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Media Literacy and Research
MethodologiesTeam Research Project 3
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• Like Wikipedia there is no peer review of content.
• Reliability• Validity
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How are groups using SL to teach history?
• Virtual traditional museums.• Interactive exhibits • 3D Dioramas
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What problems in history education might be solved using SL?
• The high cost of field trips • Lack of access to historical sites
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What are the advantages of using a virtual environment like SL for history education?
• Student engagement• Interactive lessons• ability to bring diverse groups together
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What are the disadvantages?
• Push back from involuntary Digital Immigrants
• Extremely low retention rate• Learning curve• Bandwidth requirements
Barriers to Student Learning in Second Life. (2009). Library Technology Reports, 45(2), 29-34. Retrieved June 17,
2009, from Social Science Module database. (Document ID: 1668931091).
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What types of people might use this? Who would have access to it?
• Geeks
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The WallThe Wall
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Explanation of the topic and/or problems within the topic
• The Wall is far more than a typical memorial. It is a place for healing and a rallying point for veterans.
• The SL Wall is carefully crafted to to recreate the experience of a generations grief. Its setting alone on an island with flowering trees evokes calm while the measured cadence of the reading of names drives home the message of the wall.
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How each of the location is currently used in SL
• Like its RW counterpart the SL wall is a place to honor and thank those who gave everything.
• More than any other monument the Wall shows the cost of war
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Who uses this location (typically)
• me, I have spent a couple of hours on the island and have never seen another avatar.
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Advantages of using SL for this purpose
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Disadvantages of using SL for this purpose