. Samples of Virtual Teaching . Samples of Virtual Teaching Support

1. Sitearm
● Planner and expediter for projects in
community, spirituality, arts
● Le nom en ligne for James Neville
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2. Supporting Teaching in Virtual
Worlds
● Samples of Virtual Teaching
● Samples of Virtual Teaching Support
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3. Virtual Venues
● Virtual worlds are caricatures in which we immerse.
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4. My First Teaching in Virtual Worlds
● How to be a Blarney Stone host
● How to be a Dublin Virtually Live shift manager
● Sound check and tips for Live Musicians
● How to move / be a Float in a St. Pat's Parade
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5. Virtual Teaching Support
● Building sets for training machinima
● Helping instructors re locations and structures
● Providing access to specialized expertise
● Helping students present “live” as Avatars
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6. Virtual Venues for Teaching
● Traditional
● Park your avatar / let your mind loose
● Nontraditional
● Let your avatar loose / stay with your teleport buddy
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7. Sample Virtual Teaching Checklist
● Before first class:
● Is everyone on the same viewer version?
● Has everyone confirmed viewer settings?
● Has everyone taken time to log in and explore?
● At start of each class:
● Is everyone online without crashing issues?
● Can everyone see, be seen, hear, and be heard?
● Does everyone have a buddy for teleporting?
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8. Sample Virtual Teaching Tools
● Notecards, Landmarks
● Chat & IM logging (Me - Preferences - Privacy)
● Sitters (e.g., click chair to auto sit)
● Givers (e.g., click object to auto receive notecard)
● Teleporters (e.g., click to auto open map for TP)
● Slideshow Screens (although web view is easier)
● Really Fast Fingers (for when sound is out or a verbal
transcript is needed)
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9. Sample Virtual Teaching Resources
● Second Life Educators List
https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators
● Hypergrid Business Journal
www.hypergridbusiness.com/
● Each other!
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10. Summary
● Successful educators know their medium.
● Be a fluent Avatar.
● Be a literate Builder.
● Successful educators optimize the
shortcomings as well as the possibilities.
● Be an Artist
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11. Thank You!
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