SECOND LIFE A new way for teaching and learning Virtual world benefits through real world solutions

A new way for teaching and learning

Socialising...

Socialising...

WRONG – clothing for avatars Tools for Second Life users

WRONG – clothing for avatars

Tools for Second Life users

Organisations from the real world

Organisations from the real world

University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

Eduserv

Eduserv

Monash University

Monash University

Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine

Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine

University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Role play in Roma

Role play in Roma

Problem solving activity as part of SL Induction workshop

Problem solving activity as part of SL Induction workshop

Running a business – use the SL economy

Running a business – use the SL economy

Abyss Museum of Ocean Science

Abyss Museum of Ocean Science

Assisi

Assisi

Spaceport Alpha

Spaceport Alpha

Lectures without travelling?

Lectures without travelling?

Public Works Island

Public Works Island

Genetics

Genetics

Camp Darfur

Camp Darfur

Sailing – use the physics engine

Sailing – use the physics engine

Flying and skydiving

Flying and skydiving

...mmm – next time maybe a parachute?

...mmm – next time maybe a parachute?

SOME KEY POINTS Interest and engagement Induction Resources Use the students? Classrooms and slideshows Equipment Firewalls – be kind to ICT Services!

Interest and engagement

Induction

Resources

Use the students?

Classrooms and slideshows

Equipment

Firewalls – be kind to ICT Services!

GETTING STARTED www.secondlife.com Create an account and get your own avatar Go exploring Talk to people Join interest groups Join the SLED list and JISC virtual worlds list Start off with some field trips Have fun!

www.secondlife.com

Create an account and get your own avatar

Go exploring

Talk to people

Join interest groups

Join the SLED list and JISC virtual worlds list

Start off with some field trips

Have fun!

Pauline Randall (Liz Ferlinghetti in Second Life) Second Life Solution Provider Second Life Developer E-learning Consultant www.virtual-e.co.uk [email_address] virtual-e Island in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/virtual%20e/130/127/24 Virtual world benefits through real world solutions

Places to visit in Second Life and some useful websites

WEB RESOURCES Business Communicators of Second Life - http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/ Companies in Second Life - http://slbusinesscommunicators.pbwiki.com/Companies+in+Second+Life Educause Review - http://connect.educause.edu/er?time=1222711572 Institutions & Organisations in SL - http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL JISC gaming report - http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/elearninginnovation/gamingreport_v3.pdf Second Life – www.secondlife.com Second Life Security - https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417&task=knowledge&questionID=5566 Second Life Stats - http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php SLED (Second Life Educators) List - https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators SLED Blog - http://www.sl-educationblog.org/ Times – McKinsey Interview - http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3803056.ece Virtual World Watch – Snapshots http://virtualworldwatch.net/snapshots/ Other options Virtual Worlds Review - http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/info/categories.shtml

Business Communicators of Second Life - http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/

Companies in Second Life - http://slbusinesscommunicators.pbwiki.com/Companies+in+Second+Life

Educause Review - http://connect.educause.edu/er?time=1222711572

Institutions & Organisations in SL - http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL

JISC gaming report - http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/elearninginnovation/gamingreport_v3.pdf

Second Life – www.secondlife.com

Second Life Security - https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417&task=knowledge&questionID=5566

Second Life Stats - http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php

SLED (Second Life Educators) List - https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators

SLED Blog - http://www.sl-educationblog.org/

Times – McKinsey Interview - http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3803056.ece

Virtual World Watch – Snapshots http://virtualworldwatch.net/snapshots/

Other options

Virtual Worlds Review - http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/info/categories.shtml

SECOND LIFE LOCATIONS Abyss Museum of Ocean Science - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gun/55/42/82 Autodesk Island – Engineering Design - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Autodesk/220/117/22 Bowling Green State University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/BGSU%20Creation/255/255/33 Camp Darfur - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/175/247/21 Chinese School - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chinese%20School/130/196/22 Dresden Art Gallery - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dresden%20Gallery/168/128/26 Edinburgh University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edinburgh%20University/128/128/28 Eduserv Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduserv%20Island/104/40/29 Genome Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/135/92/29 Honawan – Planetarium - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Honawan/96/122/421 Illinois State – Geography-Geology - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Geo%20Island/89/73/504 Ivory Tower Library of Primitives - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Natoma/213/164/28 Leeds College of Art & Design - http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Collective/44/69/34 Monash University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monash%20University/109/147/28 Via Montenapoleone http://slurl.com/secondlife/Montenapoleone/144/178/32 Port Spinoza - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Port%20Spinoza/120/129/23 Second Health - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Health%20London/126/154/27 Streets of Baghdad - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/182/192/23 USC Marshall Business School - http://slurl.com/secondlife/USC%20Marshall/128/128/2 Western Australia Police - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hwanung/161/146/256

Abyss Museum of Ocean Science - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gun/55/42/82

Autodesk Island – Engineering Design - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Autodesk/220/117/22

Bowling Green State University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/BGSU%20Creation/255/255/33

Camp Darfur - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/175/247/21

Chinese School - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chinese%20School/130/196/22

Dresden Art Gallery - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dresden%20Gallery/168/128/26

Edinburgh University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edinburgh%20University/128/128/28

Eduserv Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduserv%20Island/104/40/29

Genome Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/135/92/29

Honawan – Planetarium - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Honawan/96/122/421

Illinois State – Geography-Geology - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Geo%20Island/89/73/504

Ivory Tower Library of Primitives - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Natoma/213/164/28

Leeds College of Art & Design - http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Collective/44/69/34

Monash University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monash%20University/109/147/28

Via Montenapoleone http://slurl.com/secondlife/Montenapoleone/144/178/32

Port Spinoza - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Port%20Spinoza/120/129/23

Second Health - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Health%20London/126/154/27

Streets of Baghdad - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/182/192/23

USC Marshall Business School - http://slurl.com/secondlife/USC%20Marshall/128/128/2

Western Australia Police - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hwanung/161/146/256

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