second life for education central texas college feb 2008

Second Life for Education

Lisa M. Volle

Feb. 8, 2008

What is Second Life?

• www.secondlife.com• Second Life is a 3-D virtual world • Interactive Environment with real-time

communication with type chat or voice chat.• Display of information and artifacts.• Students and teachers can meet and work

collaboratively inside private or public venues.

Information Island: Library

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info+Island/108/72/35

Museum of DE & Technology

Infotainment

National Republican Headquarters

• http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cosentino/237/45/26

VT Memorial

• http://slurl.com/secondlife/Memorial+Park/127/123/29

Events

Class Meetings

Orientation Meeting for Anth.

Class Meeting

Fuimos de Compras

Exploramos!

Let’s Visit in World!

• We will start our “tour” by visiting 3-4 places inside SL.

• The Tahoa Classroom (temporary home of my CTC classes)

• International Island & Information Island

• Texas State University

Project Proposal

• With Faculty & Staff support, I would like to initiate the construction of …

• CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE SL Campus

• Library, offices, student center, student activities, planetarium, movies, art museum, gymnasium, bookstore, KNCT & 91.3 and

• CLASSROOMS.• Potential to tie all CTC campuses together.• Support from community advertisements