An Entire Statewide University System Goes Virtual

An Entire Statewide University System Goes Virtual
Mario Guerra - UT Austin
Carmen Fies, Ph.D. - UT San Antonio
Jessica Sanchez - UT Pan American
Saul Gutierrez - UT El Paso
Sarah Jones - UT Arlington

How did this project start?BluewaveOgee/ Dr. Leslie Jarmon

How is project success being measured?
Campus participation and collaboration
VL in undergraduate courses
Cost savings
IRB approved research studies
Undergraduate conference
http://tuelearningcommunity.com/vlci/

What major obstacles have been encountered in the project and which are still lingering?

How are 16 geo-spatially separated campuses collaborating in virtual worlds?

How has each campus fostered faculty buy in?
Second Life Challenge
Provide Incentives:
Laptop, 8GB flash drive, WebCamw/ Mic, headset, Linden dollars for building
$500 support to present research at a conference
9 classes being taught in SL this semester

How does each campus support faculty and student use?
Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment
3 tiered approach
Tech support
Pedagogical support
Assessment support

How does each campus support faculty and student use?
Center for Online Learning, Teaching & Technology is the support area for our University.
Dedicated 1 full time staff and 3 part time students.
Good relations with IT to get computer labs set up with SL
Provide open trainings.
Meet one-on-one and in groups for demos, activity brainstorming, and orientation
Provide content: builds, gadgets, uploading textures for them, etc.
Being available

How has each campus built out or planned to build out their island?

Designated with class
UTPanAmerican One provide resources about our university.
UTPanAmerican Two: Sandbox
UT PanAmerican Three: small city for sims.

UTArlington I
Welcome Center, Orientation area, large auditorium
Maverick Café – café, gallery/exhibition space, and conference room
UTArlington II
Class and group meeting spaces
Sandbox area (to be relocated from UTArlington III)
UTArlington III
Academic Commons
Faculty offices and studios

How does each campus plan to fund their islands after the grant ends?
Tuition fees
½ from the Provost
$1,000 each from the deans of Nursing and Liberal Arts
the balance from the dean of the Library
½ FTE for the campus lead from the Library
Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment

How does each campus plan to fund their islands after the grant ends?

How will the project continue to grow & evolve?
Second Life Challenge continued..
Cross collaboration between institutions and other universities.
Goal: is to increase awareness and use in our institution as well as locally
Evolve: internally grow in our skill set with scripting and make more intricate simulations.

How will this project continue to grow and evolve?

How will this project continue to grow and evolve?
Activities coming up:
Genomics Journal Club (College of Nursing)
Freshman Leaders On Campus – SL version of their RL exhibits on food sustainability: “You Are What You Eat”
Pilot build for a World Café style facilitated group discussion
Interdisciplinary projects with the College of Liberal Arts
Incorporation into a new Digital Media track in Art for the undergraduate University Studies degree
Use of SL as a student recruitment venue
Continued outreach to faculty, students, and student groups

Contact Information
Luigi Miles (SL)Mario Guerra - UT Austinmariog@austin.utexas.edu
constructivISTSolo (SL)Carmen Fies, Ph.D. – UT San AntonioCarmen.Fies@utsa.edu
zhskaTakacs (SL)Jessica Sanchez –UT Pan Americanjessica@utpa.edu
RazitraArtizar (SL)Sarah Jones – UT Arlingtonsjones@uta.edu
Saul115 Maximus (SL)Saul Gutierrez – UT El Pasosagutierrez@utep.edu

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An Entire Statewide University System Goes Virtual

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