Second Life for Administrators

Second Life for Administrators Dr. Andrew Jones , Vice Chancellor for Educational Affairs Dallas County Community College District Patti Jennings , Marketing Executive Dallas County Community College District Erin Jennings , Instructional Design Assistant The University of Texas at Dallas eLearning – February 17-19, 2008 Landscape – Nighthawks24

Overview Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Capitol Hill Island – U2Katrina

What is Second Life? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Harvard’s Berkman Island – U2Katrina

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Virtual Worlds Ohio State – U2Katrina

Why Second Life/Virtual Worlds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],NOAA’s Meteora Island – Sridgway

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Second Health – Planet Video Why Second Life/Virtual Worlds

Why Second Life/Virtual Worlds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Virginia Tech Candlelight Vigil – U2Katrina Why Second Life/Virtual Worlds

Avatar: a virtual representation of a real person. You can design your avatar’s appearance to be whatever you want! Island: a virtual parcel of land in Second Life. Islands may be separated by many meters of ocean or grouped together to form larger areas. Vocabulary Sim (Simulation): a named region that makes up part of the Second Life world. UTD SOM – U2Katrina

Prims (Primitives): simple objects used as building blocks in Second Life. Sandbox: an area of a sim where all residents are given permission to build. Sandboxes can be set to return objects automatically after a specified period of time. Vocabulary UTD SOM - erinserenity

Griefing : the harassment of other Second Life residents through offensive actions, in violation of the SL community standards. Vocabulary Edwards Campaign HQ – U2Katrina

Procedures – Buying an Island ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],DCCCD - erinserenity

Real Costs – Buying an Island ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Pitfalls: terms of service, business procedures for monthly payments UTD SOM - erinserenity

Procedures - Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Promote the island! UTD ArtTech – U2Katrina

Real Costs - Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Pitfalls: time, learning curve Resource: Second Life Developers Group UTD SOM - erinserenity

Procedures – Island Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Pitfalls: security, hardware, griefing Resource: Second Life Educators (SLED) UTD SOM - erinserenity

Content Delivery – Don’ts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Pitfall: avatar limit (lag) UTD SOM - erinserenity

[object Object],[object Object],Content Delivery – Do’s ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Harvard’s Berkman Island – U2Katrina

Pedagogy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],International Space Station – U2Katrina

Pedagogy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Morocco, Casablanca – U2Katrina

Virtual Field Trips: Science ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],InfoIsland – U2Katrina

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Virtual Field Trips: Humanities Sistine Chapel, Vassar – U2Katrina

Additional Resources For more information about virtual worlds and higher education, and to download a copy of this presentation, please visit our blog: www.higherworlds.blogspot.com And our wiki: www.higherworlds.wikispaces.com More resources: SimTeach wiki: www.simteach.org Sloog HUD for educators: http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2007/10/30/salamander-sloog-arrives-for-educators/ SL Browser: http://slbrowser.com/ Spaceport Alpha – U2Katrina

Contact Information Dr. Andrew Jones Avatar: DrAndu Jonesford Email: acjones@dcccd.edu Patti Jennings Avatars: Patti Lemuria / Patti Jennings Email: pjennings@dcccd.edu Erin Jennings Avatars: Serinity Gaea / Brianne Jennings Email: erin.jennings@utdallas.edu

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