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Presentation to the TCC 2008 on the benefits of education in a virtual world and how to create an account for the Second Life tours.
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Using Second Life for Teaching and Learning
Dr. Cynthia Calongne
Colorado Technical University
TCC Virtual Worlds Preview
March 13,2008
Common Educator Questions What can I do with my students in SL?
How do we teach and learn in SL?
How do I manage my students and have them create accounts to use SL?
Where do I get SL info? http://edumuve.com/tour/
Activities and Class Management in SL
BlendingSocratic discussion
andactivity-based learning
Mentoring -- 1st Virtual Middle School
Suffern Middle School at Ramapo on the Teen Grid
How we Teach and Learn in SL Self image ==> Mentor, collaborate Social networks Class projects Roleplay Learning games Blended reality Exploration Build
Create an avatar - you! Office hours, facilitation Share ideas, hold meetings Applied learning Immersive learning Interactivities Real & virtual meetings Visit, tour, study Create and customize
80% of the world’s Internet users will be in a virtual world by the end of 2011 (Gartner, 2007) -- Are you ready?
Real Life Education in a Virtual WorldCTU Class Projects
Second Life Account Creation Check your Second
Life name for availability Choose a first name
and select a last name from the menu
Do not join here Use the NMC url
Join SL at the NMC Orientation site
Teleport to class
https://secure-web19.secondlife.com/join/
Do not join Second Life here as the NMC Orientation site listed below is easy to access, has cool educational freebies and you can visit and guide your students
http://sl.nmc.org/join/
Use a landmark, a slurl or the Map button with a region name
Virtual learningspaces use creative
and innovative environments
Experimentaldesign
classrooms
Virtual classes mingleand cross over
classroom boundaries
Communicating with studentsin Second Life
Left to right
TeleportGroup Notice
2nd rowVoice Chat (*)Instant MessageURLs embedded
Real and Virtual Meetings
NMC Symposiums
NMC Teachers Buzz:an
Educational Community
Colorado Tech IslandUniversity
Location for student activities, services, libraries, museums and extracurricular activities
Displaying student projectsand creating anAlumni Center
Establish Your Sense of Presence
A CTU Student-Designed Maze Game
I survived the Maze Game
shirts
Subsystems:Humorous Traps
and Scoreboard
Underwater Office
Virtual office hours in a creative meeting
and learning space
More Learning Opportunities
Collaboration and community Extracurricular events
Cultural venues SL groups, including
educational networks
A University of Choice!
Teaching and Learning extends beyond the classroom Student services and
activities Music, dance, art Scientific programs Real life education in
Second Life Research
Using Second Life for Teaching and Learning
Lyr Lobo in Second LifeRyl Redgrave on the Teen Grid at Ramapo
calongne@pcisys.net
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