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 * Proposal submission #21721**

Facilitating New Faculty in Using Learning Spaces in Second Life
 * Title**

Mauri Collins, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, mauri.collins@unlv.edu Ann Jeffery, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hants, England, acj1@soton.ac.uk Salli DiBartollo, Brevard Community College, Titusville Campus, Florida, USA, sallidib@gmail.com
 * Presenter(s)**

New faculty are coming into Second Life (a 3-D Virtual World) in increasing numbers. Sometimes they arrive on what appears to be a desert island and have to create themselves and the very learning spaces in which they will teach. Sometimes they are affiliated with educational institutions that already have a presence with existing teaching facilities. Regardless of the "home" status, faculty in Second Life have access to a myriad learning spaces, both formal and informal, designed by Second Life residents and open to all.
 * Description**

The three presenters will discuss existing non-traditional learning environments in Second Life and suggest learning activities, and cautions, for their use, including full-immersion simulations, role-play experiences, museums, art, religious and cultural exhibits, and some off-the-beaten-track locations.

Locations will be presented using still images and text rather than connecting to Second Life in real time, which will ensure that time can be spent on panel discussion and audience questions and answers rather than technology issues.

All three presenters have been students and are now instructors in Second Life, so they have used both existing and emergent learning spaces. Two of the presenters are working on the development of educational "islands," and the other presenter owns a personal island with spaces used for educational activities.

Panel discussion Not previously published Novice, Intermediate
 * Notes & Comments**