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1. Using second life in the virtual classroom

   Middle Tennessee State University Jennings A. Jones college of Business Second Life Faculty Development Workshop Melinda Korzaan October 28, 2011
2. INFS 6510 IT Project Risk Assessment and Control Topics Covered in INFS 6510 Identify IT Project Risks Analyze and Prioritize Risks (Qualitative and Quantitative) Risk Response Strategies Stopping/Saving IT Project Catastrophes Activities in INFS 6510 Case Study Project – Develop an IT Project Risk Assessment Readings and Discussion Research Project / Presentation
3. Goals Virtual Class Meetings where Practical, engaging activities focus on learning IT Project Risk Assessment material Bring synchronous student collaboration to online education Simulate virtual teams Economical Freebies
4. Class Activities Learning Second Life Allow some time to learn, create, socialize, and explore Second Life Virtual IT Risk Assessment Project – Students create an IT Risk Assessment for an IT Project presented in a Case Study Virtual Team Research Projects and Presentation Research a topic related to IT Project Risks and Present PPT to class in Second Life
5. Class Activities The Virtual Class Meeting Class meets in Amphitheater on MTSU Island. Introduction, class overview, short lecture Group Breakout Sessions Work on GoogleDocsand/or group activity (e.g. groups creating their own media boards) Class reconvenes back at the Amphitheater on MTSU Island Either have speakers from each group talk about the answers to their discussion questions, have general class discussion, or travel to another island to use other discussion tools
6. Taking Time to Learn Second Life Students are first given a tutorial and allowed to learn, explore, and develop their appearance
7. Take Time for Second Life Tutorial, Exploration and Creativity Peaceful and Uncluttered MTSU Island Before Class
8. Taking Time to Learn and Be Creative in Second Life MTSU After Class…
9. Taking Time to Learn and Be Creative in Second Life My Students Turned MTSU Island into a Forest in 2010
10. Taking Time to Learn and Be Creative in Second Life My Students Turned MTSU Island into an Ocean Reef in 2011
11. Taking Time to Learn Second Life Avatar mobility and transportation is key
12. Taking Time to Learn, Develop Avatar Identity and Socialize in Second Life A lot of activity!
13. Taking Time for Avatar Group Identity and Group Bonding A Facebook Posting from Halo Vader Fall 2009
14. Managing IT Projects is Definitely Not Boring in Second Life Project Disentanglement – Getting the Project Back on Track. Thank you Halo Vader!
15. Virtual IT Risk Assessment Project In 2010 a group volunteered to work virtually on their mid-term Risk Assessment Case Project
16. Virtual Team Meeting to Work on Risk Assessment Project This is the Green Group working diligently on their project in the Conference Center on MTSU Island
17. Virtual Team Research Project and Presentation In 2010 began assigning research projects to be presented in Second Life. The goal is to simulate a virtual team project. Students are given Linden $ and they set up their own PowerPoint Presentation. Each member of the group has a chance to speak.
18. Group Research Presentation Night! Attending the Student Presentations in Second Life
19. The Virtual Class Meeting Class begins by meeting as a whole group in the Amphitheater on MTUS Island
20. Class Meetings – Begin with Whole Class at the Amphitheater Chatting with students before class
21. Class Meetings – Begin with Whole Class at the Amphitheater Omodan is checking out the Discussion Questions before class begins
22. Class Meetings – Begin with Whole Class at the Amphitheater Time to get started!
23. The Virtual Class Meeting Next, group breakout sessions
24. Group Breakout Sessions This is the Purple Group working in the KOM on Discussion Questions from the Catastrophe Disentanglement Textbook
25. Group Breakout Sessions This is the Purple Group working in the KOM on Discussion Questions from the Catastrophe Disentanglement Textbook
26. The Virtual Class Meeting After breakout sessions, time to reconvene back at the Amphitheater. Students will then discuss their answers to discussion questions and at time we will travel to other islands for our class discussion time
27. After Group Breakout Sessions From the Amphitheater we teleported to ISTE island where we had a roundtable discussion
28. Class Dismisses and Avatars Travel Home ….or just logoff of Second Life
29. Avatars Travel Home Class is over and I’m flying home on my Pegasus