From Lori Bell
Continuing education course (non-credit): Working with a Class in Second Life
Join Dr. Bryan Carter (Bryan Mnemonic) in this course created to help librarians and educators learn how to work with a class in Second Life including hardware and software requirements, orientation, faculty and student mindset change, establishing course objectives, finding and creating content, creating meaningful projects, evaluating student work, action learning, grants, managing a sim-island, and collaborative opportunities.
Week One: Setting up a class in Second Life
Week Two: The Pedagogy of Second Life
Week Three: Student Projects
Week Four: Managing a Project/Sim
Audience: Open to librarians and educators interested in using Second Life for educational purposes. Students must feel comfortable navigating in Second Life. This is not a basic Second Life course.
Dates and times: Wednesdays, July 1, 8, 15, 22 from 10:00am - 12:00pm SL time (US Pacific)
Location: Second Life
Cost: $150
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Alliance Library System.
For additional information and to register
Marianne Steadley
Continuing Professional Development Program Director
501 E. Daniel St. Champaign IL 61820
steadley@illinois.edu
217/244-2751
Fax: 217/244-3302
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