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Trevor Setvin & Melissa Kampa Illinois State University School of Communication

Get a . . .Second Life?: Integrating the Avatar and Second Life into the College Classroom and Campus. Trevor Setvin & Melissa Kampa Illinois State University School of Communication. Second Life Preview. Overview of Second Life and avatars Quality of virtual education

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Trevor Setvin & Melissa Kampa Illinois State University School of Communication

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  1. Get a . . .Second Life?:Integrating the Avatar and Second Life into the College Classroom and Campus Trevor Setvin & Melissa Kampa Illinois State University School of Communication

  2. Second Life Preview • Overview of Second Life and avatars • Quality of virtual education • Criticisms of Second Life and virtual education • Benefits of Second Life and virtual education

  3. Second LifeA 3-D Virtual Environment • Created by Linden Labs (CA) in 2003 • Avatar: 3-D virtual self-representation • Total population: 16,671,245 (~ 500,000 active). • Free membership (www.secondlife.com) • Showcase includes: • Arts & Culture • Education & Non-profit • Fashion • Hot spots • Music • Photos and Machinima • Tutorials

  4. Second Life Higher Education • 150 colleges in U. S. and 13 countries are in Second Life • Second Life Grid: resource for educators. • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE island) • The Immersive Education project • Stanford University* • Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (virtual library). • Princeton University • Harvard Law School* • The Berkman Center for Internet and Society. • New York University • San Diego State University • Texas State University* * Virtual campus

  5. Second Life Higher Education • Campus tours • Speakers • Classes • Virtual tours of historical places • Alliance Library System • Learning Times • Research projects

  6. Second Life Higher Education • University of Texas at Austin and University of California at Berkeley: architecture students. • Wharton School: business and marketing skills. • Trinity University in San Antonio: web design. • Cyber Practicum: classroom, avatar, lesson plans, teaching. • Virtual Human Interaction Lab- Stanford University

  7. Benefits of Virtual Education • Immersive, interactive environment • Exploratory environment • Universal interaction • Creation of environment • Sense of community and presence • Teacher/student collaboration

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