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Summer eLearning Workshop

NeLSC — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:26:32 CDT

Note: this site has been archived. The material that was below is now available for your access by clicking here: http://nscc-elearningfaculty.wetpaint.com/page/Summer+eLearning+Workshop

Welcome to North Seattle Community College!

Your orientation is being delivered by the Staff of North's e-Learning Support Center (NeLSC)

and the Staff of North's Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)

Second Life Resources

tomalley — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:44:56 CDT

Education in Second Life

Here are some links that you may find useful:

A presentation by Geoff Cain of Tacoma Community College about Teaching & Learning in Second Life

http://www.tacomacc.edu/upload/files/distancelearning/articulate/cain/SLforEd/player.html

Two videos are available here showing how one TCC Nursing instructor, John Miller, is using Second Life for his classes

http://www.youtube.com/user/jsmillerRN

Here are a few other videos about getting started in Second Life

Introduction to Second Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZAj8Cg4bLo&feature=related

Educational Uses of Second Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA&feature=related

Science Learning Opportunities in Second Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfsSGBraUhc&feature=related

Educational community in Second Life:

Two Wikis that educators can join, or just read for more information

http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki
http://ccsl.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

A blog with links to Second Life info and blogs

http://fleeep.net/blog/2008/07/06/fave-sl-blogs-the-educators-non-profits/

Video tutorials

Here are 4 short tutorials showing how to do a few things in Second Life
How to create an Avatar:
http://www.iriseducation.org/user_filestore/nelsc/secondlife/avatar_creation/avatar_creation.html

Basic moving around and camera controls:
http://www.iriseducation.org/user_filestore/nelsc/secondlife/moving/moving.html

How to change clothes and save as a new outfit:
http://www.iriseducation.org/user_filestore/nelsc/secondlife/outfit/outfit.html

How to acquire free stuff:
http://www.iriseducation.org/user_filestore/nelsc/secondlife/free_stuff/free_stuff.html

Here are the names of a few places to visit in Second Life
Educational sims:
Eduisland: is a series of sims all having to do with real life schools and libraries. It is split up into regions, each region has a lot to see.

Evergreen Island: This is the island owned by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. There has been a lot of new construction here lately and it's a great place to check out.

NOAA's Virtual Island: Lots of weather related information and activities.

Genome Island: Information on biology and genetics, lots to see and do here.

Sight Seeing:
SL Botanical Gardens: there are a number of botanical gardens in Second Life, but the SL gardens are really beautiful. It's fascinating to see what the residents have built to create a relaxing garden setting.

Svarga: This island has been created to be a virtual eco-system, the plants interact with the insects and you can even feed virtual birds there. And, it's a very lovely garden setting as well. Interesting to explore.

Connors

NeLSC — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:33:08 CDT

I am most interested in the following areas from your prior email:
2. Basic web-building and file-management skills
o Ability to create a biographical or “home” web page using a web editor
o Ability to make course materials such as syllabus and assignments available online -- formatted and organized for easy access https://frontpage.northseattle.edu/distance/
3. Ability to effectively employ interactive e-learning tools whether to enhance face-to-face instruction or to complement online or blended instruction
o Skillful pedagogical understanding of how to facilitate learning with e-tools especially online discussion rooms and assessment features.
o Technological capability to use the basic features of a course management system (such as WebCT) including discussion rooms, assignment drop-boxes, grade books and assessment tools. Tutorials: https://frontpage.northseattle.edu/distance/
4. Familiarity with the pedagogical and technological skills associated with using new Web 2.0 (social networking) applications in face-to-face and virtual classrooms, including the use of blogs, wikis, IM and (eventually) virtual spaces like Second Life
6. Information Literacy skills for introducing students to effective applications of Internet search engines http://seattlecentral.edu/library/passport - For more info see Jennifer Wu, Librarian