Main Page/Second Life for Educators
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A BC Campus educational resource to facilitate the introduction of BC educators to Second Life. All material on the SOL*R Second Life for Educators wiki is made available through a Creative Commons Share Alike licence. [1]
Contents
Contents |
[edit] About Second Life
[edit] Second Life How-tos
Getting started: step by step
Basic SL skills and knowledge: Educator tips and resources
- The Interface: Overview of menus and toolbars
- Communication
- Camera use
- Movement
- Animations
- Appearance
- Clothing
- Inventory
- Search
- Preferences
- The Economy
- Social Interface
- Social conventions
- Griefing
Land management
Basic building and scripting: skills, tips, resources
[edit] Education in SL
- Why use Second Life for educational purposes?
- Educational Opportunities
- Behind the Firewall
- Best Practices
- Pedagogy
Specific educational institutions, projects and tools/resources are listed in the Resources and references section of this wiki (below).
[edit] Practical classroom practices
Prep, pre-reqs, and tips
[edit] Class modules and assignments
Complete course modules, components and ideas for planning multi-day courses or stand-alone workshops. Please add to these lists and the proposed content. The intention of this section is to provide material that can be used for skills development in a wide range of areas, either as standalone workshops on one topic or as extended courses that combine multiple components.
Outlines define Learning Objectives, key content, and possible activities.
Lectures are pre-written texts that can be used as is or modified and customized.
Orientation modules
These module outlines are designed to quickly familiarize new users with essential skills and knowledge beyond that provided by the initial orientation process experienced when first entering Second Life, and can easily be combined to create a short course or training component for a longer course.
- Introductory presentation: Outline (for a simple presentation giving an overview of Second Life to those with little or no knowledge of it.)
- Communication, movement, appearance: Outline (What new users need to know first]
- Communication, movement, appearance: Lecture
- The interface, social structure, etiquette: Outline
- The interface, social structure, etiquette: Lecture
- Intro to building and scripting: Outline
- Intro to building: Lecture
- Intro to scripting: Lecture
- Basic educational tools and sites: Outline
- Basic educational tools and sites: Lecture
Skills development workshops
Workshops and course modules for in-depth training on a range of Second Life skills and knowledge.
- Practical issues for the educator/administrator: Outline
- Land management for administrators and estate managers: Outline
- Inventory management, permissions, buying and selling: Outline
- More advanced building and scripting: Outline
- Media streaming: Outline
- Machinima: Outline (filming in-world videos)
Themed course modules
Sample modules that show how Second Life can be used for educational purposes in a range of disciplines.
Sample assignments
Stand-alone assignments and courses that can be adapted to a variety of purposes and disciplines.
- Orientation assignments
- Simple building/scripting assignments
- Complex building/scripting assignments
- Generic research course
- Generic building course
[edit] Challenges and potential solutions for effective educational SL use
- Finding Good Stuff
- Educational challenges
- Technical challenges
- Land management
- In-world challenges
- Legal issues and governance
[edit] Resources and references
Essential resources for educators
Educational content
Resources for educators
General information
Other places of interest
