Second Life Education/Resources

This list is maintained by Second Life™ (SL) educators as a resource for the community, and includes:
:Links to websites with information and videos about education in SL
:SLURLs - "teleport" hyperlinks that lead directly to locations in the virtual world (VW)
==Networking==
Email lists and groups are free; listen to the conversations or join in. Make connections with others sharing best practices, common mistakes, and quick tips. Questions asked to the group draw on many years of experience.
* Second Life Education Forum
* Educators -- SL Educators (The SLED List)
==Virtual World Skills==
With time and effort, one can improve the ability to navigate and build content in the virtual world. The following can help.
=====General Information=====
*Second Life Knowledge Base
*Video Tutorials (SL Wiki)
*New Resident Resources in the SL Destination Guide
*Second Life Glossary
=====Places in Second Life=====
*Orientation Center, Virtual Ability (SLURL) (Basic operation)
*Ivory Tower Library of Primitives (SLURL) (How to build objects)
*Texture Tutorial & Libraly (SLURL) (How to use textures)
*College of Scripting Music & Science (SLURL) (How to use Linden Script Language)
*The Particle Laboratory (SLURL) (How to use particle effect)
*The Vehicle Laboratory (SLURL) (How to build vehicle physics)
==Education in SL==
=====Blogs=====
*Virtual Center for Archives and Records Management (VCARA), SJSU/SLIS—virtual space for those interested in archives, records, and special collections to network and collaborate
*Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable (VWER)
*International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
*Nonprofits in Second Life (NPSL)
=====Videos=====
*CNDG’s Virtual Learning Environments
*Istanbul University
*Nonprofit Commons
*Texas A&M University Virtual Chemistry
*Nova Southeastern University in Florida Virtual Health Adventures
*International Spaceflight Center
*NMC Campus
*Second Life - Heart Murmur Sim
*Bobcat Village: Texas State's Second Life Campus Tour
*The Second Life Project: An Interview with Douglas Danforth
==Campuses and Communities==
=====Non-Profit / Community=====
*Chilbo Town Hall and Plaza (SLURL) 
*New Media Consortium Campus (SLURL) 
*Nonprofit Commons (SLURL) 
*The Science Circle official site / The Science Circle (SLURL) 
*American Cancer Society (SLURL) 
=====Academic=====
*Arkansas State University (SLURL) 
*Ohio University Campus (SLURL) 
*Saint Leo University Virtual Campus (SLURL) 
*Stanford University Libraries (SLURL) 
*The Open University, UK- Deep Think (SLURL) 
*University of Western Australia (SLURL) 
*Rockcliffe University (SLURL) / 
*University of Edinburgh (Vue) (SLURL) 
*University of Washington- Virtual Biodome (SLURL) 
*Valdosta State University (SLURL) 
*Second Life Destination Guide: Education & Nonprofits Category 
==Museums==
=====STEM and Astronomy=====
*The Exploratorium (SLURL) / The Splo (SLURL) 
*The Tech Museum of Innovation (SLURL) 
*Oddprofessor's Museum and Science Center (SLURL) (National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology)
*STEM Island (SLURL) (University of the Incarnate Word)
*International Spaceflight Museum (SLURL) 
*Explorer Island (SLURL) (NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
*Spaceport UK (SLURL) 
=====Biology and Health=====
*Genome (SLURL) (Texas Wesleyan University, Biology, Genetics)
*Anatomica, American Cancer Society (SLURL) 
*OSU Medical Center (SLURL) (Ohio State University, Testis and Ovary tour)
*Tox Town at Virtual NLM (SLURL) 
=====Geology, Oceanography and Natural history=====
*David Rumsey Maps (SLURL) 
*Field Studies Centre at Bowness - Direct SLurl) (National Institute of Education, Singapore)
*Museum of Natural History of Vienna (SLURL) 
*Abyss Observatory at Second Earth 3 (SLURL) (JAMSTEC)/ at Farwell (SLURL) (National Institute of Education, Singapore)
=====Social Science and Humanity=====
*The Modern Museum (SLURL) (Historical relation of Art, Architecture, Literature, Science & technology, society)
*US Holocaust Museum (SLURL) 
*Cold War Museum (SLURL) 
*SL Democide Museum (SLURL) (Plush Nonprofit Commons, History of genocides by governments)
*Museum of Sacred Art (SLURL) (Kira Institute, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Daoism, Shintoism, Islam, Judaism)
*The Aho Museum, New Media Consortium (SLURL) 
*Museum art Nouveau (SLURL) 
*The Museum of Surrealism (SLURL) 
*Artsea Muzeum (SLURL) (L$ 8 famous paintings in Art history)
Category:Second Life Education
==Other Science and Health Resources==
*List of SITES and teaching resources in Second Life, Dr. Sharon Collingwood (Ellie Brewster in SL), The Ohio State University.
*Science Related Places in Second Life (Yan Lauria, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Clinic, Health, Astronomy, Geology, Oceanography, Archaeology)
*Educational Places in Second Life List of Destinations from Teleport Hub System ”Gateway to Thinking” (Yan Lauria, Above + Rehabilitation, Art History, Literature, Architecture, Learning resources, creator's resources)
*Second Life Health Care Wiki (SLURL) 
*UC Davis' Virtual Hallucinations (SLURL) 
*HealthInfo Island (SLURL) (Information of over 120 peer support organizations in SL)
==Miscellaneous==
Sites/locations that do not fit the categories above yet may be of interest.
*Second Life™ Destinations - Educators and Non-Profits in the SL Destination Guide
*Cypris Chat - A not-for-profit virtual world English language learning community
*S.L.O.O.D.L.E - Simulation Linked Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
*Blackboard Integration (Video)
*Useful Links about Second Life (Lehigh University, YouTube and Long/Short list of Art, Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences)
*Worlds of Education - Lesson Plan Database
*Expedition Central (SLURL) (ISTE SIGVE, Landmarks of Science & Education, Quests, Scifi & Steampunk, International & Exploration, Art & Culture)
*Community Cultural Hub (SLURL) (Landmarks of Spiritual, Arts, Countries, Soial Services, Historical, Educational, Others)
==Reference==
*Minocha, Shailey & Reeves, Ahmad (2010) "Design of learning spaces in 3D virtual worlds: an empirical investigation of Second Life", Learning, Media and Technology, Vol. 35, No. 2, 111–137
*Minocha, Shailey & Hardy, Christopher (2011). "Designing navigation and wayfinding in 3D virtual learning spaces", 4th Annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, Second Life.
*Wimpenny, katherine, et al. (2012). "Unpacking frames of reference to inform the design of virtual world learning in higher education", Australasian J of Educational Technology, 28(Special issue, 3), 522-545
*Nishimura, Hajime, Lim, Kenneth & Koyamada, Koji (2012), "The Abyss Observatory - Designing for Remote Collaboration, Self-directed Discovery and Intuition Development in Multi-user Interactive 3D Virtual Environments", J of Virtual Worlds Research, Volume 5, Number 2, Asian Perspectives
*Sequeira, Luis & Morgado, Leonel (2013) "Virtual Archaeology in Second Life and OpenSimulator", J of Virtual Worlds Research, Volume 6, Number 1, The Metaverse Assembled
*Nussil, Natalie & Oh, Kevin (2014). "The Components of Effective Teacher Training in the Use of Three-Dimensional Immersive Virtual Worlds for Learning and Instruction Purposes: A Literature Review", J of Information Technology for Teacher Education, 22(2):213-241.
*Oh, Kevin & Nussil, Natalie (2014). "Teacher training in the use of a three-dimensional immersive virtual world: Building understanding through first-hand experiences", J of Teaching and Learning with Technology, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 33 – 58
*Tate, Austin, et al. (2014) "Virtual Collaboration Spaces: Bringing Presence to Distributed Collaboration", J of Virtual Worlds Research, Volume 7, Number 2, Assembled 2014