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