Part 2 in our series of Research in Second Life workshops presents examples from education and scientific research in a virtual world. CTU doctoral class projects and Ramapo\'s Suffern Middle School class activities are also highlighted. The research links are included from current and past research presentations.

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6. Science Comes to Life The National Physics Laboratory presents the advances in Nanotechnology Interactive Nano Labs

7. Middle School Students at Ramapo Roleplay and conflict in an immersive literature class Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, portrayed by Suffern Middle School students

8. MBA 770 Class at Wright State Shu’s students prepare for a collaboration exercise in Second Life

9. Virtual Hallucinations University of Queensboro University of Calif, Davis Survey Instrument in SL Voices and Perception

10. Content at Virtual Hallucinations Words leap out at you, simulating an experience

11. Interactive Learning Spaces Dr. Dobb’s Life 2.0 visit http://life20.net Acheron LV426 CTU class work space

12. Modeling the Problem

13. Crooked House You never run out of house as it rolls over while you walk

14. Cooperation Theory We sit above, seeing the maze and the demonstration viewers

16. Eric McLuhan in SL

17. Robotics at CTU Student, instructor and Big Robot on Campus group robots

18. MacArthur Foundation in SL Philip Linden, CEO of Linden Lab Meets with the MacArthur Foundation

19. Real and Virtual Meetings NMC Symposium, Lyr Lobo queries the MacArthur Foundation

20. Meetings around the Campfire

21. Thomson NETg in SL Using a video stream with Thomson NETg’s online course content

22. 8th Graders Learn to Design

23. Colorado Tech Island

24. CTU Boardwalk in SL

25. CTU Class - 1st Day in SL

26. Robotics Class Projects R obots by CTU doctoral students and Lyr Lobo on Acheron LV426

28. Instructor-designed classrooms use creative and innovative environments Experimental Design Classrooms

29. CS 820 at CTU -- doctoral students study how to design their prototypes

30. A self-guided tutorial for building a 20-minute project

31. Preparing for CTU student presentations and usability tests using empirical methods

32. Student projects and class content on display at Acheron LV426

33. CS 820 from Fall 2007 conducts usability evaluations using empircal testing

34. Virtual Meetings, Interactive Content (top two images, left to right) The House of Seven Gables session (bottom image) Jared Bendis on Digital Tattoos NMC Fall Symposium in SL 2008

37. How Will Your Avatar Look?

40. Communicating in Second Life with 1-2000+ avatars Left to right Teleport Group notice 2nd row Voice chat - Sound waves overhead Instant message Group messages

41. Movement at the TCC Reception Dance animation menu displays after clicking the floor; control menus on screen

42. Social Networking in Second Life A screenshot of the TCC Reception in Second Life from a dual monitor system; notice Twitter in the back channel Attendees at conferences report events as they happen via Twitter, integrating Web 2.0 tools with virtual world interaction

52. Research and CTU in Second Life Are you ready? Lyr Lobo in Second Life Ryl Redgrave on the Teen Grid at Ramapo [email_address] For more information, contact