This document discusses establishing a virtual campus called Holyrood Park within the online virtual world Second Life to support an online learning program for the University of Edinburgh. The program would be aimed at professionals in higher education, further education, and training. Holyrood Park is named after a real park and former monastery established in Edinburgh in the 12th century. The virtual campus could provide educational opportunities through social learning, identity exploration, and blending real and virtual experiences, but would require addressing legal, technical, and accessibility issues.

1. Holyrood Park: a virtual campus for Edinburgh Hamish Macleod The University of Edinburgh [email_address]

2. new programme, launched this session (2006 / 07) supported by the Principal’s e-learning fund part-time, fully online learning aimed at professionals in HE, FE and training fully supported, collaborative, flexible up to 30 students per semester

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14. ©Hulton Getty. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk King David 1 (1084 - 1153) King of Scots (1124 - 1153) Son of Malcolm Canmore & Queen Margaret Established (among many other monasteries) in 1128 ” the church of the Holy Rood of Edinburgh . . . ” ©Crown Copyright reproduced courtesy of Historic Scotland. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk.