Teaching and Learning with Second Life: On the Ground Stories FTC – May 7, 2009

Talking Points UW Extension Overview Who am I? Who is our audience? Island (Access Wisconsin*) History PIF Grant Project (Time) Lessons Learned Project Focus Sustainability Event-driven? * No affiliation with www.accesswis.com

UW Extension Overview

Who am I? Who is our audience?

Island (Access Wisconsin*) History

PIF Grant Project (Time)

Lessons Learned

Project Focus

Sustainability

Event-driven?

* No affiliation with www.accesswis.com

Talking points, continued Overview of UW-Madison island Virtual Worlds pilot support group and resources Learning spaces in SL Teaching activities - Spring 09 Art, Art Ed, C&I, Counseling Psych Studio visits and art exhibits Collaborative tools Observations: SL as teaching tool

Overview of UW-Madison island

Virtual Worlds pilot support group and resources

Learning spaces in SL

Teaching activities - Spring 09

Art, Art Ed, C&I, Counseling Psych

Studio visits and art exhibits

Collaborative tools

Observations: SL as teaching tool

Estimated Use of SL less that 200 thousand in 2006 more that 12 million in early 2008 More 50 million likely by 2011 Approximately 300 education institutions in SL Virtual Worlds Real Libraries , edited by Lori Bell & Rhonda B. Trueman

less that 200 thousand in 2006

more that 12 million in early 2008

More 50 million likely by 2011

Approximately 300 education institutions in SL

Virtual Worlds Real Libraries , edited by Lori Bell & Rhonda B. Trueman

Access Wisconsin* * No affiliation with www.accesswis.com

Lesson Learned Not a recruitment tool; more so community and teaching tool Plan based on expected use Evaluate Build vs. Buy options Resist the initial temptation to recreate wall-for-wall real-life structures Develop a rough style guide Identify instructional outcomes

Not a recruitment tool; more so community and teaching tool

Plan based on expected use

Evaluate Build vs. Buy options

Resist the initial temptation to recreate wall-for-wall real-life structures

Develop a rough style guide

Identify instructional outcomes

UW Madison Island: History Second Life emerges as a teaching tool. Faculty and staff examine Second Life as a teaching platform. UW-Madison island in SL proposed as a pilot summer 2008. A collaborative project with support staff from across campus. Island sponsored and funded by CIO. UW-Madison island opens Fall 2008.

Second Life emerges as a teaching tool. Faculty and staff examine Second Life as a teaching platform.

UW-Madison island in SL proposed as a pilot summer 2008.

A collaborative project with support staff from across campus.

Island sponsored and funded by CIO.

UW-Madison island opens Fall 2008.

SL for Education

Island Activities: Spring 09 4 classes meeting on the island (Art, Art Ed, Counseling Psych, Curriculum & Instruction). Engage project work. Faculty considering SL from variety of disciplines. Design of Health Sciences Learning Center. SoE Committee meeting. Survey to faculty and staff.

4 classes meeting on the island (Art, Art Ed, Counseling Psych, Curriculum & Instruction).

Engage project work.

Faculty considering SL from variety of disciplines.

Design of Health Sciences Learning Center.

SoE Committee meeting.

Survey to faculty and staff.

Design Education

Spring 09 observations: SL as a teaching tool A design tool used in Art and Art Ed. Space design, gallery design, tools for critique in a virtual world. Audience limited to those who visit in world. Learning curve can be steep. Is it a closed world? Rich in-world content can be challenging to capture, take away, print. Requires time and careful planning to form objectives and use as a educational tool.

A design tool used in Art and Art Ed.

Space design, gallery design, tools for critique in a virtual world.

Audience limited to those who visit in world.

Learning curve can be steep. Is it a closed world?

Rich in-world content can be challenging to capture, take away, print.

Requires time and careful planning to form objectives and use as a educational tool.

Spring 09 observations: SL as a class format A way to connect a classroom, C&I. Use of chat logs, backchannels, and VOIP. Classroom group. Pre-set up and class as “teaser”. Content can be distracting? Amplifying? “ Have’s” and “Have Nots”. Tech as a phenomena? Use tools that fit the work.

A way to connect a classroom, C&I.

Use of chat logs, backchannels, and VOIP.

Classroom group.

Pre-set up and class as “teaser”.

Content can be distracting? Amplifying?

“ Have’s” and “Have Nots”.

Tech as a phenomena? Use tools that fit the work.

Support Group: Resources Community of support for faculty/staff. Teleport to the island. Guidelines for teaching with Second Life . Dates for Orientation sessions (next session Feb 27 th ). Links to SL tutorials. Request form for faculty/staff to meet or teach on the island. Orientation to SL for faculty/staff/students Help with design of classroom spaces SL teaching tools Strategies for leading discussions in SL UW Madison lab spaces with Second Life.

Community of support for faculty/staff.

Teleport to the island.

Guidelines for teaching with Second Life .

Dates for Orientation sessions (next session Feb 27 th ).

Links to SL tutorials.

Request form for faculty/staff to meet or teach on the island.

Orientation to SL for faculty/staff/students

Help with design of classroom spaces

SL teaching tools

Strategies for leading discussions in SL

UW Madison lab spaces with Second Life.

Virtual World Pilot project Pilot support group Dan LaValley, DoIT Academic Technology Blaire Bundy, DoIT Academic Technology Ulrike Dieterle, Health Sciences Library Tom Durkin, UW Libraries Josh Harder, Digital Media Center Kelly Osborn, English Scott Reeser, UW Extension - Cont. Ed., Outreach, & eLearning Catherine Stephens, School of Education Alan Wolf, Digital Media Center, Center for Biology Education Faculty advisory board Michael Connors, Art Andrew Irving, French & Italian Studies Tom Armbrecht, French & Italian Studies Lee Nelson, Counseling Psychology Sponsors Ron Kraemer, Kathy Christoph, Carole Turner, Steve Krogull Contact For more information on the UW-Madison virtual world pilot, please e-mail [email_address] . http://comets.wisc.edu/sims_games/virtualworld/index.html

Pilot support group

Dan LaValley, DoIT Academic Technology Blaire Bundy, DoIT Academic Technology Ulrike Dieterle, Health Sciences Library Tom Durkin, UW Libraries Josh Harder, Digital Media Center Kelly Osborn, English Scott Reeser, UW Extension - Cont. Ed., Outreach, & eLearning

Catherine Stephens, School of Education Alan Wolf, Digital Media Center, Center for Biology Education

Faculty advisory board

Michael Connors, Art Andrew Irving, French & Italian Studies Tom Armbrecht, French & Italian Studies Lee Nelson, Counseling Psychology

Sponsors Ron Kraemer, Kathy Christoph, Carole Turner, Steve Krogull

Contact

For more information on the UW-Madison virtual world pilot, please e-mail [email_address] .

http://comets.wisc.edu/sims_games/virtualworld/index.html

I’d like to learn more ! Contact : [email_address] . We meet on the Terrace twice/month. Join us! http://comets.wisc.edu/sims_games/virtualworld/index.html

Contact : [email_address] .

We meet on the Terrace twice/month. Join us!

http://comets.wisc.edu/sims_games/virtualworld/index.html

Thank you ! Catherine Stephens [email_address] “ Magda Voss” in SL Scott Reeser [email_address] “Orion Enoch” in SL Doug Marschalek [email_address] “ Magenta2000 Republic” in SL Seann M. Dikkers [email_address] “ Masone Badger” in SL