Capstone Fair - Extension Virtual 3D. Marlboro Graduate School, Vermont
Channel: MarlboroCollegeAlumni
Date: 2012-04-04

http://gradschool.marlboro.edu: LuAnn Phillips: Extension Virtual 3D, A New Kind of Experiential Learning, Case Study: Winter Safety Simulation "Grandma's Birthday Blizzard"

   Can an immersive social virtual world such as Second Life® provide a new way for Cooperative Extension educators to reach the public?

   The eXtension Virtual 3D Winter Safety Simulation guided role-play/scavenger hunt learning game is a winter storm scenario with 12 embedded learning modules. Customized orientation materials are provided and integrated with the eXtension.org website. 

    The Cooperative Extension System is a nationwide, non-formal public education network. For more than a century, extension educators have used hands-on experiential learning as a predominant mode of instruction.

 Social virtual worlds offer the potential for a new kind of experiential learning through use of avatars in 3D virtual learning environments. The Capstone project documents the affordances and challenges experienced while creating this 3D Virtual Learning.


For more info see http://gradschool.marlboro.edu/academics/edtech/