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Faculty and the Second Life Facilitator: Best Practices for Integrating Roles

Faculty and the Second Life Facilitator: Best Practices for Integrating Roles . Presented by Maria LeBaron , Psychology Tracy Emerson, Distance Education Asheboro, NC. Role of Facilitator – Part 1. Enthusiastic about online and Second Life learning Technologically experienced

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Faculty and the Second Life Facilitator: Best Practices for Integrating Roles

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  1. Faculty and the Second Life Facilitator: Best Practices for Integrating Roles Presented by Maria LeBaron, Psychology Tracy Emerson, Distance Education Asheboro, NC

  2. Role of Facilitator – Part 1 • Enthusiastic about online and Second Life learning • Technologically experienced • Develops Master Builder connections • Explains technical solutions to faculty and students • Available in SL during classes to offer assistance

  3. Role of facilitator – Part 2 • Coordinates SL activities for the college or department • Manages the administrative scheduling and budget • Schedules with SL owners • Aware of cheap/free SL shopping strategies

  4. Role of faculty – Part 1 • Enthusiastic about online and Second Life learning • Comfortable with computer technology • Second Life average user • One who establishes communication patterns in the Second Life class

  5. Role of Faculty – part 2 • Course content expert • One who can answer questions about course material • One who assesses learning • One who leads the progression through the course

  6. Integrating Roles • Division of Labor • Planning Meetings • Organize Information Forms

  7. Course Idea development form Note: Only 2 pages are shown

  8. Facilitator Location sheet

  9. Facilitator Linden form

  10. Faculty linden form

  11. Course creation map

  12. Facilitator class prep checklist

  13. Faculty class prep checklist

  14. discussion

  15. Some practical suggestions • Have professional avatar • “Friend” students, faculty and the facilitators • Establish SL group to aid in communication • Be aware of Intellectual Property issues in Second Life • Manage inventory folders efficiently • Set permissions between facilitator and faculty member

  16. It’s really easy to integrate roles • Encourage playtime • Hold Show and Tell sessions among faculty and facilitators. • Use a system of forms to manage information • To see a project under development. Copy and paste this slurl into your web browser http://slurl.com/secondlife/NC%20WeBIEE%203/176/129/958/

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