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To Second Life or Not to Second Life

To Second Life or Not to Second Life. That is the question. Second Life was launched in 2003 by Linden Labs. ASD EdTech Island Small meeting space. So what can you do in Second Life?. Anything that the users can imagine. 1.5 Million log-ons to Second Life (SL) in the last 60 Days

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To Second Life or Not to Second Life

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  1. To Second Life or Not to Second Life That is the question

  2. Second Life was launched in 2003 by Linden Labs • ASD EdTech Island • Small meeting space

  3. So what can you do in Second Life? • Anything that the users can imagine

  4. 1.5 Million log-ons to Second Life (SL) in the last 60 Days • Unique Economy (Linden$) • Lindens have an exchange rate with US$ • People sell things in SL for Lindens • Some even sell to make Real Life (RL) $ Aerial view of ASD Ed Tech Island -

  5. Education New Media Center includes sims of Morocco, the Sistine Chapel and the Human Genome Project.

  6. Socializing, Dancing, Entertainment, Art, Role Playing, Landscaping, Building …..

  7. So, how can SL be used for professional development for the ASD Librarians?

  8. ASD Ed Tech Island, Librarians House, Small Group Conversation Area

  9. Some of the down sides

  10. Technical Concerns ASD Ed Tech Island underwater presentation area

  11. Just as with the web, content being offered has to be evaluated • Who is teaching a training or moderating a discussion can be hard to determine • Assessment of learning needs to be carefully built in

  12. So, will I continue to pursue SL as a possible venue for PD in ASD Library World?

  13. Yes!

  14. What needs to happen to make it work? • Skills training needs to be front loaded - otherwise you lose students to frustration • Instructors need to change their paradigm - business as usual will not take advantage of the power of SL • Acknowledge that this venue is not going to be for everyone • BUT THE POSSIBILITIES ARE AMAZING!!!

  15. Second Life Education New Zealand, Ben Salt, Dr., Clare Atkins Nelson-Marlborough Institute of Technology, and Leigh Blackall Otago Plytechnic. Engaging with Second Life: Real Education in a Virtual World - Literature Reveiw. Second Life Education New Zealand, 2008. Second Life Education in New Zealand. 26 Feb. 2009 <http://slenz.wordpress.com/ slenz-literature-review/>. Tapely, Rebecca. Designing Your Second Life. New Riders Press: New York, 2007 Wegner, Mary. Interview. February 19, 2009. White, Brian. Second Life: A guide to your virtual world. Que: Indianapolis, 2007

  16. Ann Morgester • AkLA Conference • Anchorage, Alaska • March 5, 2010

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