1. PRESENTERSHAI OMARALI SL NAMESHAI WIREFLY TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SECONDLIFE

2. SECTION 1INTRODUCTION

5. VIRTUAL REALITY A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars.

7. Topography

8. Locomotion

9. Real-time actions

12. Proprietary, free and open source software

13. Its users, called Residents, create the majority of the world

14. The world is made up of grids that are both free or sold for development

15. Two worlds exist : Secondlife and Teen Second Life

16. The world has its own currency : Linden Dollars §

18. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use SL S O C I A L I Z E A common sight in Secondlife where Residents socialize and communicate

19. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use SL N E W S C O V E R A G E CNN News Coverage

20. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use SL F I N A N C E S Nortel Bank Nortel UK | Customer Services in Financial Matters

21. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use SL G R A D U A T I O N BP Managing Projects graduation | Whitworth Room, Manchester Business School

22. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use SL C O N F E R E N C E S ‘Sun in Secondlife’ team | Customer Engineering Conference 2008

23. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use SL L E A R N I N G A common classroom setting in Secondlife (Elementary level)

24. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use SL SECONDLIFE IN EDUCATION { the stakeholders }

25. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use SL SecondLifeLearningEnvironment EDUCATORS SL CREATORS STUDENTS

27. King George V College

28. University of Hull

29. Bromley College

30. University of Edinburgh

31. City College Norwich

32. Open University

33. University of Portsmouth

34. Newcastle University

35. Myerscough College

36. University of Derby

37. Milton Broome

38. Leicester University

39. Warwick University

40. University of Greenwich

41. University of Exeter

42. University of Sussex

43. Heriot Watt University

44. University of the Arts London

45. University of Reading

46. University of Wolverhampton

47. University of Bedford

48. University of Sheffield

49. University of Sunderland

50. University of East London

51. Leeds Metropolitan University

52. Coventry University

53. London College of Fashion

54. Scottish Further Education Unit

55. University of the West of England

56. Mid Cheshire College

57. Liverpool Hope University

58. University of Plymouth

59. University of Ulster Magee

60. Staffordshire University

61. Leeds College of Art and Design

62. Brunei University

63. University of Brighton

64. Queens University Belfast

65. Huddersfield University

66. Lancaster University

67. University of Nottingham

68. University of Manchester

69. Liverpool John Moores University

70. Oxford University

71. Cambridge Universityand many more

72. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL SECTION 02LITERATURE REVIEW

74. Collaborative learning

76. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL T E A C H I N G A P P R O A C H Experiential learning projects provide a “hands-on” opportunity for students to address real-world problems in a multidisciplinary, collaborative environment. This has been shown to increase student engagement and provide intrinsic motivation for authentic, relevant learning. Bradford (2005)

78. Practical tasks

81. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL T E A C H I N G A P P R O A C H “From a constructivist perspective, knowledge-building communities have the potential to build many collaborative strategies through mentors and peer role models, open classrooms, role reversals, and interactions with an audience” Coffman & Klinger, p.30, 2007

84. Real world concepts

85. Motion

86. Culture

88. Synchronous Public chat

89. Synchronous IM Chat (personal chat)

90. Asynchronous E-mail messages

92. Synchronous Public Voice Chat (distance affected)

93. Synchronous Private Voice Chat

94. Synchronous Private VoIP Calls

95. Preset Audio cues

97. Preset gestures

98. Movements and actions (imitating reality)

99. Visual presentations (pictures/ videos)

100. Physical structures

101. Video conferencing

103. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL MENU MINIMAP SL ENVIRONMENT USING SECONDLIFE IN EDUCATION { the literature review } ME (AVATAR) FUNCTIONS BASIC APPEARANCE

104. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL USING SECONDLIFE IN EDUCATION { the literature review } IM CHAT / PHONE CALLING VOICE CHAT

105. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL SECTION 03METHODOLOGY

106. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL Research questionWhat forms of real life teaching and learning are transferable into SL?Research methodSmall scale SecondlifeQuestParticipants4 Secondlife Resident Learners/Educators

107. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL SECTION 04RESULTS

108. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL Volunteer 1 Learning Spanish languageVerdict:Very immersive, with Spanish speakers communicating via text and audio. Informal group collaboration.

109. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL Volunteer 2 Experience schizophrenism in a schizophrenic centre. Verdict: Provides a new insight that is difficult to reproduce in real life.

110. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL Volunteer 3 Took a tour of historical places such as Ancient Rome and Venice Verdict:Inexpensive. A great walk-through simulation that is not accessible in real life.

111. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL Volunteer 4 Build modern architecture with other Residents Verdict:Teamwork and collaborative learning

112. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL SECTION 04FINDINGS

113. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL Volunteers 1 and 4 stated that: Audio and visual communication in SL allows for approaches similar to real life. Volunteers 2 and 3 stated that: SL is capable of providing visual representations that are more enhanced than real life.Case studies on SL Education correlates with these opinions.

114. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL SECTION 05RECOMMENDATIONS

115. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL USING SECONDLIFE { for language learning }

116. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL LEARNING OBJECTIVE : LEARNING BAHASA MELAYU STEPS 01 CREATE OR JOIN A COMMUNITY FOR THIS OBJECTIVE 02 USE COMMUNICATIVE AFFORDANCES - AUDIO CHATS - TEXTUAL CHATS 03 USE SL ENVIRONMENTS - USE VISUAL ARTIFACTS IN SL TO TEACH VOCABULARY - USE ACTIONS AND MOTIONS TO TEACH VERBS - USE TARGET LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONS TO PROMPT LEARNERS TO COMPLETE TASKS IN THE SL ENVIRONMENT AN EXAMPLE

117. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL USING SECONDLIFE { for architecture }sample

118. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL LEARNING OBJECTIVE : HOW ‘BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE’ ARE TREATED IN A COMMUNITY STEPS 01 CREATE A BEAUTIFUL AVATAR 02 MOLD THE AVATAR WITH CLOTHES AND BEHAVIOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE DESIRED. 03 MINGLE IN A CROWDED AREA 04 OBSERVE AND RECORD INTERACTIONS AND REACTIONS 05 CREATE AN UNDESIRABLE AVATAR 06 MINGLE IN A CROWDED AREA 07 OBSERVE AND RECORD INTERACTIONS AND REACTIONS

119. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL USING SECONDLIFE { for architecture and engineering}

120. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL USING SECONDLIFE { for music }

121. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL LEARNING OBJECTIVE : COLLABORATIVE MUSIC RECITAL STEPS 01 GATHER MUSICIANS 02 PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS THROUGH AUDIO TOOL IN SL 03 BROADCAST IN SECONDLIFE

122. S E C O N D L I F E about.SLwho uses SL how to use.SL THE FUTURE OF SECONDLIFE { what is in the future }