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When Off-campus Means Virtual Campus: the Academic Library in Second Life Lynette Ralph

When Off-campus Means Virtual Campus: the Academic Library in Second Life Lynette Ralph Beth Stahr Southeastern Louisiana University Off-Campus Library Services Conference ~ April 28, 2010. Second Life. Susan Acampora’s Libraries and Second Life presentation

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When Off-campus Means Virtual Campus: the Academic Library in Second Life Lynette Ralph

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  1. When Off-campus Means Virtual Campus: the Academic Library in Second Life Lynette Ralph Beth Stahr Southeastern Louisiana University Off-Campus Library Services Conference ~ April 28, 2010

  2. Second Life Susan Acampora’s Libraries and Second Life presentation Susan Acampora’s presentation on YouTube YouTube Search: gallateasu

  3. Background of Sims Library in RL Southeastern Louisiana University ~ 15,000 students 53 baccalaureate, 19 graduate, and 1 doctoral program3 branch campuses

  4. BOR Regents Islands Started with a grant to examine the value of 3-D web platforms such as Second Life to higher education in Louisiana. Project participants included: University of New Orleans Southeastern Louisiana University Tulane University Southern University of New Orleans Delgado Community College University of Louisiana at Monroe Loyola University (New Orleans) Louisiana Regents

  5. Bird’s Eye View of BOR Islands and Property in SL

  6. Southeastern’s SL Campus • Six Buildings: • Welcome Center • Student Life Center • Art Center • College of Nursing & Health Sciences • Classroom 2 –English Department • Center for Faculty Excellence/Library

  7. Sims Library Design in SL • Goal – Make inviting • Developed with assistance from visual arts • Input from Emerging Technology Committee • Other librarians participated • Support from Library Administration

  8. Advisory Committee Meeting in World

  9. Official Ribbon Cutting CeremonySeptember 26, 2008 Ribbon Cutting and Walking Tour Grand Opening of the Library

  10. Staffing the Library • 10 out of 18 librarians have avatars • Special occasions only • Grand Opening Ceremony • Health Information Fair • National Library Week • Bibliographic Instruction by request

  11. Library Instruction in SL • Health Fair for Nursing students • Webcasts for English students • BIs for doctoral students • BIs for Educational Technology students

  12. SL Viewer 2.0 Enhancements for Instruction

  13. Librarianship in SL Beth Tungsten and Rolig Loon (Reference Librarian) at Community Virtual Library (Info Island)

  14. SL Library Communities Ning: Second Life Librarians Blogs: Community Virtual Library Virtual Presence Blog (ALA) Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries (Lori Bell & Rhonda Trueman) Facebook Groups: Second Life for Educators Second Life Groups: Librarians of Second Life

  15. Mighty Lynagh Attending a Conference in World

  16. Free • In SL • Multi-lingual http://www.vwbpe.org/

  17. Issues, Challenges & Concerns in SL • Hardware • Learning Curve • Development • The unexpected • Disappearing clothes • Appearance Changes • Inability to speak Where are my clothes ??? One shoe ???

  18. The Future Possibilities for higher ed • SLOODLE • Open Cobalt • Open Simulator (Open Sim) • Education Grid (iED) • Immersive Education Initiative

  19. Please join us in SL…Dr. Lynette Ralph Beth StahrLynette.Ralph@selu.edu bstahr@selu.edu

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