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slide presentation for course entitled: Managing a Class in Second life
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Welcome to“Managing a class in
second life”
Dr. Bryan CarterUniversity of Central Missouri
Course overview
Setting up a class in Second Life
The pedagogy of teaching in virtual environments
Student projects, evaluation, constructivism
Examples, guest speakers, resources
Introductions
Who you are
Why you are taking this class
What you hope to gain
Plans to teach in SL?
Anything else you wish to add...(other SL related classes, SL related projects, particular SL related skills, etc...)
Getting Started with a class in SL
Accounts
Orientation
A place to teach (land, classroom)
to rent
to buy
to borrow
Getting set up cont...
Resources to assist
SLED - http://simteach.com
slexchange - http://slexchange.com
Info Island
Re-Thinking your content, Objectives, Evaluations
Consider why you are using SL
Try not to reinvent the wheel
Consider audience and access to SL
Consider the tools you will need
whiteboard
ppt, streaming media, etc...
Preparing your students
Net-Generation (yes), Comfortable in virtual worlds (perhaps not)...
“There’s nothing to do here...”
Course delivery options (text, voice, neither...)
our blog
Please join our Course Blog
Our Course Blog: http://slclassmanagement.blogspot.com/
Photos: Flickr, YouTube videos - Let’s tag them: sleducation
You are all able to start new threads and comments on the threads of others, add photos, experiences, resources, etc
For next time...Join SLED on Simteach.com (and other list groups if you like)
Consider an orientation experience for the first days of a class you would teach in SL. Be prepared to discuss that experience next week. Outline an orientation experience on our Course Blog
Wander Virtual Harlem/Montmartre and consider one or more activities that students could do here based on any discipline. Consider assessment while thinking of this
upcoming Activities
August 11: Meet on Virtual Harlem. Search for Virtual Harlem and meet in the Welcome Center/Abyssinian Church at 6:00pm Central Time
August 18: Guest speaker: Beth Ritter-Guth (Desderia Stockton-SL). Location TBA
August 25: Location TBA
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