On March 12, 2008, the Teaching with Technology Brown Bag Series, hosted in collaboration by Educational Technologies and Fondren Libraries Digital Media Center, presented invited Phil Montgomery to talk about
Second Life. Phil discussed what Second Life is, as well as its history, demographics, and Rice's participation in it. Faculty present at the event presented questions and observations in a variety of areas including:
- Using this as a recruitment tool
- How this tool can be used in education ?
- How does the construction and scripting process work?
- Would you teach a class in Second Life and:
- Be able to control access to the space?
- Make it an open class?
- What are the front loading requirements for course preparation?
Rice's recent experiences in hosting conferences in Second Life were also presented. Aspects such as fostering distributed participation and interactivity were also discussed, along with efforts to host future Rice events in Second Life.
The presentation is stored in
OWL-Space and is downloadable from the Teaching with Technology site. This is a joinable site. Please contact
EdTEch for further information.
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