ELI Spring 2007 Focus Session, March 27–28

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Immersion and Engagement in a Virtual Classroom: Using Second Life for Higher Education

Session Details

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
BB&T Multimedia Classroom

Session Type: Project Parlor

Speaker(s)

Sarah Smith-Robbins, Director, Emerging Technologies, Indiana University

Abstract

Second Life, a multiuser virtual environment (MUVE), is the most cutting-edge virtual world available to educators today. This parlor presents a case study of one of the first university English courses held within Second Life. Participants will learn about the course and then have an exciting hands-on experience in Second Life.

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