This document discusses the use of virtual worlds for educational purposes. It describes Loyalist College's presence in Second Life, how virtual worlds can provide realistic simulations for skills practice, and how one simulation of the Canadian border process resulted in students scoring 28% better compared to traditional role plays. The document also mentions various other educational institutions and organizations using virtual worlds and the potential of virtual worlds to engage digital natives.

1. Introduction to Virtual Worlds

2. Loyalist College

3. Loyalist College in Second Life

4. Desktop Virtual Worlds Revolution

5. World of Weirdos

6. The Skeptic

7. Get a First Life

8. The Believer

9. Harvard Law CyberOne

10. The Evangelist

11. Magic Happy Learning Land

12. Experience Designed to Practice Skills

13. “ Our virtual identity is not separate from our physical identity.” Jeremy N. Bailenson April 4, 2008 Chronicle of Higher Education

14. Port of Entry Process

15. Canadian Border Lansdowne

16. Second Life Border Simulation

17. Identification Process

18. Traveler Team

19. “ More realistic than traditional role plays.”

20. “ Interview questions stuck.”

21. “ As close as it could be to real life.”

22. “ Learned from watching classmates.”

23. “ Seeing hearing doing…we were actually there.”

24. 28% Better Result

25. Partnerships

26. Recognition

27. New Media Retrieves Earlier Content

28. Sundance Channel

29. Old Models Do Not Work

30. Surprising Approaches Delight

31. Case Western Recruitment

32. Indiana University Alumni

33. Community Content

34. Virtual Conferences

35. Princeton University

36. Development Building and Development Needs

37. Development Building and Development Needs

38. Development Building and Development Needs

39. Digital Natives

40. Virtual World Natives

41. Club Penguin

42. Barbie Girls

43. Teen Second Life

44. URL

45. [email_address]