Second Life as an environment for education

Griffith University

Dr Jason Zagami

www.zagami.info

Second Life

Zolt Wind

Griffith Oh

Avatars

Distance and Flexible Education; Presentations, Panels and Discussions; Training and Skills Development; Self-paced Tutorials; Displays and Exhibits; Immersive Exhibits; Roleplays and Simulations; Data Visualisations and Simulations; Libraries, Art Galleries and Museums; Historical Re-creations and Re-enactments, Living and Immersive Archaeology; Computer Programming; Artificial Intelligence Projects; Artificial Life Projects; Multimedia and Games Design; Art and Music Projects; Literature, Composition and Creative Writing; Theatre and Performance Art; Photostories and Photo Scenarios; Machinima; Treasure Hunts and Quests; Virtual Tourism, Cultural Immersion and Cultural Exchange; Language Teaching and Practice, and Language Immersion; Social Science and Anthropological Research; Awareness/Consciousness Raising and Fund Raising; Support and Opportunities for People with Disabilities; Politics, Governance, Civics and Legal Practice; Business, Commerce, Financial Practice and Modelling; Real Estate Practice; Product Design, Prototyping, User-testing and Market Research; Interior Design; Architectural Design and Modelling; and Urban Planning and Design

SLED, 2008

www.simteach.com

Study 1

LMS VLEAttendance 75% 88%

Discussion Contribution (discrete discussion threads generated) 64 98

Discussion Sustainment (average number of characters contributed to a

discussion thread)87 210

Discussion Inclusion (mean contribution in characters (SD)) 25 (8)

57 (15)

Average time before response (seconds) 35 8

Average length of response (characters) 139 40

2007

LMS VLEAttendance 80% 85%

Discussion Contribution (discrete discussion threads generated) 43 67

Discussion Sustainment (average number of characters contributed to a

discussion thread)68 96

Discussion Inclusion (mean contribution in characters (SD)) 22 (8)

43 (10)

Average time before response (seconds) 33 9

Average length of response (characters) 110 58

2008

Study 2

1. Creativity of the final product, as measured by self and peer evaluation;

• Effectiveness of the DDE process as measured by individual perceptions;

• Time taken to generate design;

1. Time taken to develop product;

• Complexity of design (number of primary shapes comprising product); and

• Similarity of product to design.

Indiv Pairs

Creativity (1-5) 3 4

DDE Effectiveness (1-5) 4 5

Design Time (minutes) 11 24

Development Time (minutes) 12 23

Complexity (objects) 6 8

Similarity (1-5) 2 4

Study 3

Second Life Arts Education

Workshop Group Pre PostChang

e

Dance16.7

%67.2

%+50.5

%

Drama12.2

%62.9

%+50.7

%

Media26.0

%68.2

%+42.2

%

Music18.2

%70.1

%+51.9

%

Visual Arts22.4

%75.6

%+53.2

%

Overall19.1

%68.8

%+49.7

%

Second Life Group Pre PostChang

e

Dance16.5

%72.1

%+55.6

%

Drama12.0

%80.0

%+68.0

%

Media26.3

%69.9

%+43.6

%

Music18.0

%69.8

%+51.8

%

Visual Arts22.2

%64.2

%+42.0

%

Overall19.0

%71.2

%+52.2

%

Concept Trad SLDifferenc

e

Dance+50.5

%+55.6

%+5.1%

Drama+50.7

%+68.0

%+17.3%

Media+42.2

%+43.6

%+1.4%

Music+51.9

%+51.8

%-0.1%

Visual Arts+53.2

%+42.0

%-11.2%

Overall+49.7

%+52.2

%+2.5%

Concept Trad SLDifferenc

e

Dance+50.5

%+55.6

%+5.1%

Drama+50.7

%+68.0

%+17.3%

Media+42.2

%+43.6

%+1.4%

Music+51.9

%+51.8

%-0.1%

Visual Arts+53.2

%+42.0

%-11.2%

Overall+49.7

%+52.2

%+2.5%

Concept Trad SLDifferenc

e

Dance+50.5

%+55.6

%+5.1%

Drama+50.7

%+68.0

%+17.3%

Media+42.2

%+43.6

%+1.4%

Music+51.9

%+51.8

%-0.1%

Visual Arts+53.2

%+42.0

%-11.2%

Overall+49.7

%+52.2

%+2.5%

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