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Exploring Education in Virtual Worlds
Cynthia Calongne, aka Lyr Lobo
Image by C. Calongne, physics experiment by a student in Second Life
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Virtual World Strengths
• 3D content
• Identity diversity
• Community
• Immersion
• Engagement
• Collaboration
• High social presence
• Activity-based learning
• Problem-based learning
• Replication – process, curriculum and rezzers
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Class Projects in 3D
Lyr Lobo’s class projects video, made with Animoto
http://ctusoftware.blogspot.com/2013/10/from-mars-to-margaritavillean-em-825.html
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Class Presentations – Civic Justice
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Immersive Experiences
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What Educators Want
• Access control
• Content control
• Easy maintenance
• Improved usability
• Easy server hosting
• Authentic assessment
• Reduced cognitive load
• Rubrics and easy grading
• Safe learning environments
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Martian World’s Fair
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Projects that Integrate Existing Content
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Human Barometer
Studies
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Controversial
Subjects
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What the Administration Fears
• Change
• Litigation
• Responsibility
• Reputation loss
• Exposure to adverse situations
• Personal or professional risks
• Loss of control – access or content
• Lack of a safe learning environment
• Adopting new roles - pioneer vs. settler
• Loss of instructional and personal power
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Integrating Content to Transform Minds
Lyr Lobo’s contact info:
http://bit.ly/ccalongne