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Texas Library Association SL Group Report 2011
The document discusses the potential roles of librarians in virtual worlds like Second Life. It outlines 10 ways librarians can utilize virtual worlds, including creating displays, hosting conferences and classes, facilitating book discussions, and engaging in storytelling. The document also notes educational opportunities in virtual worlds and references several studies on this topic. It describes schools of library and information science engaging in virtual worlds for collaboration, networking, and professional development.
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- 1. Texas Library AssociationSecondLife Community GroupValerie Hill, Texas Woman’s University Doctoral CandidateLISD LibrarianValibrarian Gregg (in SL) April 13, 2011
- 2. The next generationis already active in virtual worlds. Are librarians needed?Educational potential (Bellotti et al., 2010)Organizing online “chaos”Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality as information (NMC Horizon Report, 2011)Serious Gaming (Hew et al., 2010)Transliteracy skills
- 3. KZERO: Report onVirtual Worlds
- 5. Registered VW Accountsby AGE
- 6. Librarians in VirtualWorlds
- 7. 10 ways librarianscan use a virtual worldDisplays
- 8. Conferences, Workshops &Classes
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- 16. Plays or Re-enactmentsBookDiscussions
- 17. Immersive Learning Environments The Land of Lincoln The Alamo
- 18. Schools of Library& Information ScienceCollaboration & NetworkingProfessional DevelopmentClassesWorkshopsSessionsUW iSchool Graduation
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- 20. TWU School ofLibrary & Information Studies in SL
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- 24. Innovative Information Delivery3DsimulationSynchronous interactionHolodecksMachinima
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- 26. Texas Library AssociationSecondLife Group PurposeCollaboration (Both synchronous/asynchronous across distance and time)Awareness (Potential use now and future)Personal Learning (We can’t all be experts in every tech tool!)Networking (More than social networking)
- 27. TLA Sessions onVirtual Worlds Thursday April 14th 9-9:50 Virtual Texas: a 3D Immersive Exhibit (Net Fair II)
- 28. TWU Creative Arts&Research Symposium 4/13 6-7:20pm
- 29. Other Virtual WorldsOpenSimTeleplace3DexplorerReaction GridProject Wonderland
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- 31. ReferencesBellotti, Francesco, RiccardoBerta, Alessandro De Gloria, and Ludovica Primavera. 2010. Supporting authors in the development of task-based learning in serious virtual worlds. British Journal of Educational Technology 41, (1) (01): 86-107.
- 32. Hew, KheFoon, andWing Sum Cheung. 2010. Use of three-dimensional (3-D) immersive virtual worlds in K-12 and higher education settings: A review of the research. British Journal of Educational Technology 41, (1) (01): 33-55.
- 33. Hill, Valerie, andHyuk-Jin Lee. 2009. Libraries and immersive learning environments unite in second life. Library Hi Tech 27, (3): 338-56.
- 34. KZeroWorldswide. 2010. http://www.kzero.co.uk/ [2010, December 8]
- 35. New Media Consortium.2011. The Horizon Report. http://www.nmc.org/publications[2011, February 17]
- 36. Plutchak, T. Scott.2007. The Librarian: Fantastic Adventures in the Digital World. Serials, 20(2), 87-91.
- 37. Join our TLASL Community Group Wikihttp://tlalibrariansinsecondlife.pbworks.com/w/page/28213321/TLA-Librarians-in-Second-LifeSearch Second Life Groups for “Texas Library Association”