Teaching and Teaching and Learning in Multi-Learning in Multi-

user Virtual user Virtual EnvironmentsEnvironments

Michael N. DeMersMichael N. DeMers

eLearning Innovations eLearning Innovations for GEOINT and for GEOINT and

LeadershipLeadership

December 9, 2009December 9, 2009

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

College of Extended LearningCollege of Extended LearningInformation and Computing Information and Computing

TechnologiesTechnologiesUT Educator’s CoopUT Educator’s Coop

My Second Life FriendsMy Second Life Friends

MUVE’s:e.g. Second Life

What is Second Life?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=4R1SrZua5ww&feature=related

What Do MUVE’s Provide?

Shared Intellectual Environment

Synchronous & Asynchronous

Learning

Onlne Learning Community Building

Hands-on Active Learning

Support f-2-f & LMS-based Classes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=O2jY4UkPbAc&feature=related

Second Life EducationHype Cycle *

* Modified from Gartner Corporation, Inc. (Used With Permission)

TechnologyTrigger

Peak of Inflated

Expectations

Trough of Disillusionment

Slope ofEnlightenment

Plateau of Productivity

START SIMPLE

LEARNING EXPERIENCES

BASIC:

FEW SL SKILLS NEEDED

LECTURE

REVIEW

DISPLAY

CREATING A CROSS SECTION

DEMONSTRATION

SIMULATION & REALITY RECREATON

FIELD EXPERIENCE

COMMUNICATION

IMMERSION (HUMAN TERRAIN)

IMMERSION (HUMAN TERRAIN)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=EfsSGBraUhc&NR=1

ANALYSIS

DISCUSSION

ADVANCED:

MORE SL SKILLS NEEDED

PROCEDURAL & 3-D THINKING

ANIMATION

WRITING &COLLABORATION

DATA COLLECTION

Robert Stephenson’s Virtual Museum Project

SERVICE AND PROJECT-BASED

ROLE PLAYPhoto by Ludvie

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

LABORATORY

LABORATORY

GAMING AND DECISION-BASED LEARNING

ASSESSMENT

X-CHOICE EXAMS

FLASHCARD EXAMS

TREASURE HUNT QUESTIONS

INTEGRATION

COURSE MANAGMENT

Thank YouThank You

Questions?Questions?e-mail: e-mail: demers01@gmail.comdemers01@gmail.com

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