Teaching and Learning in Second Life Cynthia Calongne Showcase of Student Projects from CS 382, CS 641, CS 672, CS 820, CS 830, CS 835 and mentor of 400 8th graders at Ramapo

How we Teach and Learn in SL Self image Mentor, collaborate Social networks Class projects Roleplay Learning games Blended reality Exploration Build Create an avatar - you! Office hours, facilitation Share ideas, hold meetings Applied learning Immersive learning Interactivities Real & virtual meetings Visit, tour, study Create and customize 80% of the world’s Internet users will be in a virtual world by the end of 2011 (Gartner, 2007) -- Are you ready?

Self image

Mentor, collaborate

Social networks

Class projects

Roleplay

Learning games

Blended reality

Exploration

Build

Create an avatar - you!

Office hours, facilitation

Share ideas, hold meetings

Applied learning

Immersive learning

Interactivities

Real & virtual meetings

Visit, tour, study

Create and customize

Pioneering Real Life Education in a Virtual World

Instructor-designed classrooms use creative and innovative environments Experimental Design Classrooms

Using Activity-based Learning and the Professional Learning Model

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

Real and Virtual Meetings NMC Meeting with the MacArthur Foundation Teaching Robotics in CS 835

1st Teachers Buzz Meeting Completed 140 classes to master teaching CTU students in a virtual World

Colorado Tech Island Classes and live music festivals on Colorado Tech in SL -- Library project in progress Student projects are displayed on the Boardwalk and on two experimental design islands

The Many Faces of CTU Faculty

Mentor -- 1st Virtual Middle School Suffern Middle School at Ramapo on the Teen Grid

A CTU Student-Designed Maze Game I survived the Maze Game shirts Subsystems: Humorous Traps and Scoreboard

From a Monorail to a Rollercoaster

Blending Classes Evolution of a Merry Go Round and Ferris Wheel -- studying state machines

Underwater Office Instructor-designed virtual office to offer creative office hours and meetings with students

CTU -- Physics & State Machines

Teaching and Learning at CTU Collaboration and community Extracurricular events Cultural venues SL groups, including educational networks A University of Choice! Teaching and Learning extends beyond the classroom Student services and activities Music, dance, art Scientific programs Real life education in Second Life Research

Collaboration and community

Extracurricular events

Cultural venues

SL groups, including educational networks

A University of Choice!

Teaching and Learning extends beyond the classroom

Student services and activities

Music, dance, art

Scientific programs

Real life education in Second Life

Research