Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptx
Texas Library Association SL Group Report 2011
1. Texas Library AssociationSecond Life Community Group Valerie Hill, Texas Woman’s University Doctoral Candidate LISD Librarian Valibrarian Gregg (in SL) April 13, 2011
2. The next generation is already active in virtual worlds. Are librarians needed? Educational potential (Bellotti et al., 2010) Organizing online “chaos” Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality as information (NMC Horizon Report, 2011) Serious Gaming (Hew et al., 2010) Transliteracy skills
26. Texas Library AssociationSecond Life Group Purpose Collaboration (Both synchronous/asynchronous across distance and time) Awareness (Potential use now and future) Personal Learning (We can’t all be experts in every tech tool!) Networking (More than social networking)
27. TLA Sessions on Virtual Worlds Thursday April 14th 9-9:50 Virtual Texas: a 3D Immersive Exhibit (Net Fair II)
32. Hew, KheFoon, and Wing Sum Cheung. 2010. Use of three-dimensional (3-D) immersive virtual worlds in K-12 and higher education settings: A review of the research. British Journal of Educational Technology 41, (1) (01): 33-55.
33. Hill, Valerie, and Hyuk-Jin Lee. 2009. Libraries and immersive learning environments unite in second life. Library Hi Tech 27, (3): 338-56.
35. New Media Consortium. 2011. The Horizon Report. http://www.nmc.org/publications[2011, February 17]
36. Plutchak, T. Scott. 2007. The Librarian: Fantastic Adventures in the Digital World. Serials, 20(2), 87-91.
37. Join our TLA SL Community Group Wiki http://tlalibrariansinsecondlife.pbworks.com/w/page/28213321/TLA-Librarians-in-Second-Life Search Second Life Groups for “Texas Library Association”