GET A MUVE ON: USING SECOND LIFE IN EDUCATION Conference Day 2008 Miami Dade College Rodan Rodenberger aka Rhonda Berger CT&D Jellie Lane aka Janelle Fernandez Virtual College

WHAT IS SECOND LIFE?WHAT IS SECOND LIFE? Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely created by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of residents from around the globe.

HOW IS IT USED?HOW IS IT USED? Social Interaction & Networking Businesses (Both in SL and real life) Government – NASA, NOAA Entrepreneurial endeavors Creative Arts (live music, etc.) Education – List of schoolsList of schools

SECOND LIFE IN EDUCATIONSECOND LIFE IN EDUCATION Active Learning: – An ideal platform for engaging students in creating their own learning activities, experiences and environments, and not just be passive consumers of learning. 3D virtual worlds can provide: – opportunities for rich sensory immersive experiences. – Authentic contexts and activities for experiential learning, simulation and role-play.

LET’S TAKE A TOUR….LET’S TAKE A TOUR…. Educational Use Video Ohio State University YouTube

ENGLISH CLASSENGLISH CLASS English students at the University of Texas-Austin each picked a role model, created an avatar and assumed the role of the avatar for the activity. Among avatars: Malcolm X, Oprah, Mother Teresa, Bill Gates and Teddy Roosevelt. The students conducted conversations in the personae of their avatars.

LIBRARIES What do Libraries do? – Reference Desk is staffed Uses Questionpoint chat reference software a librarian service – Outreach programs Writers talks Visit from historical figures Book discussions – Collections External links Web tools accessed within SL Items specially made for SL Database Trials – Classes and Seminars About using SL tools For Librarians Slideshare Presentation

LIBRARY Library of Congress Exhibit now open in Second Life – Includes dioramas, streamed audio, text in the form of larger-than-life documents and SL note cards, information kiosks and even period furniture. Info Island Cleveland Public Library

LANGUAGE/CULTURAL LEARNINGLANGUAGE/CULTURAL LEARNING

BUSINESS Thousands of residents are making part or all of their real life income from their Second Life Businesses. – Linden Dollars Existing in-world companies also have Second Life presence – Cisco Live presentations & Product Demonstrations – IBM Facilitates communication among IBM companies, internationally by holding meetings and discussions – MTV Held a fashion show which they later showed on TV – Starwood Hotels Premieres virtual constructions of their new hotels before they’re actually built – Sun Microsystems Holds press conferences in their “Sun Pavilion”

NURSING/MEDICINE NESIMOR is a 3-D simulator that uses the online virtual of Second Life to practice diagnosing and treating patients in a simulated emergency department environment. It is currently being used to instruct nursing students at Tacoma Community College. Nursing Field Trip

SCIENCE NOAA NASA Genome Project Video: Science Learning OpportunitiesScience Learning Opportunities Don’t let go!

SCIENCE History of the Earth and Life on Earth: Students in Chris Impey’s astrobiology course at the University of Arizona contributed to his History of the Earth and Life on Earth exhibit.

PSYCHOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY UC Davies – Schizophrenia Koolaid people - Creating Community/Exploring diversity Utopian Society Body Image Ethnic/Gender Studies

ART & HUMANITIESART & HUMANITIES 3D Modeling Galleries Contests The Louvre SL Art Gallery List

REPRODUCTION OF THE SISTINE CHAPELREPRODUCTION OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL Students can travel to historical sites right from their desks!

AERONAUTICS, SPACE AND BEYONDAERONAUTICS, SPACE AND BEYOND International Space Museum NASA

MATH – A PIECE OF CAKEMATH – A PIECE OF CAKE From 6 th EDEN Open Classroom Conference, Stockholm 2007

SOCIALIZATION Social Gatherings Parties Dance Clubs

VIRTUAL CONCERTSVIRTUAL CONCERTS SL Users have the best seats in the house to these concerts

TRAINING Emergency Preparedness Companies are combining the use of Second Life and the (Nintendo) WiiMote to train employees on things such as: – Inspecting a house for moisture and heat sources – Mixing chemicals and loading them onto a truck – Power Plant training – Driving simulations Using products like Google Maps and Google Earth, simulation can represent actual streets on-screen, so that not every trainee in America has to drive down the "same mythical Maple Street”. Training modules include those intersections and locations where there is a history of accidents.

CONFERENCES SL provides online facilities for entire conferences to take place via the web Conferences sometimes held on SL and simultaneously in a live facility through Video Conferencing

EDUCATIONAL USESEDUCATIONAL USES Training & Skills Development Self-paced tutorials Displays and Exhibits Immersive Exhibits Role-plays and Simulations Data Visualizations and Simulations Libraries, Art Galleries and Museums Historical recreations and reenactments, Living and immersive archaeology Historical recreations and reenactments, Living and immersive archaeology Computer Programming Artificial Intelligence Projects Artificial Life Projects Multimedia and Games Design Art and Music Project Literature, composition and Creative Writing Theatre and Performance Art Photo stories and Photo Scenarios Machinima Treasure Hunts and Quests Virtual Tourism, Cultural Immersion and Cultural Exchange Virtual Tourism, Cultural Immersion and Cultural Exchange Language Teaching and Practice and Language Immersion Language Teaching and Practice and Language Immersion Social Science and Anthropologic Research Awareness/Consciousness Raising & Fund- raising Awareness/Consciousness Raising & Fund- raising Support and Opportunities for people with disabilities Support and Opportunities for people with disabilities Politics, Governance, Civics and Legal Practice Politics, Governance, Civics and Legal Practice Business, Commerce, Financial Practice and Modeling Business, Commerce, Financial Practice and Modeling Real Estate Practice Product Design, Prototyping, User-testing and Market Research Real Estate Practice Product Design, Prototyping, User-testing and Market Research Interior Design Urban Planning & Design Architectural Design and Modeling

ARTICLES Educause article – Discusses the types of learning best suited for SL - Empathic/Empathy-Based - Encounter-Based – Exploratory Educause article 101 Uses for SL in Education 13 Tips for Teaching in SL