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SUMMER IN SECOND LIFE
Gas prices got you down? Air fares make you feel even worse? Well, even if YOU can’t travel to exotic places, your AVATAR can, if you join us for a class in Second Life. Travel is free, and you can literally fly your avi to any number of destinations and time periods.
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois and the Illinois Alliance Library System are pleased to announce our summer 2008 courses on librarianship and education in Second Life. These courses are open to anyone interested in SL.
NEW COURSE: Using Immersive Environments in the Classroom for School Media Specialists
Instructor: Kelly (BlueWings Hayek) Czarnecki
Tuesdays, July 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm SL time (US Pacific)
Second Life 101
Instructor: Barbara (Puglet Dancer) Galik
Wednesdays, July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 4-6 pm SL time (US Pacific)
Introduction to Virtual World Librarianship
Instructors: S. (Hypatia Dejavu) Thompson, Rhonda (Abbey Zenith) Trueman, Bill (Rocky Vallejo) Sowers and JJ (JJ Drinkwater) Jacobson
Thursdays, July, 10, 17, 24, 31 6-8 pm SL time (US Pacific)
Setting Up an Educational Presence in Second Life
Instructors: Lori (Lorelei Junot) Bell, Rhonda (Abbey Zenith) Trueman, Tom (Maxito Ricardo) Peters
Mondays, July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 4-6 pm SL time (US Pacific)
Working with a class in Second Life
Instructor: Dr. Bryan (Bryan Mnemonic) Carter
Mondays July 7, 14, 21, 28, 6-7 pm SL time (US Pacific)
Technical skills for Virtual World Librarians
Instructors: Pipsqueak Fiddlesticks and HVX Silverstar
Tuesdays, August 5, 12, 19, and 26 28 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM SL time (US Pacific)
For detailed course descriptions and to register:
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/
Marianne Steadley
Continuing Professional Development Program Director
501 E. Daniel St. Champaign IL 61820
217/244-2751
Fax: 217/244-3302
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