400 8th graders Of Mice and Men Teen Tutorials from the Ivory Tower of Primitives - Lumiere Noir Teen Conferences Interactive content

Rhetoric Class

Class Projects

English Composition

Writing Topics

Glidden Classes

Teaching design, games, and strategies

Ramapo - 400 8th graders

Of Mice and Men

Teen Tutorials

from the Ivory Tower of Primitives - Lumiere Noir

Teen Conferences

Interactive content

40+ Free SL Classes Every Day For RL classes, over 2500 educators are on the SLED listserv

Classes at Three Universities

Tutorials for Teens Ramapo 8th Graders at Suffern Middle School in New York study in SL

Teens and Immersive Literature Of Mice and Men in the courtroom

A Classroom Conference Center 8th Graders transformed the courthouse into a Conference Center and hosted biographies of famous people. Some included themselves.

Literature at Ramapo Photos courtesy of Peggy Sheehy of Ramapo

Creative Classroom Spaces 8th Grade classes in a virtual world CTU experimental design space in Second Life

Robotics Class in SL Student and instructor projects featured. LEGO® MINDSTORMS NXT parts courtsey of the Big Robot on Campus group, and Spider Mandala

Communication in Second Life Left to right Teleport Group Notice 2nd row Voice Chat (*) Instant Message URLs embedded

CTU Class Projects

Blending Systems Engineering & Software Requirements Student projects -- sensor weapon system and portable duck shoot

Software Requirements Class DART -- student project Dementasia Aerial Rapid Transit

The Effects of Roleplay in Class The monorail evolved into a rollercoaster and went underwater after the customer requirements changed during roleplay.

Monorail Goes Underwater then Becomes a Rollercoaster Physics is enabled at the end, sending the car and riders rolling & plunging into the water.

Software Design with 12 Students Game Maze Traps Traps and Scoreboard PvP capture-the-flag game set in a maze filled with traps

Educational Opportunities Collaboration and community Extracurricular events Cultural venues SL groups, including educational networks Educational news Learning extends beyond the classroom Student services and union board activities Music, dance, art Real Life Education in Second Life NMC Guests www.nmc.org/sl SL in Education listserv SLED Picayune

Collaboration and community

Extracurricular events

Cultural venues

SL groups, including educational networks

Educational news

Learning extends beyond the classroom

Student services and union board activities

Music, dance, art

Real Life Education in Second Life

NMC Guests

www.nmc.org/sl

SL in Education listserv

SLED Picayune

Art and Science Photo by Jeff Hiles An avatar floats overhead as the flight crew prepares to launch Art Galleries

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