Day 3

Welcome, Updates

• Karen Maki, research
• Richard, re: COU Doc

Ken Hudson, Loyalist Second Life

Paradigm shifts

• the future can change quickly
  • e.g. the vision of the 1950s home computer and now Google Lively
• open SIM project, host SL locally (IBM)
• can perhaps communicate across platforms- ubiquitous & open

MUVE

• • 3d, 3rd person graphics
• accessed over the Internet
• simultaneous users

• 5000 educators in SL

• incredible leap in usership from Jan. 2006 (250,000) to March 2007 (10MILLION) users
  • educational community took notice to possibilities of SL
  • compelling, engaging, interactive, immersive

The Skeptic

• what's the point of this??
• e.g. Get a First Life

The Believer

• went to Harvard and bumped into Law students, doing a project, needed some art
• Harvard Law CyberOne
• included students, extension students, community
• students didn't get a different version b.c. of the technology

The Evangelist

• founder of Canadian educators in SL
• senior fellow Beale institute, at OCAD
• focus on social media and virtual worlds

Loyalist

• in Belleville
• disruptive change- add SL, uptake increased in LMS (from 13-50%)
• first Canadian campus in 2006

Education Virtual Worlds

• expand classroom
• enhance experience
• augment materials
• accelerate learning

• Virtual worlds extend campus
  • bringing your "brand" into SL

Clients

Queens University Faculty of Education

• to start in fall 2008

Kelly School of Business, Indiana University

• september launch,
• bringing in guest speakers and partners

SL and ed

Symposia, conferences, research

metaverse U- Standford University Conference

• streaming live video with SL facilitator
• not just watching a video, interacting with participants
• secondary discussion can go on without interrupting presenter

SL Best Practices in Education in-world Conference

http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/

Marketing and recruitment

Case Western Reserve University

• make sure people are at your campus ready to greet people

Learn about studying in Canada (Loyalist)

• 80 qualified contacts- 1 registered

Collaboration and Community Building

US State Department / Polish Student Event

• trained students to prepare

OSMOSA Gallery- Brown U, Loyalist and the SL Community

• open source art project
• can change the face of the building, anyone could participate

Leadership Exercise

• child & Youth Workers (Loyalist)

Immersive Learning Experience

• Canadian border simulation
• Jeremy N. Bailenson, "our virtual identity is not spearate from our physical identity"
• starting an exercise regime in a virtual world, starting changing real life
• DW Winocot, suspend disbelief in a really productive space
• students are using technology to be social

Port of Entry Process

• previous used role play (dress up); less real than just discussing
• designed an experience to practice interview skills
• Canadian Border Thousand Island crossing
• 4 hours training (move, talk, interact)
• 12 hours simulation
• Simulation run in a computer lab
• participate as an interviewer and were able to watch all crossings
  • generated 8 mins of discussion, compared to usual resistance to engage
• identification process
• vehicle details, immigration holds, smuggling holds,
• travel documents (passport)
• secondary search, "pull over to the side"
• cars were all searchable
• traveler team was kept separate
• difficulty and realism
• video of simulation in SL
• interview students before and after
• BEFORE: "we don't want to do it, don't see the value"...just try it
• AFTER: everyone liked it, "more realistic", "as close as it could be to real life", "learned from classmates, "
• rolling out the simulation to help training at CBSA
• grade comparison between 2007 (58%) to 2008 (86%)
• will track longitudinal progress through CBSA

Digital Virtual World Natives

• Barbie Girls
• Club Penguin
• Teen Second Life
  • (note establish a code of conduct - separate avatar for work/home)
• Global Kids SL

• educators and students create the future of education together

Recommendations

• Join the SLED List
• Identify your planning, development & admin team
• identify your budget (1 island; $5,000/yr; $3,000 subsequent years)
• identify 2-3 early adopter type faculty
  • went from 20students first year; up to 250 students second year
  • do ID first year, train second year
• evaluate internal skills available
• focus lesson plan for doable outcomes
  • "improving skill level for students"
• virtual world behaviour guidelines (code of conduct)
  • what are your expectations?
  • representative of your institution

kenhudson(AT)infinitespaces(DOT)CA

Kenny Hubble - SL

• http://www.infinitespaces.ca
• virtual world design centre

• adopt a commons attitude to the SL environment