The document summarizes a blended virtual course on entrepreneurship taught in Second Life at Babson College in 2007. Over 7 weeks, 22 MBA students met weekly in Second Life for presentations, guest speakers, and team projects. Students found the social presence improved over traditional online courses and enjoyed interacting with speakers from around the world. While technical issues arose, students were energized by the experiential learning approach and invented new presentation methods in Second Life. The course demonstrated Second Life's potential for online education by overcoming perceptions of it as just a game.

1. Teaching in Second Life: Lessons from the field Teaching a Virtual Blended course in Second Life Second Life and Entrepreneurship ½ semester course Babson College Fall, 2007 John Bourne and Erin McCormick

4. Overcoming the “ image” of Second Life.

5. In the beginning… ...and what do you do here?

6. And… at the end….

11. Our intern LN Freenote (students selected their own avatars, including apparel.)

14. Presentation agenda (posted on island)

17. Getting ready to show slides In the auditorium How to create powerpoint Presentations in-world

18. Adding classroom gestures

19. Some photos of what students showed

26. Student engagement Students tended to spend more time on this class

27. Teamwork Two thirds thought that team work was easier or about the same as in A traditional class.

28. Access

29. Learning

30. On-ground vs SL experience

31. Travel as a factor

32. Constructivist approach evaluation