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Note: Links to the following resources are provided for your convenience and information, and do not constitute official endorsement by DCCCD.

Videos

Video Title Run Time Source Description
“EdTech Island in Second Life” 4:23 YouTube

Boise State’s video about their use of EdTech island in Second Life

“Educational Uses of Second Life” 6:59 YouTube (from video description) An overview of educational uses of Second Life including educational locations, tools, and learning archetypes that are applicable to Second Life
“An Introduction to Second Life and Its Educational Possibilities” 8:06 YouTube An introduction to Second Life and its educational applications
“NOAA’s Virtual Island” 4:29 YouTube (from video description) A brief tour of NOAA’s prototype virtual island based on the platform known as Second Life
“Ohio University Second Life Campus” 2:33 YouTube (from video description) A promotional video for the Ohio University Second Life Campus; a virtual campus featuring multiple learning and collaboration opportunities for students on the Ohio campus and all over the world
“Rboom: What’s New on Capitol Hill on Second Life” 3:10 YouTube A video of the opening of the 110th congressional session in virtual space
“Science Learning Opportunities in Second Life” 3:24 YouTube (from video description) A brief overview of science and research education in Second Life, highlighting Science School, Genome Island, Research Park, ISTE Island and more
“Second Life — Chichen Itza Mexico” 4:40 YouTube A virtual recreation of Chichen Itza in Second life allows students to “visit” Chichen Itza without leaving the classroom.
“Second Life — Heart Murmur Sim” 5:23 YouTube An illustrative video about the ways Second Life can train people virtually in heart murmur diagnosis
“Second Life — Virtual Starry Night” 3:50 YouTube A virtual reporter shows a gallery in Second Life where Van Gogh’s paintings become experiential 3-D landscapes.
“Sistine Chapel in Second Life” 1:20 YouTube An avatar explores the Sistine Chapel replica built in Second Life.
“Virtual Social Worlds and the Future of Learning” 9:42 YouTube (from video description) Dr. Tony O’Driscoll describes the seven sensibilities that differentiate virtual social worlds from other interactive media and makes the argument that these sensibilities provide us with unprecedented freedom to create true experential learning opportunities.
“Virtual Starry Night” 3:50 YouTube An exhibit of Van Gogh’s works in Second life allows people to experience art in three dimensions.

Articles

Article Title Description
“How to Spark Remote Learning” Article on Forbes.com about using Second Life to teach ESL
“Second Life as a Simulation Tool” Article in the OC Register online about UCI using Second Life as a simulation tool
“Second Life: Do You Need One?”

A four-part article by Dr. Patricia Deubel for T.H.E. (Technology Horizons in Education) Journal
“Second Life: Hype or Reality? Higher Education in the Virtual World” Joanna (Xuan) Zhang discusses “what educators can do in Second Life and what other educators are doing in this virtual world.”
“Sizing Up Second Life: Higher Ed Learns How to Live in a Virtual World” An article in University Business discusses the uses of Second Life for education.
“Universities Use Second Life to Teach Complex Concepts” Government Technology highlights some of the ways Texas universities are utilizing Second Life.
“Why Do Virtual Heritage?” Archaeology’s Donald H. Sanders discusses advantages of new technologies in education.

Presentations

Presentation Title Format Size Description & Presenter
“Second Life for Administrators” PDF 1.86MB A presentation given for eLearn by Dr. Andrew Jones, Patti Jennings and Erin Jennings in St. Petersburg, Fla., Feb. 16-19, 2008
“Second Life for Faculty” PDF 1.76MB A presentation given by Patti Jennings and Erin Jennings to faculty at Cedar Valley College April 7, 2008

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