The presentation by Sarah Robbins discusses the relevance of Second Life as a virtual environment in higher education, highlighting its growth and unique qualities that influence communication. Robbins emphasizes the need to adapt teaching methods to the digital habits of students, who extensively engage with online resources. She advocates for collaboration across disciplines and the creation of supportive spaces for educators to effectively utilize Second Life in teaching.

1. SECOND LIFE IN HIGHER EDUCATION Sarah “Intellagirl” Robbins Presentation for Houghton Mifflin July 24, 2007

2. A Little About Me 97: BA in Literature ‘ 99-’02: Macmillan/Que ‘ 03: MA in Literature Now: PhD Candidate in Rhetoric and Writing Director of Emerging Technologies at MediaSauce.com

3. MediaSauce.com Internal and External Digital Communication and Marketing Strategist

4. Understanding Virtual Environment Communication Mechanics: A Developing Taxonomy of Digital Spaces

5. 10 Qualities of Virtual Environments that Impact Communication

6. Access and Relationship to Others Limited Access Freer Access Limited Relationships Freer Relationships

7. THE CURRENT SITUATION

8. Who are our STUDENTS ? Where do they LIVE ? How do they LEARN outside the classroom?

9. 89% USE EMAIL

10. 67% GET NEWS ONLINE

11. 70% RESEARCH FOR SCHOOL ONLINE

12. 64% SEND IMs

13. 74% WATCH VIDEOS ONLINE

14. 43% PLAY ONLINE GAMES

15. 56% DOWNLOAD MUSIC

16. 91% INTERNET SEARCH FOR ANSWERS

17. 52% READ BLOGS

18. 60% SEND/RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES

19. 57% SEARCHED FOR INFO ABOUT COLLEGE

20. Wikipedia Traditional Encyclopedia

21. WHERE WE TEACH THEM

22. HOW WE DELIVER INFORMATION

23. LET’S COMPARE

24. VS.

25. VS.

26. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION

27. What is Second Life? M ulti U ser V irtual E nvironment

28. History of Second Life April ‘03 : Second Life founded by Linden Lab, SF CA June ‘03 : Second Life goes live March ‘06 : Intellagirl Tully is born October ‘06 : Second Life reaches 1 million January ‘06 : Second Life reaches 2 million

29. Gartner’s Hype Cycle changes when applied to Second Life education Start here? Start here? Start here?

30. Components of Second Life

31. Infinitely Adjustable Avatars

32. The Map

33. Chat Instant Messaging Inventory Friends List MiniMap Motion Controls Camera Controls Building Tools Chat Window Media Controls

34. LEARNING METHODS IN SECOND LIFE

35. ENCOURAGING SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS

36. PLAYING A ROLE

37. CHANGING ROLES IN DRAMATIC WAYS

38. DISORIENTATION

39. INTERACTING WITH FANTASY

40. CRITIQUE AND PARODY

41. WHAT SUBJECTS ARE SUITABLE TO SECOND LIFE?

42. Art

43. Biology UK National Physics Lab – Color Blindness

44. Business

45. Architecture

46. Communication CMC Verbal and NonVerbal Small Group Interpersonal

47. Education GlobalKids.org

48. English

49. Apparel Design

50. Geography: Climatology, Tourism

51. History Roma

52. Journalism

53. Modern Languages

54. Physics

55. Political Science

56. Psychology UC Davis Schizophrenia Simulator

57. Sociology

58. Theatre/Literature New Globe Theatre

59. Literature Literature Alive’s Inferno

60. Implications Appeal to today’s student Collaboration between campuses, disciplines, students/nonstudents Distributed learning Authenticity Seamless integration from school to work

61. What SL Educators Need Reliable content A trusted guide Safe spaces Understanding of SL in context of other technologies