Presented by Nan Zingrone (Maggie Larimore in Second Life), powerpoint from this presentation: https://youtu.be/Nob_ndfHKhw

1. Virtual Worlds Education Overview
2019: A Guide for Newcomers
Presented by
Nancy L. Zingrone, PhD
Dept of Psychology, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences,
Northcentral University

2. What we’re going to cover
• A little history
• A guide to the literature inworld and out
• Finding your people
• Finding your look
• Playing and learning in virtual worlds
• Some comments about equipment

3. A little bit of history
1728
UK: 1840s/ US: 1850s 1980s
“Habitat” -- 1986
UCSC 1996
First Resident - 2002
Link to last year’s history presentation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HOgsmfFX6zw

4. Resources
• Notecard with links to free articles
on the history of distance
education in the US/UK and
elsewhere around the globe
• Notecard with SLURL for Second
Life & Kitely libraries
• Internet search
• Amazon.com / YouTube
• Libraries in Second Life, Kitely,
Avacon and elsewhere

5. Guide to the literature inworld and out
• Community Virtual Library
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Coo
kie/195/194/21
• Chilbo Public Library
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/C
hilbo/138/176/117

6. Finding your
people
• Using the Destination
Guide
• Using Search
• Using Search on Google
• Talk to other educators!
• Search events on
secondlife.com

7. Finding your look
• YouTube! YouTube! YouTube!
• Freebie stores
• Invest a little bit of money into
your PayPal account and look for
inexpensive clothes
• Chilbo Educator’s General Store!

8. Playing and learning in virtual worlds
Don’t forget to pick up the notecards
from the giver boxes in the
VWMOOCHQ
Explore!!!

9. Some
Comments
about
Equipment
for
Teaching,
Building,
Playing hard
SL has a tendency to burn out older graphics cards
Processing speed is key to a good experience as well
SL recommends 2-GHz 64-bit or better (users recommend
faster the better)
SL recommends 4GB of computer memory for the video card
(users recommend 8-16 or more)
SL recommends 1025 x 768 screen resolution (users
recommend HD)
SL recommends Nvidia Graphics cards (users agree)
Users recommend SSD drives (solid state drives), gaming
systems if not

10. Links to resources:
Finding Educational Links in Second Life
• The School of Second Life: Education Online: https://www.edutopia.org/school-second-life
• Educate in Virtual Worlds: http://go.secondlife.com/landing/education/
• Education in Second Life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Second_Life
• ISTE Ven in Second Life: https://www.iste.org/taxonomy/term/252
• Immersive Education in Second Life: https://youtu.be/bfAtCc3UY3A
• Gamification in Second Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_zhkX-U7nw
• The Drax Files: World Makers (Episode 48: CNDG): https://youtu.be/mDCoJxYv-I0

11. Links to resources:
Using the Destination Guide in Second Life
• Using the Destination Guide in Second Life
• Second Life Wiki: https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/about-the-second-life-
destination-guide-r22/
• Quick Tips – Finding International Places and Recent Highlights from the SL Destination Guide:
https://community.secondlife.com/blogs/entry/832-quicktips-finding-interesting-places-and-recent-
highlights-from-the-second-life-destination-guide/
• Destination Guide: 10 Cool Things to Do in Second Life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mVUXnAeibE
• Second Life Tutorial 9: Using the Destination Guide: https://youtu.be/u4PZCR6tEas

12. Links to resources:
Using Search on SecondLife.com
• SL Community Search FAQ:
https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/engli
sh/search-faq-r1030/
• Searching and Creating Events in Second Life:
https://youtu.be/z25L43Jg7s0