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    1. Why Work & Teach With Second Life Patricia F. Anderson, pfa@umich.edu (a.k.a. Perplexity Peccable) Sharon K. Grayden, grayden@umich.edu (a.k.a. Vitesse Vella) © 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.
    2. So You’ve Heard About Second Life
      • Screenshot of SecondLife website
      • http://secondlife.com/
    3. So You’ve Heard About Second Life
      • “ Second Life is a 3D online digital world imagined, created, and owned by its residents.”
      • “ Your world. Your imagination.”
      • http://secondlife.com/
    4. So You’ve Heard About Second Life
      • Also known as the Metaverse , a term from Snow Crash , a novel by Neal Stephenson.
      • What does it mean -- “3D online digital world”?
      http://abyss.hubbe.net/fredrik_favs.html
    5. Second Life is a Virtual World With:
      • Doctors, bankers, candlestick makers;
      • Builders, workers, dancers, shirkers;
      • Churches and homes; gardens and domes;
      • Libraries, museums; teachers and beach bums!
    6. Second Life is Growing …
      • From ~2002 to ~2007 …
    7. Who is Already There? Corporate
      • Adidas
      • Apple Inc.
      • Best Buy
      • BMW
      • Cisco Systems
      • Coca Cola
      • Comcast
      • Dell
      • H&R Block
      • IBM
      • NBA (basketball, really)
      • NBC
      • Nissan
      • Pontiac
      • Reuters
      • Sun Microsystems
      • Toyota
      • The Weather Channel
      • Warner Brothers
      • … and many more …
    8. Who is Already There? Businesses
      • Map of corporate presence in Second Life from the Kzero blog. (Second Life Brand Map version 1.6)
      Source: Kzero: Second Life Brand Map: http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?page_id=431
    9. Who is Already There? Schools
      • Bowling Green State University
      • Columbia University
      • Duke University
      • Drexel University
      • Harvard University
      • New York University
      • Ohio State University
      • Pennsylvania State University
      • Princeton
      • Stanford University
      • SUNY
      • Temple University
      • UCLA & UC - Berkeley
      • University of Cincinnatti
      • University of Colorado at Denver Medical Center
      • University of Kansas Medical Center
      • University of Texas Medical Branch
      • University of Tennessee College of Medicine
      • Vassar College
      • Virginia Tech
      … and over 100 more. Source: SimTeach: http://tinyurl.com/2fen2s
    10. Who is Already There? Schools
      • Map of colleges and universities with a presence in Second Life from the Kzero blog. (Second Life College Map version 1.6)
      Source: Kzero: Second Life University Map: http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?page_id=551
    11. Why Second Life …
      • Be where the students are
      • Engaging our new students
      • Immersive environment (you gotta see it to believe it)
      • Allows interactive distance education on a level previously unimaginable
      • Personal productivity - meetings and more
      • Collaboration & simulation & visualization, oh my …
    12. Second Life Now or Later?
      • “ Imagine it’s 1949 and you’re a big brand. Do you NOT participate in TV? Or, it’s 1925. Do you NOT participate in radio?”
      • Tuple vs. Kipple. Value of Measuring Engagement. June 7, 2007.
    13. What’s There? Science Center
    14. Who’s There? Nanotech Island
    15. What’s There? Genome Island
    16. Who’s There? ARC Research Center
    17. Who’s There? NMC Research & Life Sciences
    18. Who’s There? NMC Research & Life Sciences
    19. Things to Do: Meetings
    20. Things to Do: Events
      • Images of presenter with slides in front of a conference audience at the Second Life Best Practices in Education annual meeting.
    21. Things to Do: Information
    22. Things to Do: Outreach / Advocacy
    23. Things to Do: Data Visualization
    24. Things to Do: Collaboration
        • Think wiki-types of functionality in visual and 3D spaces
    25. Education
      • Ohio University Second Life Campus
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA
    26. Education Ideas
      • Basic sciences
        • Interactive anatomical & cellular models
        • Class or small group interaction with anatomical avatars
      • Communication skills
        • Patient history taking
        • Problem solving
        • Cultural competencies
        • Ethical role-playing
      • Clinical space design & modeling
    27. Education Ideas
      • Guided discovery
        • Treasure hunts
      • Exploration
      • Construction
      • Design
      • 3D modeling
      • Roleplay
      • Meetings
      • Distance learning
      • International teaching
    28. What You Need To Know Beforehand
      • Tech
        • Bandwidth
        • Hardware
        • Screen resolution / Video cards
        • Frequent Downloads / Software Updates
      • Social & Planning
        • The Wednesday Factor
          • (grid is down for upgrades)
        • Small Groups
        • SLURLS
        • Money in SL
      • Go shopping with a muscle man
      • Build a cathedral. Visit with angels, devils, and dragons
      • Build a skeleton for a giant, with a beating heart. Teach others how to help.
      • Scan an Easter Island statue and import it as a 3D object.
      • Explore a coral reef ecosystem -- in high heels.
      • Piggyback a ride on Saturn and take tourist pics of the rest of the solar system.
      “ Your imagination. Your world.”
    29. Starter Resources for Higher Ed SL Education
      • Conklin, Mega S. 101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom. http://facstaff.elon.edu/mconklin/pubs/glshandout.pdf
      • Open Sledware (Open Courseware in Second Life): http://opensledware.wikispaces.com/
      • Second Life Educators Archives: https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/educators/
      • SimTeach Wiki: http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php
    30. Starter Resources for SL Science & Research
      • McConaghy, T. Troy. A Sampler of Science in Second Life. Nature Network: http://network.nature.com/blogs/user/U475C43B9/2007/06/17/a-sampler-of-science-in-second-life
      • Second Life Research: http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/
      • Science & Technology in Second Life: http://scilands.wordpress.com/blog/
    31. Resources Cited in This Presentation
      • Kzero: Second Life University Map: http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?page_id=551
      • Kzero: Second Life Brand Map: http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?page_id=431
      • Brandon, John. The 8 Top Corporate Sites in Second Life. Computerworld May 2,2007. http://tinyurl.com/3yzzgk
      • Second Life Research: Brand Entry Timeline for the Automotive Industry. http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/2007/06/brand-entry-timeline-for-automotive.html
      • Tuple vs. Kipple. Value of Measuring Engagement. June 7, 2007. http://blogs.electricsheepcompany.com/joel/?p=21
    32. Second Life + URLs = SLURLs*
      • ARC Research Center: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ARC%20Research%20Center/78/146/
      • Autistic Liberation Front (ALF): Ahttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Porcupine/50/224/129
      • Center for Water Studies: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/77/3/9
      • Danvers State Hospital: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ryder%20Asylum/130/93/35
      • Edgar Allen Poe House: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Montclair%20State%20CHSS/142/161/19
      * Locations Visited in the Making of this Presentation
    33. Second Life + URLs = SLURLs*
      • Epiphany: Anglican Cathedral Project: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Epiphany/91/145/50
      • Genome: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/127/128/48/
      • GNUbie Store: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Indigo/227/42/47
      • ISTE Aquarium: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/149/179/749
      • International Spaceflight Museum Spaceport Alpha: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/49/77/24
      • Jubjub’s Sculptie Skulls: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Voronezhirkutsk/65/15/97
      * Locations Visited in the Making of this Presentation
    34. Second Life + URLs = SLURLs*
      • Nanotechnology Island (coming soon)
      • NOAA Weather Map: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20II/115/204/25
      • NMC: Life Sciences Building: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Research%20Park/129/102/47
      • Ohio University Campus: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24
      • Science Center: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20II/97/206/23
      * Locations Visited in the Making of this Presentation
    35. Second Life + URLs = SLURLs*
      • Science School: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Science%20School/177/147/28
      • Underworld Italian Mafia City: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kumiho/60/84/50
      • UTD Accessibility Island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/UTD%20Accessibility/83/107/32
      • V3 Planetarium: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Silicon%20Island/138/134/39
      * Locations Visited in the Making of this Presentation
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