Virtual Environments for
Education—Second Life
Scott Merrick,Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach,
University School of Nashville, MUVErs LLC, and scottmerrick.net
For Vanderbilt Web Spiders meeting November 21, 2008
Distance and Flexible Education Presentations, Panels and Discussions
Training and Skills Development Self-paced Tutorials
Displays and Exhibits Immersive Exhibits
Roleplays and Simulations Data Visualisations and Simulations Libraries, Art Galleries and Museums
Historical Re-creations and Re-enactments, Living and Immersive Archeology Computer Programming
Artificial Intelligence Projects Artificial Life Projects
Multimedia and Games Design Art and Music Projects
Literature, Composition and Creative Writing Theatre and Performance Art
Photostories and Photo Scenarios Machinima
Treasure Hunts and Quests Virtual Tourism, Cultural Immersion and Cultural Exchange
Language Teaching and Practice, and Language Immersion Social Science and Anthropological Research
Awareness/Consciousness Raising and Fund Raising Support and Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Politics, Governance, Civics and Legal Practice Business, Commerce, Financial Practice and Modelling
Real Estate Practice Product Design, Prototyping, User-testing and Market Research
Interior Design Architectural Design and Modelling
Urban Planning and Design Further Resources
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses
What colleges and universities have created presences in Second Life?
Consider:
•The Art Institute of California-San Diego San Diego, CAhttp://www.artinstitutes.edu/sandiego
•Clemson University Graduate School: Clemson, South Carolinahttp://www.grad.clemson.eduhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Clemson%20University%20GS/25/11/43
•Columbia University: New York, NYhttp://www.tc.columbia.edu
•Duke University: Durham, NChttp://www.duke.edu
•Edinburgh University Edinburgh, Scotland, UKUniversity site - http://www.ed.ac.ukVirtual University of Edinburgh - http://vue.ed.ac.ukSlurl - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vue/205/53/30
•Harvard University: Cambridge, Mass.http://www.harvard.edu http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/105/74/35
•Leeds College of Art and Design: West Yorkshire, United Kingdomhttp://www.leeds-art.ac.ukhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/the%20collective/128/128/100http://ddmcollective.blogspot.com
•New York University, New York City NYU ITShttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Outreach/61/72/26e
•Penn State Universityhttp://ets.tlt.psu.edu/gaming/http://slurl.com/secondlife/Penn%20State%20Isle/120/131/41
•Princeton University: Princeton, New Jersey.http://www.princeton.edu http://slurl.com/secondlife/Princeton%20University/143/148/24
•Rice University: Houston, TX, USASL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Owl%20Land/128/56/26Website: http://www.rice.edu/
And over 147 other colleges and universities who envision the potentials Virtual Environments have to offer
Oh! Second Life Announcement and Video
Food(s) for Thought
• 101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom
Dr. Megan S. ConklinElon UniversityDepartment of Computing [email protected]://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse
•Puritan’s Guide to SL – Educational Places to Visit in Second Life
•Oh! Virtual Learning
•Science Sites in Second Life Run SL on a pen drive
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