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Keynote address to the Stepping into Literature conference in Second Life.
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Stepping Into Literature
Desideria Stockton (SL)Beth Ritter-Guth (RL)
CEO, Literature Alive!
I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a woodAnd I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
Robert Frost
Teaching Literature in Virtual Worlds
• Why?
• How?
• Standards?
• Assessment?
Why?
3D Literature is Captivating
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Students Learn Best by Doing
Projects
• Dante’s Inferno
• Spoon River Anthology
• The Feral Cat Project
• The American Project
• The Blithedale Romance
The Blithedale Romance
Margaret FullerThe Dial
A Final Product
How?
Teach Literature…not Building
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Provide Examples
Stick to the Course Outline
• Grade WRITING (communication, notecards, research, and other writing)
• Assess CITATIONS (promote ethical use of materials)
• Allow for non-technical users to participate (on a wiki, blog, or in a CMS)
Guided Tours
• Literature Alive! Projects
• Alumni/Student Leaders: Daliah Carter
• Other Sites:– International Spaceflight Museum– NOAA– Drexel Island/American Chemical Society– Genome Project– Tintern Abbey and Seven Gables
Standards and Assessment
• Use the SAME grading standards you have ALWAYS used…– Grade the WRITING– Grade the RESEARCH– Grade the ANALYSIS– Grade the CITATIONS
The Lonely Road
Teaching Literature in Virtual Worlds is NOT widely popular in the academy
EXPECT RESISTANCE
Is it Worth It?
Listen to Students…
• “I thought this was crazy at first, but it is really cool, and I learned a lot about Dante.” – Dante’s Inferno
• “This was a lot of work. But, it was better than just doing a paper.” – Blithedale Romance
• “It was cool to see all those people at our presentation from all over the world. I really felt important.” Feral Cat Project
• “This project challenged my ideas of being an American.” The American Project
Literature Alive!
• Desideria Stockton, CEO
• Eloise Pasteur, Educational Designer
• Daliah Carter, Executive Assistant
• LauraMaria Onomatopoeia, Content Consultant
Resources
• Literature Alive! Wiki– http://literaturealive.wikispaces.com
• Literature Alive! Blog– http://literaturealive.blogspot.com
• The College English Wiki– http://collegeenglish.wikispaces.com
Resources
• Hotchkiss Educational Technology Blog– http://hotchkissedtech.blogspot.com
• Beth’s Second Life Blog– http://bethssecondlife.blogspot.com
• Eloise’s Thoughts and Fancies Blog– http://eloisepasteur.net/blog