This EDUCAUSE_SAC07 presentation focuses on how we are moving from course management systems, such as Blackboard, to communication methods, classes and projects in the virtual world of Second Life. The slides present examples of projects, classrooms, educational activities and blended reality sessions in Second Life, and the presentation ends with a look at the space travel from the eyes of a planet. Contact Lyr Lobo in Second Life for more information or calongne@pcisys.net

1. Beyond Course Management Tools: Second Life SAC07 Cynthia M. Calongne August 7, 2007 Copyright Cynthia M. Calongne, 2007. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

3. Rhetoric Class - Projects

4. Second Life -- at Svarga

5. Art Exhibits

7. Virtual Office Hours

8. Flexible Meeting Spaces

9. Real and Virtual Meetings

10. Synchronous Discussion in SL

11. Course Management Discussion

12. Second Life - Class List

13. Threaded Discussion Synchronous Chat

14. Communication in Second Life Left to right Teleport Group Notice Voice Chat Instant Message URLs

15. Classrooms and Workspaces

16. English Composition in SL

17. Writing Assignments in SL

18. CTU Class - 1st Day in SL

19. Teaching in Second Life

20. Slides and Streaming Video

21. Thomson NETg in SL

22. Tutorials by Lumiere Noir

23. 8th Graders Learn to Design

25. Learning Communities Bridging two classes together with the monorail

26. The Effects of Roleplay in Class The monorail evolved into a rollercoaster due to changing customer requirements

27. Class Project Collaboration 12 students created a PvP capture-the-flag game set in a maze filled with traps

28. Teens and Immersive Literature

29. Courtroom to Conference Center

30. Visuals and Text Integration

31. Touch for Interactive Notecards

32. International Space Museum

33. Shift in Perspective

34. Beyond Course Management Tools: Second Life Lyr Lobo in Second Life Ryl Redgrave on the Teen Grid at Ramapo [email_address] For more information, contact