1. What is it? How can we use it? Gail Hanson Brenner/Hattie Haystack

2. Second Life (SL) Year 1 Telehealth Informatics Year 2 Manikin- Based Simulations Year 3 Virtual Simulations Year 4 Multimedia Case Studies Year 5 E-Learning University of Wisconsin System Nursing Programs Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh

3. Second Life – What is it? An internet-based 3D virtual world imagined & designed by the residents MUVEs (Multi-User Virtual Environment) Avatars are customized to create your own digital 3D persona Avatars (people) interact and communicate with others nonverbally and verbally Gestures, local chat and text messaging, voice Presentations, notecards

4. Second Life – Current Uses Social networking and entertainment Explore places & destinations Explore different cultures Meet people from around the world Experience ‘life’ in different ways Creativity Enterprise & business Education

6. Second Life & Education Virtual meeting place Collaborative education Greater student involvement and participation Explore and experience diversity Simulation & role playing Issues & Concerns Technology Costs

7. Second Life Groups EDTECH Community Education in Second Life EDUCAUSE virtual Worlds ISTE – International Society for Technology in Education Real Life Education in Second Life UW System LTDC UW System Members Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable

8. Second Life – Potential Uses? American Indian Studies, Latin American Studies, Women’s Studies Art & Design, Music & Theatre Arts Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy Communication & Journalism History, Geography & Anthropology Foreign Languages Philosophy & Religious Studies, Political Science Psychology, Sociology Business, Management & Marketing Teacher Education, Special Education, Social Work Nursing, Public Health Professions

9. Resources Second Life website www.secondlife.comwww.secondlife.com Second Life Quick Start Guide http://secondlife.com/support/quickstart/ http://secondlife.com/support/quickstart/ Second Life mailing lists – Educators mailing list is an excellent resource for information, help, and advice https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo UW Milwaukee Wiki http://uwmsecondlife.wikispaces.com/Teaching+Resouces http://uwmsecondlife.wikispaces.com/Teaching+Resouces UW System LTDC SL Wiki https://wiki.uww.edu/other/ltdc/index.php/SecondLife https://wiki.uww.edu/other/ltdc/index.php/SecondLife