Understand the advantages of using learning facilities on the platform of Second Life many universities build their virtual campuses in SL for their students. In late 2007, there were already 119 universities in Second Life. More than 80 percent of UK Universities have teaching and learning activities in SL.
Universities such as Harvard University, Texas State University and Stanford University have set up virtual campuses where students can meet, attend classes, and create content together. The Harvard Law School is providing a class called 'CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion' partly in SL. The students who take this course can watch videos, hold discussions, and attend lectures in-world at Berkman Island. (Akela Talamasca, 2006)
Coventry University is pioneering a MSc course in clinical management that holds problem based learning groups for students in SL. The course trains students in managing healthcare facilities.
Other medical schools are developing modules and courses in SL, too. St George's Medical School, part of the University of London, for example, is looking at ways in which SL can be used to help students interact with patients in a simulated environment. (Daniel Stott, 2007)
Universities such as Harvard University, Texas State University and Stanford University have set up virtual campuses where students can meet, attend classes, and create content together. The Harvard Law School is providing a class called 'CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion' partly in SL. The students who take this course can watch videos, hold discussions, and attend lectures in-world at Berkman Island. (Akela Talamasca, 2006)
Coventry University is pioneering a MSc course in clinical management that holds problem based learning groups for students in SL. The course trains students in managing healthcare facilities.
Other medical schools are developing modules and courses in SL, too. St George's Medical School, part of the University of London, for example, is looking at ways in which SL can be used to help students interact with patients in a simulated environment. (Daniel Stott, 2007)
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