Pace 2.0 Leveraging Virtual Technology Beth Gordon Klingner, PhD Assistant Dean for Instructional Technology Dyson College of Arts and Sciences May 5,

Pace University will be well-positioned in the marketplace through:  Increased interdisciplinary coursework,  The continued development of online and blended courses using emergent technologies,  Fostering greater interconnection between undergraduate and graduate programs across schools and disciplines, and  Responding to the needs of our “digital native” students. --Provost Geoff Brackett Pace in the 21 st Century 2

How Our Students (Digital Natives) Communicate Instant Messaging Texting Facebook/ MySpace Linkedin Twitter Flickr / YouTub e Second Life –(funded by Verizon Thinkfinity Grant) 3

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The Facts of Second Life SL is a social networking site, not game, created in 2003, popularized in 2006 Residents create avatars that socialize, fly, buy and sell goods and services Currency: Approximately 260 Linden = $1.00 USD IBM and others are using SL for meeting, training, interviews and simulations Ohio State h?v=aFuNFRie8wA h?v=aFuNFRie8wA 6

Pace University in Second Life 1.Strategic Planning Committee 2.Design and Programming Committee 7

Conference speaker Peter Traub webcast at the Second Life Programmable Media II Conference, 4/08 projects.com/Docus/Conferences/ProgMediaConf_Doc u.html 8

SL in the news The London School of Journalism has launched a college in Second Life to offer free lectures on journalism to the virtual world. Journalism.co.uk 4/23/08The London School of Journalism “... companies are turning to virtual offices and landscapes as tools for employees and business partners to collaborate and learn.” Wall Street Journal 4/3/08 In-world networking events and conferences are part of this new virtual world. In fact, many big name corporations have already created a notable presence in Second Life,.... "IBM, Sun, Cisco, Intel, AMD, Motorola, Dell, the list goes on and on.” ITWorld.com 3/18/08 9

Sample List of Universities in Bentley College Bowling Green Buffalo State California State Clemson Columbia University Duke Drexel Georgia State Harvard University Iowa State Ithaca College Marist MIT New York University Ohio State Penn State Princeton Rice University 10

Next Steps Recruitment Teaching and Learning Research and Scholarship Alumni Connections 11