SECOND LIFE PROJECTS

Second Life is an immersive 3-D environment that enables people to meet virtually to collaborate, socialize and create a world of their own design. As part of my Pepperdine University Educational Technology doctoral program, I have completed a series of consultancy projects with Linden Lab the creators of Second Life. The purpose of my consultancy was to explore the educational and knowledge sharing applications of Second Life with regard to higher education.

Introducing Your Real Life Students to Second Life

SL Volunteers Knowledge Sharing Project

Rubric Template for SL Educational Projects

@ONE RESEARCH

The @ONE Carnegie Scholars program supports research on using technology to improve student learning in California Community Colleges. My 2005-06 Carnegie Scholars fellowship explored the world of online student services in particular the participation level of non-traditional students.

 

Non-Traditional Student Participation in Synchronous Online Workshops

 

PEPPERDINE PROJECTS

The doctoral concentration in Educational Technology has been designed to prepare leaders in the field of technological applications and innovation in the world of education and business. Concentration courses focus on advanced learning theory as it is related to product design, the relationship between humans and computers, and the special management issues that surround technology. Here are some of my projects:

 

Ethics & The Matrix (Virtual Law in Virtual Worlds)

Sociable Media

Cell Phones & Society

 

PRESENTATIONS

"Social Networking & Second Life: Uses for E-Learning " -North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL);

NACOL Webinar - May 16, 2007 www.nacol.org

 

"Exploring UC Campuses Virtually" -University of California 2007 Ensuring Transfer Success Counselor Institute;

Foster City, California - May 8, 2007; Modesto, California - May 9, 2007

 

"Introducing Your Real Life Students to Second Life" -Second Life Community Convention 2006; San Francisco, California - August 18-20, 2006

 

"Does Technology Improve Student Learning and Success? The @ONE Scholars Program" -2006 Online Teaching Conference; San Diego, California - June 16, 2006

 

"Online Counseling Tools" -University of California 2006 Ensuring Transfer Success; Foster City, California - May 3, 2006

 

My passion is to create and innovate which can manifest itself in many different forms. There is nothing better than taking a blurry, distant vision, one that usually the majority of people cannot see and make it a reality. In general, my goal is to use innovative technologies to reach out to the global higher education community to develop higher education curriculum that is dynamic, integrative of multiple disciplines, mobile and integrates well within the college infrastructure.