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Second Life for the First Time: Learning to Use a Virtual World on a Real Campus (Learning Technology)

Session Details

Monday, January 28, 2008
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Live Oak Room (3rd Floor, A-Level)

Session Type: Concurrent Session

Speaker(s)

Teshia Roby, Assistant Professor, Educational Multimedia, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Session convener: Yianna Vovides, Director, Instructional Design, The George Washington University

Abstract

Second Life is a multiuser virtual environment with over nine million residents from around the world. This presentation will detail how faculty and students are using Second Life on the Cal Poly Pomona campus and outline how the campus support services have partnered closely with faculty to implement innovative uses of the technology.

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