UHCL Capstone UHCL Capstone Project Project

Fall 2007Fall 2007

Daniel Daniel RamirezRamirez

Tuan KimTuan KimTarun NavlaniTarun NavlaniJeremy StuartJeremy StuartDanielle DavisDanielle Davis

AgendaAgenda What is Second Life?What is Second Life? Educational Uses of Second LifeEducational Uses of Second Life Tour of Educational Island in Second LifeTour of Educational Island in Second Life Tour of Recreational Island in Second Tour of Recreational Island in Second

LifeLife Construction DemonstrationConstruction Demonstration Short Term PlanShort Term Plan Long Term PlanLong Term Plan Current StatusCurrent Status

What is Second Life?What is Second Life?

Second Life is a virtual online interactive Second Life is a virtual online interactive world developed by Linden Labs world developed by Linden Labs

Launched in 2003Launched in 2003 Home to over Home to over

2 million users2 million users

www.secondlife.comwww.secondlife.com

Uses for Second LifeUses for Second Life

Presenting, promoting, and selling Presenting, promoting, and selling content to a broad online audiencecontent to a broad online audience

Researching new concepts/productsResearching new concepts/products

Uses for Second Life Uses for Second Life

Collaborating and communicating in real time Collaborating and communicating in real time between multiple participantsbetween multiple participants

Training and educating in virtual classroomsTraining and educating in virtual classrooms

Educational Uses of SLEducational Uses of SL

Disseminating Course InformationDisseminating Course Information• Course content. Course content. • Description, time, location, etc.Description, time, location, etc.

Educational Uses of SL Educational Uses of SL Holding Online ClassesHolding Online Classes

• Desks, chairs, books, slides, quizzes, Desks, chairs, books, slides, quizzes, and other media objects availableand other media objects available

• Interactive communication: Text chat, Interactive communication: Text chat, voice chat, emailvoice chat, email

• Teamwork activities Teamwork activities

Educational Uses of SL Educational Uses of SL

Creation of Virtual CampusCreation of Virtual Campus• Replication of a real life campus Replication of a real life campus • Buildings, open house, classesBuildings, open house, classes

Second Life TourSecond Life Tour

Short Term PlanShort Term Plan

Collect and organize information on Collect and organize information on Second Life.Second Life.

Establish a presence in Second Life Establish a presence in Second Life for UHCLfor UHCL

Short Term PlanShort Term Plan

Develop a small learning center in Second LifeDevelop a small learning center in Second Life

Short Term PlanShort Term Plan

Experiment with the medium.Experiment with the medium.

Long Term PlanLong Term Plan

Grow UHCL SL Student BodyGrow UHCL SL Student Body Growth FactorsGrowth Factors

The number of students becoming involvedThe number of students becoming involved The number and frequency of course offeringsThe number and frequency of course offerings Campus life activities other than instructionalCampus life activities other than instructional Hosting educational symposiumsHosting educational symposiums

Possible ApproachPossible Approach Begin by implementing part of a Virtual Class Begin by implementing part of a Virtual Class

in Second Lifein Second Life

Long Term PlanLong Term Plan

Invest in SL Island for UHCLInvest in SL Island for UHCL Hold Virtual Classes in Second LifeHold Virtual Classes in Second Life Explore Virtual Educational Approaches in Explore Virtual Educational Approaches in

SLSL Scenarios for how students interact for a diverse Scenarios for how students interact for a diverse

learning experiencelearning experience Modes of educational content deliveryModes of educational content delivery Classroom configurations and typesClassroom configurations and types Buildings for classrooms and related campus Buildings for classrooms and related campus

activitiesactivities Site configurationsSite configurations

Current StatusCurrent Status

The Capstone Team has The Capstone Team has documented the following documented the following

information:information: Start-up knowledge of Second Life.Start-up knowledge of Second Life. Active virtual universities discovered in Active virtual universities discovered in SL.SL. Possible scenarios for online course Possible scenarios for online course structure in SL structure in SL Various operations which can be Various operations which can be performed in SL.performed in SL.

Thank YouThank You

We would like to thank all the We would like to thank all the respected Professors who respected Professors who have given their valuable have given their valuable

time for our project time for our project presentation.presentation.