The document presents a collection of articles focused on the use of Second Life in education and various innovative teaching methods within virtual worlds. It discusses a range of topics, including the educational potential of virtual environments, challenges faced by educators, and specific case studies highlighting successful implementations. Overall, it explores the intersection of technology and education, emphasizing how Second Life can enhance learning experiences.

1. ARTICLES ABOUT TEACHING & SECOND LIFE<br />by Rocky Vallejo AKA Bill Sowers, State Library of Kansas.<br />Found in-world at Alliance Community Library, Info Island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/37/249/35<br />Action Learning with Second Life--A Pilot Study By: Wagner, Christian; Ip, Rachael K. F.. Journal of Information Systems Education, v20 n2 p249-258 2009<br />Analog vs. Digital Instruction and Learning: Teaching Within First and Second Life Environments by Paul Martin Lester and Cynthia Marie King. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 14.3 (July 2009): p457(27)<br />Assessing the value of virtual worlds for post-secondary instructors: a survey of innovators, early adopters and the early majority in Second Life by K. Westmoreland Bowers, Matthew W. Ragas and Jeffrey C. Neely. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 3.1 (Wntr 2009): p40. <br />AstroSim: collaborative visualization of an astrophysics simulation in second life by Arturo Nakasone, Helmut Prendinger, Simon Holland, Piet Hut, Jun Makino and Ken Miura. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 29.5 (Sept-Oct 2009): p69<br />Avatar-based innovation: Using virtual worlds for real-world innovation by Thomas Kohler, Kurt Matzler and Johann Fuller. Technovation 29.6-7 (June-July 2009): p395(13). <br />Barriers to student learning in Second Life by Joe Sanchez. Library Technology Reports 45.2 (Feb-March 2009): p29(6) <br />Books on Virtual Worlds: Resources by Joe Sanchez. Library Technology Reports 45.2 (Feb-March 2009): p36(4). <br />Checking up on virtual patients by Caren B. Les. TecTrends Reporter (July 2009)<br />Chemistry in Second Life by Andrew Lang and Jean-Claude Bradley. Chemistry Central Journal 3.(Oct 23, 2009): p14.<br />Comparing Role-Playing Activities in Second Life and Face-to-Face. By: Gao, Fei; Noh, Jeongmin J.; Koehler, Matthew J.. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, v20 n4 p423-443 Oct 2009<br />Corporate Dress Codes For Avatars Coming Soon; Virtual worlds are here to stay and enterprises need to have policies that govern how employees behave when representing companies with avatars, Gartner says InformationWeek (Oct 8, 2009)<br />Cyberbullying: using virtual scenarios to educate and raise awareness by Vivian H. Wright, Joy J. Burnham, Christopher T. Inman and Heather N. Ogorchock. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education 26.1 (Fall 2009): p35(8).<br />Designing Oral Participation in Second Life--A Comparative Study of Two Language Proficiency Courses By: Deutschmann, Mats; Panichi, Luisa; Molka-Danielsen, Judith. ReCALL, v21 n2 p206-226 May 2009<br />Developing the Media Zoo in Second Life. By: Wheeler, Matthew. British Journal of Educational Technology, v40 n3 p427-443 May 2009<br />Development and Evaluation of a Virtual Campus on Second Life: The Case of SecondDMI By: De Lucia, Andrea; Francese, Rita; Passero, Ignazio. Computers & Education, v52 n1 p220-233 Jan 2009<br />Educational Opportunities for Clinical Counseling Simulations in Second Life. By: Walker, Victoria L.; Rockinson-Szapkiw, Amanda. Innovate: Journal of Online Education, v5 n5 Jun-Jul 2009<br />Educational usage of the virtual world Second Life: conclusion by Joe Sanchez. Library Technology Reports 45.2 (Feb-March 2009): p35(1) <br />The electric self: doing virtual research for real in Second Life by Julie Rak. Biography 32.1 (Wntr 2009): p148(13).<br />Eric Hackathorn lives NOAA's second life. TecTrends Reporter (June 2009)<br />Extending the Classroom through Second Life By: Wang, Yuanqiong; Braman, James. Journal of Information Systems Education, v20 n2 p235-247 2009<br />Ethical Issues in Second Life By: Botterbusch, Hope R.; Talab, R. S.. TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v53 n1 p9-13 Jan 2009<br />Evaluating Second Life for the collaborative exploration of 3D fractals by Paul Bourke. Computers & Graphics 33.1 (Feb 2009): p113(5). <br />Exploring the educational potential of virtual worlds: some reflections from the SPP by Peter Twining. British Journal of Educational Technology 40.3 (May 2009): p496(19). <br />Facing realities: an introduction to Second Life by Joe Sanchez. Library Technology Reports 45.2 (Feb-March 2009): p5(4). <br />The fairyland of Second Life: Virtual social worlds and how to use them by Andreas M. Kaplan and Michael Haenlein. Business Horizons 52.6 (Nov-Dec 2009): p563(10)<br />Fostering Argumentative Knowledge Construction through Enactive Role Play in Second Life By: Jamaludin, Azilawati; Chee, Yam San; Ho, Caroline Mei Lin. Computers & Education, v53 n2 p317-329 Sep 2009<br />The Future for (Second) Life and Learning By: Salmon, Gilly. British Journal of Educational Technology, v40 n3 p526-538 May 2009<br />Genome Island: A Virtual Science Environment in Second Life By: Clark, Mary Anne. Innovate: Journal of Online Education, v5 n6 Aug-Sep 2009<br />Give Your Professional Development a Second Life By: Sheehy, Peggy. Technology & Learning, v29 n7 p28 Feb 2009. <br />Giving Sam a Second Life: Beckett's plays in the age of convergent media by Sean McCarthy. Texas Studies in Literature and Language 51.1 (Spring 2009): p102(16).<br />Hello, an Avatar Is Calling You. Business Week Online (May 20, 2009)<br />I, Avatar: The culture and consequences of having a Second Life by Mark Stephen Meadows.David Hawkridge. British Journal of Educational Technology 40.3 (May 2009): p577(4). <br />Immersive learning and assessment with quizHUD by Peter R. Bloomfield and Daniel Livingstone. Computing and Information Systems 13.1 (Feb 2009)<br />Intentions to Use Virtual Worlds for Education By: Shen, Jia; Eder, Lauren B.. Journal of Information Systems Education, v20 n2 p225-233 2009<br />Learning from Second Life by David Bell. British Journal of Educational Technology, v40 n3 p515-525 May 2009<br />The Learning Gains and Student Perceptions of a Second Life Virtual Lab. By: Cobb, Stephanie; Heaney, Rose; Corcoran, Olivia. Bioscience Education, v13 Article 5 Jun 2009<br />Literacy practices in Schome Park: a virtual literacy ethnography by Julia Gillen. Journal of Research in Reading 32.1 (Feb 2009): p57(18). <br />My dragonfly flies upside down! Using Second Life in multimedia design to teach students programming by Nicole Cargill-Kipar. British Journal of Educational Technology 40.3 (May 2009): p539(4). <br />The next level: Second Life put to the test by Ruth Eckdish Knack. Planning 75.3 (March 2009): p38(3).<br />Nursing Education 2.0: a second look at Second Life by Diane J. Skiba. Nursing Education Perspectives 30.2 (March-April 2009): p129(3). <br />On the (partially) inalienable rights of participants in virtual communities by Nicolas Suzor. Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy 130 (Feb 2009): p90(12). <br />Pedagogical applications of Second Life by Joe Sanchez. Library Technology Reports 45.2 (Feb-March 2009): p21(8).<br />Practicing Learner-Centered Teaching: Pedagogical Design and Assessment of a Second Life Project By: Schiller, Shu Z.. Journal of Information Systems Education, v20 n3 p369-381 2009<br />Predicting 2009: channel consolidation, more virtualization, less Second Life. Computer Dealer News 25.1 (Jan 23, 2009): p1(2). <br />Preparing for Second Life: Two Teacher Educators Reflect on Their Initial Foray into Virtual Teaching and Learning By: O'Connor, Eileen A.; Sakshaug, Lynae E.. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v37 n3 p259-271 2008-2009<br />Print leads Second Life on internet island aimed at recruiting students. Print Week (Feb 6, 2009): p10. <br />Public libraries in Second Life: expanding service to the virtual environment by Jane D. Stimpson. Library Technology Reports 45.2 (Feb-March 2009): p13(8).<br />Real music for a virtual world by Jean-Julien Aucoutuier. Japan Inc. 86 (Summer 2009): p28(3). <br />Real taxation of virtual commerce by Steven Chung. <br />Virginia Tax Review 28.3 (Wntr 2009): p733(46).<br />Second Chance For Second Life by Alexandra DeFelice. Accounting Technology 25.5 (June 1, 2009): p32.<br />Second Life by Erin Biba, Noma Bar and Mitchell Feinberg. Wired 17.08 (August 2009): p98.<br />Second life: a tool for teacher educators by Ann D. Thompson and Cynthia Garetty. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education 25.4 (Summer 2009): p118(2). <br />Second life: designers are creating flashback fashion moments with re-editions of vintage looks by Miles Socha. W 38.4 (April 2009): p68(2).<br />A Second Life for Educators By: Waters, John K.. T.H.E. Journal, v36 n1 p29-34 Jan 2009<br />Second Life Gets Tiered System for Adult Content. PC Magazine Online (April 22, 2009)<br />Second Life in Higher Education: Assessing the Potential for and the Barriers to Deploying Virtual Worlds in Learning and Teaching By: Warburton, Steven. British Journal of Educational Technology, v40 n3 p414-426 May 2009<br />Second Life memories by Steven R. Harris. American Libraries 40.4 (April 2009): p8(2). <br />Second Life Putting A Leash On Sex, Violence; The changes, which will go into effect in early summer, will limit businesses featuring extreme adult content to red-light districts of Second Life. InformationWeek (March 12, 2009)<br />Second Life Solving Real-World Healthcare Problems; Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital uses the virtual world for disaster preparedness training, while disabled people turn to it for peer support InformationWeek (Oct 16, 2009)<br />Second Life Trains First Responders; The virtual world is being used by medical schools and other healthcare training programs to simulate medical emergencies so doctors and nurses can learn to make quick decisions. InformationWeek (July 21, 2009)<br />Sex lives in Second Life by Robert Alan Brookey and Kristopher L. Cannon. Critical Studies in Media Communication 26.2 (June 2009): p145(20). <br />SLOODLE: Connecting VLE tools with emergent teaching practice in Second Life by Jeremy W. Kemp, Daniel Livingstone and Peter R. Bloomfield. British Journal of Educational Technology 40.3 (May 2009): p551(5). <br />Smithsonian Latino Center goes virtual. Information Today 26.3 (March 2009): p33(1).<br />A social history of virtual worlds by Joe Sanchez. Library Technology Reports 45.2 (Feb-March 2009): p9(4).<br />Socialisation for learning at a distance in a 3-D multi-user virtual environment by Palitha Edirisingha, Ming Nie, Mark Pluciennik and Ruth Young. <br />British Journal of Educational Technology 40.3 (May 2009): p458(22)<br />Starting a second life: Nergiz Kern learns to teach in a virtual world by Nergiz Kern. <br />English Teaching Professional 61 (March 2009): p57(3). <br />Student Perceptions of a Course Taught in Second Life By: Cheal, Catheryn. Innovate: Journal of Online Education, v5 n5 Jun-Jul 2009<br />The SUNY Oneonta Second Life Music Project By: Greenberg, James; Nepkie, Janet; Pence, Harry E.. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v37 n3 p251-258 2008-2009<br />Teaching and learning affectively within a virtual campus by Judith Molka-Danielsen, Bryan W. Carter, David Richardson and Bjorn Jaeger. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations 6.5 (July 21, 2009): p476<br />Using Second Life in human resource development by Steph Broadribb and Chris Carter. British Journal of Educational Technology 40.3 (May 2009): p547(4). <br />University of Idaho trains students for virtual interviews. Idaho Business Review, Boise (Feb 2, 2009)<br />Using Second Life with Learning-Disabled Students in Higher Education By: McKinney, Stephanie; Horspool, Agi; Willers, Renee. Innovate: Journal of Online Education, v5 n2 Dec 2008-Jan 2009<br />Using Virtual Worlds in Education: Second Life as an Educational Tool By: Baker, Suzanne C.; Wentz, Ryan K.; Woods, Madison M.. Teaching of Psychology, v36 n1 p59-64 Jan 2009. <br />Veterans suffering from PTSD can visit virtual Chicoma Island for help by Bob Brewin. NextGov.com (Sept 1, 2009)<br />View from the plateau: Gavin Dudeney charts the history of Second Life and education and concludes that the future looks bright by Gavin Dudeney. <br />English Teaching Professional 61 (March 2009): p66(3).<br />Virtual Connections by Gautham Nagesh. NextGov.com (August 11, 2009)<br /> Virtual double take by David Rapp. Federal Computer Week 23.10 (May 4, 2009): p8(1). <br /> <br />Virtual Handshake: Job Fairs and Social Networks Aid Recruiting by Margery Weinstein. Training (Sept 11, 2009)<br /> <br />Virtual job fair aimed at attracting disabled workers by Anne Laurent. NextGov.com (August 11, 2009)<br />Virtual learning gets second wind from Second Life by Colleen O'Hara. Federal Computer Week 23.10 (May 4, 2009): p26(5).<br />Virtual meeting rush: more companies are using virtual worlds for training and gatherings while new technology aims to make them a mainstream reality by Maria Korolov. Treasury & Risk (Sept 2009): p16(2).<br />Virtual protection: Second Life avatars do battle in US District Court of New York over use of a trademarks in a virtual world by Nick Phillips and Sarah Shears. Trademark World 217 (May 2009): p22(3). <br />Virtual world experimentation: An exploratory study by Thomas Chesney, Swee-Hoon Chuah and Robert Hoffmann. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 72.1 (Oct 2009): p618(18)<br />Virtual World Teaching, Experiential Learning, and Assessment: An Interdisciplinary Communication Course in Second Life. By: Jarmon, Leslie; Traphagan, Tomoko; Mayrath, Michael. Computers & Education, v53 n1 p169-182 Aug 2009<br />Virtual Worlds as a Context Suited for Information Systems Education: Discussion of Pedagogical Experience and Curriculum Design with Reference to Second Life By: Dreher, Carl; Reiners, Torsten; Dreher, Naomi. Journal of Information Systems Education, v20 n2 p211-224 2009<br />Virtual Worlds Come Alive at AECT 2008 Convention By: Atkinson, Tom; Daugherty, Janet; Etelamaki, Lisa. TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v53 n1 p29-35 Jan 2009<br />The Virtual Worlds in Education Conference: Lessons Learned from Conducting an International, Peer-Reviewed Conference within Second Life By: Brown, Abbie; Hodge, Elizabeth; Kisling, Eric. Educational Technology Magazine: The Magazine for Managers of Change in Education, v49 n3 p33-36 May-Jun 2009<br />A World I Don't Inhabit: Disquiet and Identity in Second Life and Facebook. By: Boon, Stuart; Sinclair, Christine. Educational Media International, v46 n2 p99-110 Jun 2009<br />