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== Educational Institutions and Case Studies ==
== Educational and Nonprofit Video Spotlights ==
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Researchers from Texas A&M University and Florida Institute of Technology have explored how Second Life can facilitate and enhance the learning process.
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| [[Case Study: Loyalist College|Loyalist College]]
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| [[Case Study: The New Media Consortium (NMC)|The New Media Consortium (NMC)]]
| '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igl4X8vI0js Virtual Health Adventures <br />at Nova Southeastern University of Florida]'''
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Sandra L. Winkler from Nova Southeastern University in Florida is researching how virtual reality can offer a better learning environment for amputees.
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| [[Case Study: The Open University|The Open University]]
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|'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha6gxbTw6iQ Feed a Smile: Live & Learn in Kenya]'''


== Videos ==
Brique Topaz, who runs the Germany based non-profit "Live and Learn in Kenya," uses Second Life to help raise funds for children in impoverished areas outside of Nairobi.
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=== [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igl4X8vI0js Virtual Health Adventures at Nova Southeastern University of Florida] ===
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=== [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha6gxbTw6iQ Feed a Smile] ===
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Revision as of 09:25, 19 May 2015

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Success Stories and Directory

Educators Are Teaching in SL Today

Students from all over the world are learning in SL right now.

Educational and Nonprofit Video Spotlights

Virtual Chemistry
at Texas A&M University and Florida Institute of Technology

Researchers from Texas A&M University and Florida Institute of Technology have explored how Second Life can facilitate and enhance the learning process.

Virtual Health Adventures
at Nova Southeastern University of Florida

Sandra L. Winkler from Nova Southeastern University in Florida is researching how virtual reality can offer a better learning environment for amputees.

Feed a Smile: Live & Learn in Kenya

Brique Topaz, who runs the Germany based non-profit "Live and Learn in Kenya," uses Second Life to help raise funds for children in impoverished areas outside of Nairobi.