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Who: Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins http://home.intellagirl.com/
What: "Creating Authentic and Engaging Community-Oriented Learning Spaces: 
Using Second Life in Higher Education Classrooms."
When: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Monday, March 26, 2007
Where: Room 205, Undergraduate Library

About: Second Life Education Research
http://www.secondlife.intellagirl.com/
More Research
http://home.intellagirl.com/research.html

Yet more: Educators have much to compete with these days. How can we keep 
students engaged in learning when they have pockets filled with iPods, phones 
equipped with instant messenger and streaming video, and a high-tech laptop 
sitting on their desk? The answer is to not compete but rather to utilize the 
technologies students are already using into the learning environment. Second 
Life is a unique space that brings audio, video, 3-D immersive spaces, and 
social networking into one lively and creative space. Using Second Life for 
higher education allows educators to engage students in authentic collaborative 
learning that appeals to a wide variety of learning styles and personality 
types. This workshop will walk participants through the basic mechanics of 
Second Life and the pedagogical approaches helpful for making the most of this 
immersive learning space.

Contact: Fred Stutzman <fred AT ibiblio.org>

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