Virtual World Overview: Guide for Newcomers VWMOOC2019
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The document provides an overview of virtual worlds education, including history, literature resources, and community engagement tips for newcomers. It emphasizes the importance of optimizing equipment for an enhanced learning experience and offers numerous links for further educational resources. Overall, it serves as a guide to navigating virtual environments for educational purposes.
Virtual World Overview: Guide for Newcomers VWMOOC2019
- 1. Virtual Worlds Education Overview 2019: A Guide for Newcomers Presented by Nancy L. Zingrone, PhD Dept of Psychology, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Northcentral University
- 2. What we’re going to cover • A little history • A guide to the literature inworld and out • Finding your people • Finding your look • Playing and learning in virtual worlds • Some comments about equipment
- 3. A little bit of history 1728 UK: 1840s/ US: 1850s 1980s “Habitat” -- 1986 UCSC 1996 First Resident - 2002 Link to last year’s history presentation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HOgsmfFX6zw
- 4. Resources • Notecard with links to free articles on the history of distance education in the US/UK and elsewhere around the globe • Notecard with SLURL for Second Life & Kitely libraries • Internet search • Amazon.com / YouTube • Libraries in Second Life, Kitely, Avacon and elsewhere
- 5. Guide to the literature inworld and out • Community Virtual Library http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Coo kie/195/194/21 • Chilbo Public Library • http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/C hilbo/138/176/117
- 6. Finding your people • Using the Destination Guide • Using Search • Using Search on Google • Talk to other educators! • Search events on secondlife.com
- 7. Finding your look • YouTube! YouTube! YouTube! • Freebie stores • Invest a little bit of money into your PayPal account and look for inexpensive clothes • Chilbo Educator’s General Store!
- 8. Playing and learning in virtual worlds Don’t forget to pick up the notecards from the giver boxes in the VWMOOCHQ Explore!!!
- 9. Some Comments about Equipment for Teaching, Building, Playing hard SL has a tendency to burn out older graphics cards Processing speed is key to a good experience as well SL recommends 2-GHz 64-bit or better (users recommend faster the better) SL recommends 4GB of computer memory for the video card (users recommend 8-16 or more) SL recommends 1025 x 768 screen resolution (users recommend HD) SL recommends Nvidia Graphics cards (users agree) Users recommend SSD drives (solid state drives), gaming systems if not
- 10. Links to resources: Finding Educational Links in Second Life • The School of Second Life: Education Online: https://www.edutopia.org/school-second-life • Educate in Virtual Worlds: http://go.secondlife.com/landing/education/ • Education in Second Life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Second_Life • ISTE Ven in Second Life: https://www.iste.org/taxonomy/term/252 • Immersive Education in Second Life: https://youtu.be/bfAtCc3UY3A • Gamification in Second Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_zhkX-U7nw • The Drax Files: World Makers (Episode 48: CNDG): https://youtu.be/mDCoJxYv-I0
- 11. Links to resources: Using the Destination Guide in Second Life • Using the Destination Guide in Second Life • Second Life Wiki: https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/about-the-second-life- destination-guide-r22/ • Quick Tips – Finding International Places and Recent Highlights from the SL Destination Guide: https://community.secondlife.com/blogs/entry/832-quicktips-finding-interesting-places-and-recent- highlights-from-the-second-life-destination-guide/ • Destination Guide: 10 Cool Things to Do in Second Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mVUXnAeibE • Second Life Tutorial 9: Using the Destination Guide: https://youtu.be/u4PZCR6tEas
- 12. Links to resources: Using Search on SecondLife.com • SL Community Search FAQ: https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/engli sh/search-faq-r1030/ • Searching and Creating Events in Second Life: https://youtu.be/z25L43Jg7s0