ED-MEDIA 2007 Pepperdine University Graduate School of Management Malibu Island Project Exploring the use of a virtual world, Second Life , for higher education distance learning Vicki Suter-GSEP Doctoral Student, Educational Technology

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Educational Technology Ed.D. Small “cadres” (cohorts) of students enter each year (18-25) Initial Tech Camp & five five-day f2f each year in educational technology “hot spot” locations (e.g., Boston, Cambridge, Washington D.C., New York, Montreal for AERA) All go through same coursework together for first two years Conventional synchronous (Tapped-In) and asynchronous applications (Blackboard) Strong learning community emerges

Small “cadres” (cohorts) of students enter each year (18-25)

Initial Tech Camp & five five-day f2f each year in educational technology “hot spot” locations (e.g., Boston, Cambridge, Washington D.C., New York, Montreal for AERA)

All go through same coursework together for first two years

Conventional synchronous (Tapped-In) and asynchronous applications (Blackboard)

Strong learning community emerges

Pair Up – for 5 minutes each (10 min total) Partner A: Tells a story about the most compelling, engaging experience of learning they ever had (Partner B listens and makes a note of any key words or themes) Partner B: switches roles (tells story while A makes notes)

Pair Up – for 5 minutes each (10 min total)

Partner A: Tells a story about the most compelling, engaging experience of learning they ever had (Partner B listens and makes a note of any key words or themes)

Partner B: switches roles (tells story while A makes notes)

As a Group activity Share key themes Brainstorm design for a learning experience with absolutely zero design constraints – except for two: Our imaginations Text cannot be the primary medium

Share key themes

Brainstorm design for a learning experience with absolutely zero design constraints – except for two:

Our imaginations

Text cannot be the primary medium