Second Life Programs for Educators

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Programs for Educators

Community Support

Linden Lab's Community Development team has several people with academic backgrounds working full-time to support the use of Second Life for educational, academic and "serious" applications. Contact them directly with general questions about using the system, setting up islands, connecting with colleagues currently working in Second Life or contractors to help build projects. Find them in-world by clicking "Search" on the bottom button bar, then choose the "people" tab and type their name.

Pathfinder Linden (John Lester)

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  • Created online communities supporting patients dealing with neurological disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Created online environments to advance the case-based teaching method in medical education.
  • Created BrainTalk Communities for self-help groups focused on neurological disorders.

Claudia Linden (Claudia L'Amoreaux)

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Campus:Second Life

Linden Lab has a special free offer for educators interested in trying out Second Life for the first time. You can learn all about it on the Campus:Second Life page!

Be sure to also visit our Campus region. This area is a main hub for classes participating in our Campus:Second Life program. You can meet students and educators currently working on class projects as well as find other real-life education projects happening in Second Life.

Second Life Educators working with Teens

Educators working with students ages 13-17 have different needs and requirements. We have started a wiki page Second Life: Educators Working with Teens to answer questions and offer possiblities.

EDTECH Island

EDTECH Island is a free resource for all educators. The island can be used or reserved to teach classes in the lodge, sandbox, or amphitheater. Learn more about SL teaching strategies in the Center for Virtual Educators. Join the EDTECH Community Group inworld for notices of events related to using SL for teaching. Contact BCreative Wilde inworld to schedule the island for use.

Guidelines for Educators

Good practices for educators active in Second Life include legal requirements as well as academically sound techniques. Let's start with the legal stuff.

  • Copyright
  • Copyleft
  • Public domain
  • Fair Use
  • The Teach Act: Copyright and Distance Education 
   Handy guide from NCSU -- http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dspc/legislative/teachkit/
  • Creative Commons
  • GPL
  • Term of Service 
   Second Life
   Flickr
   YouTube
  • privacy issues (FERPA)

And educators need to consider the pluses and minuses of Second Life

  • "sage on a stage"
  • collaboration
  • (add some more, guys. help fill this out)
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