Second Life and Education

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Event Details

Date: Wednesday 8th August 2007
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Presenter/s: Jo Kay & Sean Fitzgerald
Where: L&I Adobe Connect Online Conference Room
Flyer: Second Life & Education

Learn about the emerging virtual world of Second Life, and how it is being used in online education.

Topics

The topics to be covered are:

  1. What is Second Life? Why has it become so popular?
  2. Jo and Sean’s Projects in Second Life
  3. Second Life in Education – Examples


Learning Outcomes

At the end of the session participants will have:

  • A basic understanding of Second Life
  • Awareness of some possible educational uses of Second Life
  • Knowledge of a number of educational projects currently being undertaken in Second Life


Session Resources

Adobe Connect Recording

Podcast of audio - mp3 format

Useful Links

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Second Life in Education wiki

Jo Kay and Sean FitzGerald (our team SL guides) Explore the Educational Uses of Second Life in this great wiki. This is a great place to begin your journey into the multitude of ways SL can be utilised for education.

Sydney Institute Second Life 2007 NSW LearnScope Project wiki

The official website of Linden Lab Second Life Network

The official Second Life Blog

The official Second Life wiki