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Virtual ESCVirtual ESC
Highlights of several projects & Highlights of several projects & possible applications (May 2011): possible applications (May 2011):
from the sublime to the simplefrom the sublime to the simple
Designing new experiences for students The Future of Being Human
http://ragitake.com/
Teaching and Learning in Second Teaching and Learning in Second LifeLife
► Immersive learning Immersive learning experienceexperience
► Addresses the needs Addresses the needs of the visual, of the visual, auditory, and auditory, and kinesthetic learner kinesthetic learner (Graf, Liu, Chen and Yang (Graf, Liu, Chen and Yang 2009) 2009)
► Replicates real world Replicates real world experiences including experiences including brick and mortar brick and mortar classroomclassroom
Immersive Learning ExperiencesImmersive Learning Experiences
Analysis of Student LearningAnalysis of Student Learning►Benefits of Narrated Power PointBenefits of Narrated Power Point Visual and Auditory LearningVisual and Auditory Learning►Benefits of WebinarBenefits of Webinar Visual and Auditory LearningVisual and Auditory Learning Reflection of Learning Experience through Reflection of Learning Experience through
discussiondiscussion►Benefits of Second LifeBenefits of Second Life Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic LearningVisual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learning Application and Reflection of Learning Application and Reflection of Learning
ExperienceExperience
Effective Student LearningEffective Student Learning
Learning ContinuesLearning Continues
►Student groups have returned to Student groups have returned to second life on their own second life on their own
►More cohesive group projectMore cohesive group project 100% engagement100% engagement Improved student learning outcomes Improved student learning outcomes
compared to other groups that met via compared to other groups that met via telephone or e-mail exchangestelephone or e-mail exchanges
Challenges and Challenges and RecommendationsRecommendations
►Scheduling for diverse student Scheduling for diverse student schedules – some had to join schedules – some had to join Elluminate sessionElluminate session
►Students preferred to have a pre-Students preferred to have a pre-session to get use to moving around session to get use to moving around second lifesecond life
►Building of rooms required…..Building of rooms required…..►Audio …….Audio …….
Center for Graduate Center for Graduate ProgramsPrograms
A variety of applications
• From meetings to field trips to K12 research area (on a private island)
• [email protected] - doctoral work in virtual reality
Create simple working spaces for students (such as this MAT Science Center)
Class meeting using ISTE space
Meeting the Dean
Bring in guest lecturers – again, crossing the barriers of geography
National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA – virtual, real-time weather Map (Northeast)
Or re-create a tsunami at this NOAA site
Attend professional meetings– such as this NASA/NSF meeting for science education
Best expressed through an instructional metaphor: like designing an intelligent experience (field trip /
discussions / role playing / construction) . . . with an assessment
More advanced uses
K12 applications
• Using a private island for teacher-education explorations
• Seeing grant funding to continue• A few slides from a recent pilot
1. The setting for the meetings
2. The first meeting; going over the instructions on location
3. Improving independent instruction: placing instructional & interactive materials on the island
4. Ongoing: making animated tutorials to teach tech & the adventure & game concept
Tutorial website put
onto the island
The virtual interactions were clarified
Finally, the final presentations – see the different ways for viewing & navigating
Publications & resources
Contact the developers and/or look in the wiki for postings
https://sites.google.com/site/virtualesc/
[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@esc.edu
