The Future of Being Human is a State University of New York Empire State College interdisciplinary science course funded by the Charitable Leadership Foundation.The course is offered through the Science, Math and Technology program at the Center for Distance Learning. The Second Life Activity is an immersive, interactive discovery experiment, in which students enter the transformation station, transform shapes, and are both transported to different worlds and guided through a range of activities using a HUD [heads up display]. This is a presentation designed for the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference in Second Life, March 27-29, 2009

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22. Contact Information Nicola Martinez (Ragitake Takakura in SL) Director of Curriculum and Instructional Design Center for Distance Learning 111 West Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-587-2100, ext. 2276 [email_address] Audeliz Matias, Ph.D. (Merapi Praga in SL) Coordinator of Curriculum and Instructional Design, Science and Math Project (SMP) Center for Distance Learning Empire State College State University of New York 111 West Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 587-2100 x 2416 [email_address]