This document summarizes a joint meeting between Eduserv and CETIS to discuss the use of Second Life in education. The aims of the meeting were to showcase Eduserv's Second Life projects, explore potential issues like sustainability and interoperability, and discuss how funding bodies can best support virtual world communities. The agenda included presentations on using Second Life for subjects like theater, computer modeling, and learning support, as well as a discussion session.

1. Joint Eduserv & CETIS meeting Institute of Education 20 September, 2007

3. Aims of the day Showcase the eduserv SL projects to the CETIS community Explore potential issues with using SL in education e.g. sustainability and interoperability Explore links between SL communities and CETIS Discuss ways in which funding bodies can best support community activity within virtual worlds.

4. Overview: JISC CETIS Service Provides strategic advice to the JISC Represents the JISC on international standardisation initiatives (IMS, BSI etc) Works with the wider educational community to facilitate the use of standards-based eLearning, especially through Special Interest Groups Supports the current JISC eLearning Programme, especially the eFramework and Design for Learning strands.

5. Special Interest Groups Accessibility SIG Assessment SIG Educational Content (EC) SIG E-Portfolio SIG Enterprise SIG Metadata and Digital Repositories (MDR) SIG Lifelong Learning Group Pedagogy Forum

6. Further information Websites: http: //jisc . cetis .ac. uk/ http: //eduserv .org. uk http: //wiki . cetis .ac.uk/EduservCETIS_20Sep2007 Tag for today ecsl07

7. Agenda 10.40 – 11.10 Andy Powell, Eduserv, Intro to Second Life and rational for Eduserv funding 11.10 – 11.40 Lawrie Phipps, JISC, Overview of JISC developments in SL 11.40 –12.10 Hugh Denard, Kings College London, Theatre, performance, history and creative pedagogy: Theatron’s Second Life 12.10 – 12.40 Ken Kahn, Oxford University, Modelling4All: Intersecting computer modelling, Web 2,0, and Second Life 12.40 – 1.40 LUNCH 1.40 – 2.10 Diane Carr and Martin Oliver, Institute of Education, Learning in Second Life: convention, context and methods. 2.10 – 2.40 Daniel Livingstone, University of Paisley, Learning support in Second Life with Sloodle 2.40 – 3.00 Break 3.00 – 4.00 Discussion session (led by Paul Hollins,CETIS)