CUIN 7376m
Design of Online Educational Resources II - summer 2008
 

 		             Class 8
July 24
 Virtual
Worlds		    

  

Class 8 - Thursday July 24, 2008

Review of Grading Criteria for this Course

Weekly Hands-On Assignments - worth 5 points each for a maximum of 45 points

  1. Class 1: Find and Evaluate a Blog
  2. Class 2: Evaluate a Social Bookmarking Site
  3. Class 3: Find and Discuss a Web 2.0 Resource
  4. Class 4: Continue Finding and Discussing a Web 2.0 Resource - ungraded
  5. Class 5: Evaluate the First Online Class Session
  6. Class 6-1: Find and Evaluate a Podcast
  7. Class 7: Find and Discuss an Article, Website or other Resource about Social Networking
  8. Class 8: Discuss Another Web 2.0 Resource
  9. Class 9-1: Make a Presentation about One Web 2.0 Resource During the August 7 Online Class Session

Final Semester Project Plan -  worth a maximum of 10 points

Final Semester Project - worth a maximum of 35 points



Final Project Report and Presentation - worth a maximum of 10 points

The Final Project Report should be submitted as a word processed document and should address the following:

  1. Briefly describe the topic of your final project and discuss the major objectives of the project.
     
  2. Why did you select this topic?
     
  3. Who is the intended audience for the project?
     
  4. How do you think the project could be used in an educational setting?
     
  5. What software programs did you use in creating this project?
     
  6. What hardware did you use in creating this project?
       
  7. Describe any challenges you faced in creating this project.
     
  8. Do you feel that the project is complete, needs more work, or should a new topic be chosen and re-done? If you feel it needs more work, please list some of the major areas you feel should be addressed first.
     
  9. What were the most significant things you learned from from completing the final project?
     
  10. Please add any other information you feel would help describe your work on this project.

 

 

9 Class Topic Assignments

45

Final Project Plan

10

Final Project

35

Final Project Report

10

Total Points for the Course

100

 

 

Review of Last Week's Assignments

Conduct some research to see if you can find any interesting examples, websites, articles, etc. that demonstrate and/or describe how social networking is being use in general education, healthcare-related education, or any other field in which you have an interest.

When you have completed this assignment, please go to the CUIN 7376 blog at http://cuin7376m.blogspot.com and post a comment under the Class 7 Assignment, in which you discuss the material you found.

 

This Week's Class Topic: Virtual Worlds

Virtual World - "a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars."
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_worlds


Virtual Worlds Introduction: Second Life and Beyond
view presentation (tags: virtual worlds second life virtual)

from:
http://www.slideshare.net/ialja/virtual-worlds-introduction-second-life-and-beyond 


Second Life
http://secondlife.com/



embedded video: An Introduction to Second Life


What is Second Life?
http://secondlife.com/whatis/

Wikipedia Page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life


Top 10: Virtual Medical Sites in Second Life!
http://scienceroll.com/2007/06/17/top-10-virtual-medical-sites-in-second-life/ 
 

Other Virtual World Options:

When do online/computer simulations add the most value?
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/vvvv/2006/12/05/when-do-onlinecomputer-simulations-add-the-most-value/
 

Additional Resources


 

Schedule of Last Two Class Meetings

Our last face-to-face class will take place next week on Thursday, July 31, 2008.

Our last online class session will take place on Thursday, August 7, 2008, beginning at 5:00pm.
 

 

Reading Assignment:

Class 8 Hands-On Assignment:


Continue working on your final project and be prepared to demonstrate a preliminary version of your project. The final version will must be submitted by midnight on Thursday, August 7, 2008.

Submission options include:

In preparation for the final class meeting of the semester, which will take place as an online videoconference session, you should explore the Web 2.0 resources that are listed under your name. You should post a comment under the Class Eight Assignment on the course blog at: http://cuin7376m.blogspot.com/ in which you briefly describe the sites you explored and indicate whether or not you think the site is useful.

Then be prepared to make a brief presentation about ONE of the sites during the online session on Thursday, August 7, 2008, beginning at 5:00pm.

Dimitris

 

Margo

 

Andrea

Tatiana

Deidre

Elizabeth

Muneera

Geeta

Jennifer

 

Cara

Jan

 

Sophia

If you are not able to, or choose not to evaluate one of the resources listed above, you may select another site from the list below or select and evaluate another resource which you have found and would like to share.