http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/eXtension_Second_Life_Roundtable_4-09-09_notes?action=feed&mode=viewWatching: eXtension Second Life Roundtable 4-09-09 notes2009-11-22T15:05:18ZWiki page as htmlMediaWiki 1.14.0Contributorshttp://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/eXtension_Second_Life_Roundtable_4-09-09_notes/16557eXtension Second Life Roundtable 4-09-09 notes2009-09-22T17:47:44Z<p>eXtension Second Life Roundtable <br />
April 9, 2009<br />
LuAnn Phillips, Betsy Buffington, Dwayne Watson, Larry Jackson, Deb Sellers, Celia Hayhoe, Beth Raney, Fred Rodriguez, Jonell
</p><p><b>Agenda</b>
</p><p>Updates:
</p><p>Deb: group coming to tour the Live-ability house May 27th. Adding some content, links to web-based content about the UD/AT features
</p><p>DEVELOPING YOUR EDUCATIONAL PROJECT IN SECOND LIFE<br />
(an outline in progress!)
</p>
<ul><li>Challenges for the educator
<ul><li> Not enough personal experience to understand the SL environment
</li><li> Lack of expertise to know what questions to ask to make informed decisions
</li><li> Not knowing what skills/knowledge are required
</li><li> Lack of internal personnel with the correct skills
</li><li> Lack of technical requirements/hardware
</li><li> Not really knowing where to begin!
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<ol><li> develop your own basic SL skills,
<ul><li> in world: tutorials, classes, mentors
</li><li> external: books, websites, blogs, email lists, social media groups
</li></ul>
</li><li> visit educational sites in SL
<ul><li> resource: <a href="http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Cooperative_Extension_Second_Life_Educators" class="external free" title="http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Cooperative_Extension_Second_Life_Educators">http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Cooperative_Extension_Second_Life_Educators</a>
</li></ul>
</li><li> who is your audience?
<ul><li> general SL population
</li><li> newbies to SL
</li><li> students in a RL program, group or class
</li><li> colleagues
</li><li> conference attendees
</li></ul>
</li><li> How will your learners access SL?
<ul><li> will learning be synchronous or asynchronous?
</li><li> are your learners together in FL or distributed?
</li><li> will the learners be viewing or participating?
</li><li> will each learner have an avatar, or will there be one for the group?
</li><li> <br />
</li><li> What technical needs do you have to reach these learners?
</li><li> Your own computer/internet
</li><li> Learners' computers/internet
</li><li> resource: <a href="http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php" class="external free" title="http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php">http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php</a>
</li></ul>
</li><li> What is the purpose for using Second Life?
<ul><li> innovation?
</li><li> ability to do something impossible in rl?
</li><li> connect distributed group?
</li><li> more reach for your program?
</li><li> research?
</li><li> marketing?
</li><li> immersive qualities?
</li><li> constructivist approach?
</li><li> role play?
</li><li> learner engagement?
</li></ul>
</li><li> What are the learning objectives?
<ul><li> knowledge/cognitive
</li><li> most likely there will be several
</li><li> Blooms taxonomy is helpful
</li><li> resource: <a href="http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/RevisedBlooms1.html" class="external free" title="http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/RevisedBlooms1.html">http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/RevisedBlooms1.html</a>
</li></ul>
</li><li> What type of immersive experience will match your objectives?
<ul><li> realism/fantasy
</li><li> facts/ideas
</li><li> receive knowledge/create knowledge
</li><li> 100% SL or blended with external sources
</li></ul>
</li><li> where will it be built? eXtension land, University land, private land, buy/rent/borrow?
</li><li> put into logic model form
<ul><li> inputs >activities > outputs > outcomes
</li></ul>
</li><li> recruit your team --in house? eXtension? Contracted services?
<ul><li> educational design-professor, educator, students (?)
<ul><li> storyboarding
</li><li> artistic elements
</li><li> conceptual plan
</li></ul>
</li><li> implementation
<ul><li> artistic/graphic design
</li><li> terraform
</li><li> build
</li><li> texturing
</li><li> script
</li><li> animation
</li></ul>
</li><li> Cost/budgeting
</li></ul>
</li><li> How will your team communicate?
<ul><li> in world
</li><li> adobe connect
</li><li> conference calls
</li><li> F2F
</li><li> email
</li><li> twitter
</li><li> wiki
</li></ul>
</li><li> What is your timeline?
<ul><li> allow time for testing, tweaking
</li></ul>
</li><li> How will your project be maintained?
<ul><li> land or parcel management
</li><li> land/object permissions
</li><li> intellectual property rights
</li><li> security
</li><li> scheduling/management/staffing of events
</li><li> tracking use
</li></ul>
</li><li> How will you let people know about your project?
<ul><li> groups, blogs, press releases, SL events
</li></ul>
</li><li> evaluation, informal/formal
<ul><li> research study? (approval for human subjects)
</li><li> data collection methods
</li></ul>
</li></ol>
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