Sheila Webber's presentation from Eduserve/CETIS meeting 19 January 2009

1. Approaching learning and teaching in Second Life Sheila Webber/ Sheila Yoshikawa Department of Information Studies University of Sheffield, January 2009 Sheila Webber, 2008

2. “ Sheila will discuss approaches to teaching that seem best suited to the affordances of this rich and complex learning space”

6. “ ... She will identify how this demands active approaches to learning from students …” Liverpool University Possible to use for all 3 approaches

7. Sheila Webber, 2009 University of Texas at Austin – self selected group projects – including fundraising Educators’ coop member Chris2 Gallagher – exploring identity with her students

8. Sheila Webber, 2008 http://www.sconul.ac.uk One of my builds

9. “ ... She will identify how this demands active approaches to learning from students …”

11. Knowhow island Purple OR orange

12. Inquiry Based Learning “ IBL is a term used to describe approaches to learning that are based on a process of self-directed inquiry or research . Students conduct small or large-scale inquiries that enable them to engage actively and creatively with the questions and problems of their discipline, often in collaboration with others. IBL approaches include case-study and problem-based learning (PBL) methods as well as research projects of different kinds. It is a key characteristic of IBL that inquiry tasks facilitate exploration and investigation of issues or scenarios that are open-ended enough for different responses and solutions to be possible (Khan and O´Rourke, 2005)” source: CILASS website (Centre for Inquiry Based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences) http://www.shef.ac.uk/cilass/ibl.html

13. “… and how it opens up opportunities for collaboration with other educators.” “ She will draw on examples from experience, and use models of Real Life (face to face) teaching ”

14. Sheila Webber, 2008

16. “ Sheila will also identify some of the practical problems (e.g. access to technology, cultural and time differences) of working in a virtual world.” Sheila Webber, 2009 “ Me: yes, it's been really frustrating how it's been bogged down with technical issues Student 1: yeah thats been the main problem” (inworld chat transcript, 10 April 08)

17. Sheila Webber, 2009 “ SL has been having a lot of issues over the last 2 days - they had to replace one of the inventory servers and I (like others) had to try getting in several times before succeeding. Also crashed out 5 times running just now” (my e-portfolio, Nov 2007) [2008/10/14 14:36] CC: what time is it where everyone is? [2008/10/14 14:36] ML: 5:36 [2008/10/14 14:36] GW: In the USA it is 230 PM now. [2008/10/14 14:36] CC: it's 4:30 in the afternoon here [2008/10/14 14:36] FF: 5:36 pm [2008/10/14 14:36] ZW: @CC 736 am [2008/10/14 14:36] GW: Sorry, west coast USA 230 [2008/10/14 14:36] You: 22.35 [2008/10/14 14:36] CF: 10:36 pm [2008/10/14 14:36] PP: mine, 4.30 am [2008/10/14 14:37] EB: here it's 11:36 pm (Part of discussion at SL Researchers’ Group, trying to agree a time for the next meeting)

18. Sheila Webber, 2009