ED-MEDIA 2007Pepperdine University Graduate School of Management Malibu

Island Project

Exploring the use of a virtual world, Second Life, for higher education distance learning

Vicki Suter-GSEP Doctoral Student, Educational Technology

Contacts First

• Vicki.Suter@pepperdine.edu

• http://www.slideshare.net

Educational Technology Ed.D. • Small “cadres” (cohorts) of students enter each

year (18-25)• Initial Tech Camp & five five-day f2f each year in

educational technology “hot spot” locations (e.g., Boston, Cambridge, Washington D.C., New York, Montreal for AERA)

• All go through same coursework together for first two years

• Conventional synchronous (Tapped-In) and asynchronous applications (Blackboard)

• Strong learning community emerges

• Pair Up – for 5 minutes each (10 min total)

• Partner A: Tells a story about the most compelling, engaging experience of learning they ever had (Partner B listens and makes a note of any key words or themes)

• Partner B: switches roles (tells story while A makes notes)

As a Group activity• Share key themes• Brainstorm design for a learning

experience with absolutely zero design constraints – except for two:–Our imaginations–Text cannot be the primary medium