This document provides tips and best practices for teaching in virtual worlds like Second Life. It discusses using avatars and virtual spaces to create immersive learning environments that support different teaching and learning styles. Tips include preparing content and activities, developing communication and assessment strategies, and getting comfortable with virtual world navigation and building tools. The goal is to effectively utilize virtual worlds to enhance teaching and create collaborative, applied learning experiences for students.
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Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier
1. Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier Copyright Cynthia M. Calongne, 2008. Permission is granted for this material to be shared under a Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike 3.0 United States. You are free to copy, distribute, display, perform, remix and make derivative works. Attribute the work to Cynthia M. Calongne and distribute it with a similar or compatible license. Cynthia Calongne Colorado Technical University TCC 2008 Conference April 15-17, 2008
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3. MBA 770 Class at Wright State Shu’s students prepare for a collaboration exercise in Second Life
8. Communicating with students in Second Life Left to right Teleport Group Notice 2nd row Voice Chat (*) Instant Message URLs embedded
9. Middle School Students at Ramapo Roleplay and conflict in an immersive literature class Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, portrayed by Suffern Middle School students
26. Virtual Meetings, Interactive Content (top two images, left to right) The House of Seven Gables session (bottom image) Jared Bendis on Digital Tattoos NMC Fall Symposium in SL 2008
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28. Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier Lyr Lobo in Second Life Ryl Redgrave on the Teen Grid at Ramapo [email_address] For more information, contact