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The Education Community is Among the Most Vibrant and Active in Second Life
This list is maintained by '''Second Life&trade;''' (SL) educators as a resource for the community, and includes:
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:Links to websites with information and videos about education in '''SL'''
:'''SLURLs''' - "teleport" hyperlinks that lead ''directly to'' locations in the virtual world ('''VW''')
==Networking==
Email lists and groups are free; listen to the conversations or ''join in''. Make connections with others sharing best practices, common mistakes, and quick tips. Questions asked to the group draw on many years of experience.
* [https://community.secondlife.com/forums/forum/316-second-life-education/ Second Life Education Forum]
* [https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators Educators -- SL Educators (The SLED List)]


The education community is the fastest growing and among the most vibrant, active, and dynamic in Second Life. The email lists and groups are free to join and are places where you can listen to the conversations or join in. When you ask a question to the group, you are drawing on a deep well of experience and good will, where people generously share best practices, common mistakes, quick tips, and make connections.
==Virtual World Skills==
 
With time and effort, one can improve the ability to navigate and build content in the virtual world. The following can help.
==Email Lists==
=====General Information=====
*[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators SLED (Second Life Education)] Hosted by Linden Lab
*[https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/ Second Life Knowledge Base]
*[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/healthcare Healthcare Educators] Hosted by Linden Lab
*[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nonprofits Non-Profit Educators] Hosted by Linden Lab
*[http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com Second Life for Academic Researchers]
 
==Resident Support Organizations==
*[http://www.nmc.org/ New Media Consortium (NMC)]
*[http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Membership/Member_Networking/ISTE_Second_Life.htm International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) in Second Life]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/120/225/33 Info Island International (Direct Slurl)]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/126/26 Nonprofit Commons (Direct SLurl]
 
==Second Life Inworld Groups==
*[http://world.secondlife.com/group/5eab5893-dfa6-905b-4386-011077994d3d Real Life Education in Second Life]
* [[Second Life Education Directory]]
 
==General Learning Resources==
*[http://secondlife.com/kb Second Life Knowledge Base]
*[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video Tutorials (SL Wiki)]
*[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video Tutorials (SL Wiki)]
*[http://secondlife.com/destinations/howto/newbie New Resident Resources in the SL Destination Guide]
*[http://secondlife.com/destinations/howto/newbie New Resident Resources in the SL Destination Guide]
*[http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Second_Life_Lexicon Second Life Lexicon]
*[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Second_Life_Glossary Second Life Glossary]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/120/225/33 Info Island Library Reference and Help Desk(Direct SLurl)]
*[http://virtualworlds.nmc.org/ New Media Consortium]
*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://www.iste.org/connect/communities/second-life.aspx International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)]</span> (questionable status: please check)


==Language Learning==
=====Places in Second Life=====
*[http://cyprischat.org/center Cypris Chat]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/169/99/22 Orientation Center, Virtual Ability (SLURL) ] (Basic operation)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Natoma/210/163/28 Ivory Tower Library of Primitives (SLURL) ] (How to build objects)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Livingtree/127/100/25 Texture Tutorial & Libraly (SLURL) ] (How to use textures)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Horsa/177/243/2165 College of Scripting Music & Science (SLURL) ] (How to use Linden Script Language)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Teal/194/55/301 The Particle Laboratory (SLURL) ] (How to use particle effect)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Slate/203/27/267 The Vehicle Laboratory (SLURL) ] (How to build vehicle physics)


==Places to Learn Second Life Skills==
==Education in SL==
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Natoma/204/70/25 Ivory Tower of Prims (Direct SLurl)]
=====Blogs=====
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/121/224/33 Info Island International - The Learning Curve (Direct SLurl)]
*[https://ischool.sjsu.edu/vcara-blog Virtual Center for Archives and Records Management] (VCARA), SJSU/SLIS&mdash;virtual space for those interested in archives, records, and special collections to network and collaborate
*[https://vwer.info/ Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable] (VWER)
*[https://www.iste.org/explore International Society for Technology in Education] (ISTE)
*[http://nonprofitcommons.org/ Nonprofits in Second Life] (NPSL)


==SL Education Blogs==
=====Videos=====
*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://bskconsulting.com/2008/10/second-life-for-community-colleges-and-continuing-education-departments/ Brad Kleinman’s Blog eMarketing, Entrepreneurship, and a shot of Courvoisier]</span> (questionable status: please check)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDCoJxYv-I0 CNDG’s Virtual Learning Environments]
*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://malburns.livejournal.com/191749.html Mal's SL EDU Blog]</span> (questionable status: please check)
*[https://youtu.be/uakFbYaNTaw Istanbul University]
*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://spongeemyn.blogspot.com/2008/09/second-life.html Second Life Campus]</span> (questionable status: please check)
*[https://youtu.be/OPA5XkmCo7M Nonprofit Commons]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twAi73JCXOM Texas A&M University Virtual Chemistry]
==Videos Showcasing Educators in SL==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igl4X8vI0js Nova Southeastern University in Florida Virtual Health Adventures]
*[http://www.iste-eduverse.org/ ISTE Eduverse Series]
*[http://www.metanomics.net/show/campus_life_virtual_world_systems_for_education Metanomics] Robert Bloomfield interview with Dr. Leslie Jarmon (In Memoriam 1952-2009), Faculty Development Specialist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin
*[http://static.secondlife.com/media/mp4/20060712-SolarSystem.mp4 Solar System]  
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n25XKcR9dnQ International Spaceflight Center]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n25XKcR9dnQ International Spaceflight Center]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8wm_1TIHGA NMC Campus]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8wm_1TIHGA NMC Campus]
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8182785842131047047 Disaster Preparedness Training in Second Life]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=xJY2Iwbzop4 Second Life - Heart Murmur Sim]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=xJY2Iwbzop4 Second Life - Heart Murmur Sim]
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6117726917684965691&q=video+games+in+education&hl=en  Games in Education]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=iRNP6IJwY90 Bobcat Village: Texas State's Second Life Campus Tour]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=iRNP6IJwY90 Bobcat Village: Texas State's Second Life Campus Tour]
*[http://www.isnvirtualworlds.com/isn/lang-en/virtual-learning Virtual Learning Machinima Videos]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEk48Sc9UaM The Second Life Project: An Interview with Douglas Danforth]


==Learning Tools==
==Campuses and Communities==
*[http://www.sloodle.org/moodle S.L.O.O.D.L.E - Simulation Linked Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment]
=====Non-Profit / Community=====
*[https://jfillwalk.s3.amazonaws.com/BbSL%20Demo%20Vid2.mov Blackboard Integration]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/97/211/118 Chilbo Town Hall and Plaza (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus/142/223 New Media Consortium Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/127/26 Nonprofit Commons (SLURL) ]
*[http://sciencecircle.org/ The Science Circle official site] / [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/64/128/31 The Science Circle (SLURL) ]
*[https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/245/242/1453 American Cancer Society (SLURL) ]


==Interesting Virtual Campuses (Direct SLurls)==
=====Academic=====
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Democracy%20Island/116/220 Educators and Non-Profits in the SL Destination Guide]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ASU%20Virtual%20Campus/160/102/24 Arkansas State University (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/69/54/24 Harvard Law School's Austin Hall]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24 Ohio University Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus/142/223 New Media Consortium Campus]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Saint%20Leo%20University/128/128/41 Saint Leo University Virtual Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24 Ohio University Campus]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Stanford%20University%20Libraries/162/227/33 Stanford University Libraries (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/BGSU%20Creation/254/255/33 Bowling Green State University Virtual Campus]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Deep%20Think%20East/229/36/32 The Open University, UK- Deep Think (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glidden/88/166/30 Northern Illinois University, Glidden Campus]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UWA%20Winthrop/121/61/28 University of Western Australia (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vue/205/53/30 Virtual University of Edinburgh (Vue)]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20I/13/126/25 Rockcliffe University (SLURL) ] / [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20I/141/54/33 ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Saint%20Leo%20University/128/128/41 Saint Leo University Virtual Campus]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Vue/205/53/30 University of Edinburgh (Vue) (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Democracy%20Island/116/220 Democracy Island (NYLS)]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Washington/178/201/28 University of Washington- Virtual Biodome (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ECU%20II/128/128/26 East Carolina University]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Valdosta%20State%20University/130/100/22 Valdosta State University (SLURL) ]
*[https://secondlife.com/destinations/learning/1 Second Life Destination Guide: Education & Nonprofits Category ]


==Museums==
==Museums==
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/vassar/165/91/24 The Sistine Chapel (Vassar Island -- Direct SLurl)]
=====STEM and Astronomy=====
*[http://latino.si.edu/education/LVM_Main.htm Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Exploratorium/144/116/23 The Exploratorium (SLURL) ]/ [http://slurl.com/secondlife/SploLand/182/75/25 The Splo (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus%20West%20/245/130/23 The Aho Museum (New Media Consortium -- Direct SLurl)]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Tech/196/159/37 The Tech Museum of Innovation (SLURL) ]
*[http://www.exploratorium.edu/worlds/secondlife The Exploratorium]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mujigae/162/233/139 Oddprofessor's Museum and Science Center (SLURL) ] (National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology)
*[http://www.thetech.org/techvirtual The Tech Museum of Innovation in Second Life]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/STEM%20Island/134/191/48 STEM Island (SLURL) ] (University of the Incarnate Word)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/23/51/22 International Spaceflight Museum (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Explorer%20Island/91/228/22 Explorer Island (SLURL) ] (NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Star%20Beach%20Island/74/248/21 Spaceport UK (SLURL) ]
=====Biology and Health=====
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/130/130/48 Genome (SLURL) ](Texas Wesleyan University, Biology, Genetics)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/85/192/2009 Anatomica, American Cancer Society (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/OSU%20Medicine/214/130/25 OSU Medical Center (SLURL) ] (Ohio State University, Testis and Ovary tour)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%20NLM/127/195/25 Tox Town at Virtual NLM (SLURL) ]
=====Geology, Oceanography and Natural history=====
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rumsey%20Maps%203/116/75/55 David Rumsey Maps (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bowness/84/139/32 Field Studies Centre at Bowness - Direct SLurl)] (National Institute of Education, Singapore)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Forum%20Europe/70/68/31 Museum of Natural History of Vienna (SLURL) ]
*Abyss Observatory at [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Earth%203/128/128/21 Second Earth 3 (SLURL) ] (JAMSTEC)/ at [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Farwell/78/67/95 Farwell (SLURL) ] (National Institute of Education, Singapore)
=====Social Science and Humanity=====
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Farwell/81/118/2001 The Modern Museum (SLURL) ] (Historical relation of Art, Architecture, Literature, Science & technology, society)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/US%20Holocaust%20Museum1/26/37/26 US Holocaust Museum (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tropical%20Sands/123/194/22 Cold War Museum (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/102/58/26 SL Democide Museum (SLURL) ] (Plush Nonprofit Commons, History of genocides by governments)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bieup/187/70/106 Museum of Sacred Art (SLURL) ] (Kira Institute, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Daoism, Shintoism, Islam, Judaism)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus%20West/253/128/213 The Aho Museum, New Media Consortium (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Linked%20Hearts/121/89/21 Museum art Nouveau (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Enchantment%20Island/77/47/25 The Museum of Surrealism (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Holymoly/240/215/21 Artsea Muzeum (SLURL) ] (L$ 8 famous paintings in Art history)
[[Category:Second Life Education]]
 
==Other Science and Health Resources==
*[http://www.vwed.org/wiki/List_of_SITES_and_teaching_resources_in_Second_Life List of SITES and teaching resources in Second Life], Dr. Sharon Collingwood (Ellie Brewster in SL), The Ohio State University.
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AkP1COanpEMQdG1MOHFaVmVpblNlT3lvXzFOc3k2WlE&output=html Science Related Places in Second Life] (Yan Lauria, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Clinic, Health, Astronomy, Geology, Oceanography, Archaeology)
*'''[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ArzfP1cR4AM-dHAtSzBfZWdDV3NWYUMyUzJ6c01ocHc&single=true&gid=0&output=html Educational Places in Second Life]''' '''''List of Destinations''''' from ''Teleport Hub System'' ”Gateway to Thinking” (Yan Lauria, Above + Rehabilitation, Art History, Literature, Architecture, Learning resources, creator's resources)
*[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Healthcare Second Life Health Care Wiki (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/sedig/27/45/22 UC Davis' Virtual Hallucinations (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/59/157/22 HealthInfo Island (SLURL) ] (Information of over 120 peer support organizations in SL)
 
==Miscellaneous==
Sites/locations that do not fit the categories above yet may be of interest.
*[http://secondlife.com/destinations/learning Second Life&trade; Destinations] - Educators and Non-Profits in the SL Destination Guide
*[http://cyprischat.org/ Cypris Chat] - A not-for-profit virtual world English language learning community
*[http://www.sloodle.org/moodle S.L.O.O.D.L.E] - Simulation Linked Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
*[https://jfillwalk.s3.amazonaws.com/BbSL%20Demo%20Vid2.mov Blackboard Integration] (Video)
*[http://www.lehigh.edu/~inreal/links.html Useful Links about Second Life] (Lehigh University, YouTube and Long/Short list of Art, Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences)
*[http://www.coedu.usf.edu/we/lessonplans/index.cfm Worlds of Education - Lesson Plan Database]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/VSTE%20Island/21/151/750 Expedition Central (SLURL) ] (ISTE SIGVE, Landmarks of Science & Education, Quests, Scifi & Steampunk, International & Exploration, Art & Culture)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Inspiration%20Island/88/115/23 Community Cultural Hub (SLURL) ] (Landmarks of Spiritual, Arts, Countries, Soial Services, Historical, Educational, Others)


==Science and Health Resources==
==Reference==
*[https://sl-science-places.dabbledb.com/page/sl-science-places/vbxOGovy Science Projects in Second Life]
*Minocha, Shailey & Reeves, Ahmad (2010) [http://oro.open.ac.uk/21538/ "Design of learning spaces in 3D virtual worlds: an empirical investigation of Second Life"], Learning, Media and Technology, Vol. 35, No. 2, 111–137
*[http://www.scilands.org/ Scilands (Science Lands)]
*Minocha, Shailey & Hardy, Christopher (2011). [http://oro.open.ac.uk/29283/ "Designing navigation and wayfinding in 3D virtual learning spaces"], 4th Annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, Second Life.
*[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Healthcare Second Life Health Care Wiki]
*Wimpenny, katherine, et al. (2012). [http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet28/wimpenny.pdf "Unpacking frames of reference to inform the design of virtual world learning in higher education"], Australasian J of Educational Technology, 28(Special issue, 3), 522-545
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/sedig/27/45/22 UC Davis' Virtual Hallucinations]
*Nishimura, Hajime, Lim, Kenneth & Koyamada, Koji (2012), [https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/index.php/jvwr/article/view/6304 "The Abyss Observatory - Designing for Remote Collaboration, Self-directed Discovery and Intuition Development in Multi-user Interactive 3D Virtual Environments"], J of Virtual Worlds Research, Volume 5, Number 2, Asian Perspectives
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/waterhead/130/37 Heart Murmur Sim (Direct SLurl)]
*Sequeira, Luis & Morgado, Leonel (2013) [http://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/index.php/jvwr/article/view/7047/6310 "Virtual Archaeology in Second Life and OpenSimulator"], J of Virtual Worlds Research, Volume 6, Number 1, The Metaverse Assembled
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Juwangsan/218/223 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC -- Direct SLurl)]
*Nussil, Natalie & Oh, Kevin (2014). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261798740_The_Components_of_Effective_Teacher_Training_in_the_Use_of_Three-Dimensional_Immersive_Virtual_Worlds_for_Learning_and_Instruction_Purposes_A_Literature_Review "The Components of Effective Teacher Training in the Use of Three-Dimensional Immersive Virtual Worlds for Learning and Instruction Purposes: A Literature Review"], J of Information Technology for Teacher Education, 22(2):213-241.
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NHS%20London/248/11/26 Imperial College, London (Direct SLurl)]
*Oh, Kevin & Nussil, Natalie (2014). [http://jotlt.indiana.edu/article/viewFile/3956/19282 "Teacher training in the use of a three-dimensional immersive virtual world: Building understanding through first-hand experiences"], J of Teaching and Learning with Technology, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 33 – 58
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/59/157/22 HealthInfo Island (Direct SLurl)]
*Tate, Austin, et al. (2014) [http://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/index.php/jvwr/article/view/7090/6339 "Virtual Collaboration Spaces: Bringing Presence to Distributed Collaboration"], J of Virtual Worlds Research, Volume 7, Number 2, Assembled 2014
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/23/51/22 Spaceport Alpha (International Spaceflight Museum and Second Life Planetarium -- Direct SLurl)]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Meteora/177/161/27 NOAA's Virtual Island (Direct SLurl)]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/130/130/48 Genome (Biology, Genetics - Direct SLurl)]
[[Category:Second Life Education]]

Latest revision as of 15:01, 30 August 2019

This list is maintained by Second Life™ (SL) educators as a resource for the community, and includes:

Links to websites with information and videos about education in SL
SLURLs - "teleport" hyperlinks that lead directly to locations in the virtual world (VW)

Networking

Email lists and groups are free; listen to the conversations or join in. Make connections with others sharing best practices, common mistakes, and quick tips. Questions asked to the group draw on many years of experience.

Virtual World Skills

With time and effort, one can improve the ability to navigate and build content in the virtual world. The following can help.

General Information
Places in Second Life

Education in SL

Blogs
Videos

Campuses and Communities

Non-Profit / Community
Academic

Museums

STEM and Astronomy
Biology and Health
Geology, Oceanography and Natural history
Social Science and Humanity

Other Science and Health Resources

Miscellaneous

Sites/locations that do not fit the categories above yet may be of interest.

Reference