Presence and IntComm WG

[Neal McBurnett <>]

There is a session on second life at the I2MM in chicago, by folks
involved in a partnership between KU Medical Center, The Teachers
College at Emporia State University, a K12 LEA, and the Topeka Shawnee
County Public Library.

-Neal

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http://events.internet2.edu/2006/fall-mm/sessionDetails.cfm?session=2877&event=258

Fall 2006 Internet2 Member Meeting

Teaching & Learning in Massively Multiplayer Virtual Worlds:
 Second Life Adventures in Learning
December 05, 2006, 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM UTC/GMT -6 hours
Location: CC11 B

   David Antonacci, University of Kansas Medical Center
   Marcus Childress, Emporia State University
   Jean Gardner, Topeka Shawnee County Public Library
   Randy Stout, Kansas Board of Regents

Session Abstract

 In this session, the presenters will demonstrate Second Life (SL), a
 massively multiplayer virtual world (MMVW) created by users and
 simultaneously experienced via the Internet by thousands of people
 around the world. In addition to exploring educational possibilities,
 the presenters will also describe experiences that integrate MMVWs
 into teaching and learning. The presenters will share three projects
 that focus on the use of SL to foster communication and interaction,
 and to facilitate cooperative learning. The presenters will describe
 their use of SL in education, including their experiences with
 constructing and using a MMVW in healthcare training, teacher
 training, and a public library community project. Included will be a
 review of interactive project-based learning strategies and the
 process of using SL to support cooperative learning. The session will
 also explore future uses and research questions for using SL in
 education and training. The presenters? project builds on a
 partnership between KU Medical Center, The Teachers College at
 Emporia State University, a K12 LEA, and the Topeka Shawnee County
 Public Library. The project supports community engagement with youth
 in which high school book club members create and share SL resources,
 based on Ray Bradbury?s Fahrenheit 451. Antonacci, D., Modaress,
 N. (2005). Second Life: The educational possibilities of massively
 multiplayer virtual worlds (MMVW), EDUCAUSE Western Regional
 Conference, April 26, 2005, San Francisco,
 CA. 
http://www2.kumc.edu/netlearning/SLEDUCAUSESW2005/SLPresentationOutline.htm
 Childress, M. & Braswell, R. (2006). Using massively multiplayer
 online role-playing games for online learning. Distance Education,
 27(2), 187-196.

Related Topic Areas
    * Teaching and Learning, K20