DO YOU NEED A SECOND LIFE?Professor Pamela D Hegg

FSI May 2008

VIRTUAL REALITY

Sony – Everquest II trailer

CSI Second Life Check out a first look at the upcoming CSI: NY Second

Life virtual experience. Don't miss the episode everyone is talking about on Wednesday, October 24 at 10pm et/pt only on CBS.

CSI Second Life link

SURVEY – WHO ARE YOU? What is your background & position?

Faculty (area); staff (duties); etc Have you ever played an online game?

How long is an average playing session? How much time do gamers spend playing online per

week? How familiar are you with avatars? How many hours a week do you think students

spend studying for 1 class? Have you heard of Second Life before today? Have you participated in SL before today?

If so, what is your comfort level? What do you think SL costs in dollars?

WHO AM I

Oakton Community College Programmer Analyst – COBOL, mid 70s Database development in 80s DOS to Windows Network certification in 90s MOUS MVCR

WHO AM I - 2

Developed our online CIS courses in2003 WebCT - course management systems

Discussion boards Quizzes Assignment tools Flat chat B o r i n g

Sabbatical in Fall 2007 to see what’s new? Elluminate Second Life

VIRTUAL WORLDS & DIGITAL NATIVES

Digital native grew up with digital technologycomputers, Internet, mobile phones,

MP3 Digital immigrant did not grow up with it but

adopt it later Millenials are digital natives and bored with

traditional educational presentations Bombardment of multiple, sensory

experiences “gadget Grandma”

WHAT IS SECOND LIFE?

3-D virtual world created by its residents Open to public in 2003 Explosive growth over past year World of digital content

Linden Labs provides platform SIMs/islands Residents create houses, clothes, animation

Second Life website link A new world of opportunity

Second Life – YouTube Intro to SL

EDUCATION IN SECOND LIFE

Who is there? Wiki for Education organizations in SL

Youtube video – Education in SL: Explore the Possibilities YouTube video on Education in SL: Explore the po

ssibilities Boise State Ed Tech island

YouTube video for Ed Tech Ohio University

YouTube for Ohio University's SL campus

PROCESS TO PARTICIPATE - 1

Check out system requirements for hardware http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php

Click GET STARTED NOW button http://secondlife.com/ Skip the community choice Last name – MUST choose from list (which

changes) First name – your choice, but think BASIC account will suffice and is FREE Email address is important (use to activate) Pamelia Hecht – avatar default city chic female

Download the FREE software

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DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE

Download page link

ORIENTATION ISLANDPamelia Hecht takes her first step in SL

SLURLS - MY OAKTON HOMEPAGE

SLURL.COM

BUILD YOUR OWN

TAKE A TOUR WITH PROFESSOR HUMBYA look at Oakton’s SL on Eduisland

SL OFFICIAL VIDEO TUTORIALS

SL website for official video tutorials Torley Linden – series on YouTube

Torley SL hints

MORE SL SITE VIDEOS

New Media Consotium YouTube promo Tour of Info Island Librairies in SL Apple store in SL San Jose State Univ SL campus St Paul MN YouTube SL video

VIRTUAL SOCIAL WORLDSFUTURE OF LEARNING

YouTube of Dr Tony O'Driscoll Learning in three dimensions

Seven sensibilities1. Sense of self2. Death of distance3. Power of presence to share experience4. Sense of space5. Capability to co-create6. Pervasiveness of practice7. Enrichment of experience

ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

Advantages Immersive 3 D Problem based And …

Disadvantages Hardware requirements Software updates And …

DO YOU NEED A SECOND LIFE?

Professor Humby The four C’s

Cost Curve – Learning Courage Creativity

QUESTIONS

Time for you How would you apply this to your area?

PAMELA@OAKTON.EDUPROFESSOR HEGG, AKA PROFESSOR

HUMBYWWW.OAKTON.EDU/~PAMELA

THANK YOU