UEL gets a Second Life

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UEL gets a Second Life

• 26th June 2008

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Project overview

• SDELs LEO-funded project to investigate MUVEs
• Second Life chosen for further exploration
• recent publicity
• number of educators already in SL
• relative low cost
• UEL Plus sites created to collate information
• Exploration Virtual Worlds
• Exploration Second Life

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Second Life project aims and objectives

• To create a presence in Second Life for an
  initial period of 12 months by having a virtual
  campus space on an island.
• To design and implement the basic features of the
  virtual campus space.
• To encourage members of the UEL community in
  establishing projects on the virtual space that
  will enhance students learning experiences.
• To allocate space for other developments and
  ensure they are consistent with set guidelines.

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State of play (1)

• Island purchased in March 2007 on Second Life
  main grid (educational sector)
• Teams set up
• Second Life implementation team
• Virtual World Working group
• Wiki set up to track progress and encourage
  community discussion about project
• http//uelvirtualcampus.wikispaces.com/
• Blubs in In focus (Issue 105, Friday 13th June
  2008)

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State of play (2)

• Information pages on SDEL website
• http//www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/e_learning/virtual_world
  s/virtual_worlds.htm
• Awareness sessions
• Getting started in Second Life (next sessions
  06/10/08, 2-4pm _at_ Stratford / 13/10/08, 2-4pm _at_
  DL)
• To sign up http//www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/e_learning/v
  irtual_worlds/sl_awareness.htm
• Drop-in sessions (E-Learning lab, Stratford
  Mondays 2-4pm. Please email first
  r.olasoji_at_uel.ac.uk or call x2349)
• Basic building and scripting (Ad hoc, email /
  phone request r.olasoji_at_uel.ac.uk or call x2349)
• Project proposals await funding / approval
  (Psychology AVA)

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State of play (3)

• Island demo
• http//slurl.com/secondlife/UEL20Island/128/128/0
  
• Note UEL Community Group enrolment required
  for access.

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Getting involved (1)

• Join list serves to receive information on
  current projects
• SLED https//lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman
  /listinfo/educators (US Educators mainly)
• JISC http//jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?REPOR
  Tz3 (find the Virtual World list and subscribe)
• Request access to UEL Plus exploratory sites on
  VW SL
• Request access from uelplus_at_uel.ac.uk
• Initiate projects in partnership with SDEL
• Complete expression of interest form
  http//www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/e_learning/virtual_world
  s/sl_interest.htm, or contact r.olasoji_at_uel.ac.uk
• Consultation with Second Life implementation team
  (contact r.olasoji_at_uel.ac.uk)

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Getting involved (2)

• Attend awareness / drop-in sessions
• Join discussion on project wiki site
• contact r.olasoji_at_uel.ac.uk to request access
• Make suggestions / contribute to development
• http//www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/e_learning/virtual_world
  s/sl_ideas.htm
• Visit the island and support the development
• A basic Second Life account required and you must
  join UEL Community group (search for UEL using
  the Groups tab of the Search window)

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Second Life a virtual world