Texas Library AssociationSecond Life Community Group

Valerie Hill, Texas Woman’s University Doctoral CandidateLISD LibrarianValibrarian Gregg (in SL) April 13, 2011

The next generation is already active in virtual worlds. Are librarians needed?

Educational potential (Bellotti et al., 2010)

Organizing online “chaos” Virtual Reality & Augmented

Reality as information (NMC Horizon Report, 2011)

Serious Gaming (Hew et al., 2010) Transliteracy skills

KZERO: Report on Virtual Worlds

Registered VW Accounts by AGE

Librarians in Virtual Worlds

10 ways librarians can use a virtual world

DisplaysConferences, Workshops & ClassesBook DiscussionsMachinimaProfessional DevelopmentExhibitsHistorical SimulationsLibrary SimulationsStorytellingPlays or Re-enactments

Book Discussions

Immersive Learning Environments

The Land of Lincoln The Alamo

Schools of Library & Information Science

Collaboration & Networking Professional Development Classes Workshops Sessions

UW iSchool

Graduation

Continuing Library Education

TWU School of Library & Information Studies in SL

Conferences & Workshops

Storytelling

Innovative Information Delivery

3D simulation Synchronous interaction Holodecks Machinima

Information Literacy

Texas Library AssociationSecond Life Group Purpose

Collaboration (Both synchronous/asynchronous across distance and time)

Awareness (Potential use now and future)

Personal Learning (We can’t all be experts in every tech tool!)

Networking (More than social networking)

TLA Sessions on Virtual Worlds

Thursday April 14th 9-9:50 Virtual Texas: a 3D Immersive Exhibit

(Net Fair II)

TWU Creative Arts &Research Symposium 4/13 6-7:20pm

Other Virtual Worlds

Open Sim Teleplace 3Dexplorer Reaction Grid Project Wonderland

Obstacles?

The “Learning Curve” Accessibility Privacy Sustainability Controversial Perceptions Others?

• Bellotti, Francesco, Riccardo Berta, Alessandro De Gloria, and Ludovica Primavera. 2010. Supporting authors in the development of task-based learning in serious virtual worlds. British Journal of Educational Technology 41, (1) (01): 86-107.

• Hew, KheFoon, and Wing Sum Cheung. 2010. Use of three-dimensional (3-D) immersive virtual worlds in K-12 and higher education settings: A review of the research. British Journal of Educational Technology 41, (1) (01): 33-55.

• Hill, Valerie, and Hyuk-Jin Lee. 2009. Libraries and immersive learning environments unite in second life. Library Hi Tech 27, (3): 338-56.

• KZeroWorldswide. 2010. http://www.kzero.co.uk/ [2010, December 8]

• New Media Consortium. 2011. The Horizon Report. http://www.nmc.org/publications[2011, February 17]

• Plutchak, T. Scott. 2007. The Librarian: Fantastic Adventures in the Digital World. Serials, 20(2), 87-91

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