Second Life AJ Kelton / AJ Brooks Director, CHSS Technology Services Unit College of Humanities and Social Sciences @ Montclair State University Blending the real and virtual worlds for a hybrid learning experience

What do you already know about Second Life? Why Second Life?

What is Second Life? Officially Launched in 2003 (beta in 1999) “ Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents.” A flexible space for learning and exploration An opportunity for people to interact in a way that conveys a sense of presence lacking in other media. Generalized rather than contextual, applicable to almost any discipline, business, industry, etc...

Officially Launched in 2003 (beta in 1999)

“ Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents.”

A flexible space for learning and exploration

An opportunity for people to interact in a way that conveys a sense of presence lacking in other media.

Generalized rather than contextual, applicable to almost any discipline, business, industry, etc...

What is Second Life? Second life is NOT a game - there are no rules or a fixed goal-oriented purpose. 10-15K sign ups daily - over 13 million total 30 - 60K residents on at one time - avg 50K (2000 census puts Montclair and Little Falls at about 50K) over $1 million spent daily (real US dollars) Well over 300 educational institutions with thousands of meters of land dedicated to education

Second life is NOT a game - there are no rules or a fixed goal-oriented purpose.

10-15K sign ups daily - over 13 million total

30 - 60K residents on at one time - avg 50K (2000 census puts Montclair and Little Falls at about 50K)

over $1 million spent daily (real US dollars)

Well over 300 educational institutions with thousands of meters of land dedicated to education

A Universe of Virtual Worlds Platforms Adult - 22 Teen /Tween - 18 “ Kids” - 15 55 virtual platforms 80.8 million users

Show me the money “ We don't see any slowing in the market adoption of virtual worlds technologies and expect investment in the space to continue. In fact the market is growing significantly, with the rate of adoption of virtual worlds increasing as the technology matures and has more to offer both consumers and enterprise customers.” Christopher Sherman, Executive Director of Virtual Worlds Manageme

“ We don't see any slowing in the market adoption of virtual worlds technologies and expect investment in the space to continue. In fact the market is growing significantly, with the rate of adoption of virtual worlds increasing as the technology matures and has more to offer both consumers and enterprise customers.”

Christopher Sherman, Executive Director of Virtual Worlds Manageme

The CHSS Pilot Project

Recreate What Exists

Recreate what exists, differently!

Recreate what exists, differently!

Walk into a story

Always “On” Content

Traditional Spaces

Create Something New

Engage Your Students

The CHSS Pilot Project

ENWR 105:18 Introduction to College Writing I

ENWR 105:18 The technology use was required Notification prior to the start of classes (MWB / MWH / MWO) Full support from the Department Open and Clear Communication Email prior to class starting Posting syllabus prior to class Expectations clearly outlined in syllabus Expectation of use Expectation of access

The technology use was required

Notification prior to the start of classes (MWB / MWH / MWO)

Full support from the Department

Open and Clear Communication

Email prior to class starting

Posting syllabus prior to class

Expectations clearly outlined in syllabus

Expectation of use

Expectation of access

ENWR 105:18

Assignments Explore NMC’s Orientation Island Group work Info Island field trip Research and share relevant SL places Alternate meeting place Library research (RL and SL) Friends, Groups, and Landmarks Final Project: Dorm

Explore NMC’s Orientation Island

Group work

Info Island field trip

Research and share relevant SL places

Alternate meeting place

Library research (RL and SL)

Friends, Groups, and Landmarks

Final Project: Dorm

Courses Jack Baldwin-LeClair (Political Science and Law) : Jurisprudence and Cyberlaw Patty Keefe-D’Urso (English) : 2 section of Introduction to College Writing II AJ Kelton (English) : 2 sections of Introduction to College Writing I and New Student Seminar Laura Nicosia (English) : Art of Fiction Leslie Wilson (History) : The Study of History and New Student Seminar

Jack Baldwin-LeClair (Political Science and Law) : Jurisprudence and Cyberlaw

Patty Keefe-D’Urso (English) : 2 section of Introduction to College Writing II

AJ Kelton (English) : 2 sections of Introduction to College Writing I and New Student Seminar

Laura Nicosia (English) : Art of Fiction

Leslie Wilson (History) : The Study of History and New Student Seminar

What does it take to teach a technology rich class? Relevance Planning Flexibility Experimentation Research

Relevance

Planning

Flexibility

Experimentation

Research

Challenges

Business

Collaboration

Genome Island

NOAA

Spaceport Alpha and Delta

The Second Louvre

Renaissance Island

DANTE’S INFERNO

The Lost Gardens of Apollo

San Francesco Assisi

InfoIsland

Princeton

The Sistine Chapel Vassar

Vassar Island

Abbott’s Aerodrome

Kelly Employment Services

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MUVEing Education Forward An Unconference for Anyone Interested in Second Life as a Tool for Teaching and Learning Monday, June 23rd, 2008 University Hall - 7th Floor 8:00am to 3:00pm Free and open to all http://capricorn.montclair.edu/mediawiki/index.php/MUVEing_Education_Forward MUVE is a Multi-User Virtual Environment

Second Life AJ Kelton / AJ Brooks Blending the real and virtual worlds for a hybrid learning experience