Apologies for duplicate postings. FINAL OFFERING - We invite you to register for the final sessions of the following Second Life workshops. After September we will no longer be conducting Second Life continuing education classes. Working with a Class in Second Life Join Dr. Bryan Carter (Bryan Mnemonic) in this course created to help librarians and educators learn how to work with a class in Second Life including hardware and software requirements, orientation, faculty and student mindset change, establishing course objectives, finding and creating content, creating meaningful projects, evaluating student work, action learning, grants, managing a sim-island, and collaborative opportunities. Instructor: Bryan Carter (Bryan Mnemonic) Wednesdays, September 2, 9, 16, 23 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm SL (US Pacific) time Instructional Tools for Second Life Description: Virtual worlds are proving to be an excellent venue for classes at a distance. But like all forms of class presentation, an instructor needs to know what tools are available and how to make the best use of them. This four week class will introduce students to the educational tools available in the virtual world of Second Life. Instructors: S. Thompson (Hypatia Dejavu) and JJ Jacobson (JJ Drinkwater) Thursdays, September 3, 10, 17, 24 4:00 - 6:00 PM SL (US Pacific) time Virtual World Librarianship What is it like to work as a librarian in the virtual world of Second Life (SL)? What skills and knowledge are needed? What resources are available? This is a hands- on course that will introduce you to providing reference services and building collections and exhibits in Second Life, to planning programs and events, and to the skills needed for the 21st century librarian in a virtual world. Instructors: S. Thompson (Hypatia Dejavu), Rhonda Trueman (Abbey Zenith), Bill Sowers (Rocky Vallejo), and JJ Jacobson (JJ Drinkwater) Sundays, September 6, 13, 20 27 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm SL (US Pacific) Offered by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois and the Illinois Alliance Library System. For additional information and to register: http://www.lis.illinois.edu/programs/cpd/VW/ Marianne Steadley Continuing Professional Development Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of IL 501 E. Daniel St. Champaign IL 61820 [log in to unmask] 217/244-2751 Fax: 217/244-3302 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).