UNCW in Second Life

Resources

• Second Life Best Practices in Education 2007 International Education Conference - includes video of speakers' presentations, blogs, etc.: http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/SLCN.tv+Archives
   
• University of Cincinnati Second Life Learning Community - designed to "evaluate the feasibility of using Second Life, a 3D multi-user virtual online platform (3DMUVE), in online instruction for the purpose of distance learning and to enhance traditional face-to-face courses. Our major goals are to share and develop resources as we examine the use of the Second Life virtual environment for instruction, pool our talents to build reusable learning objects and spaces in Second Life, and ultimately create a web-based resource for other educators that describes our process, the results of our experience, and our recommendations for its future use as an instructional tool." http://homepages.uc.edu/secondlife/
   
• Second Life Science: Take a scientific Field Trip to a digital world - discusses how scientists are using Second Life for seminars, developing learning objects, etc. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/85/8526sci3.html
   
• Case Western University - example of how a university is using it in its admissions arena. http://admission.case.edu/secondlife.asp