Paper presented at ReLIVE08, Milton Keynes, UK, 21st November 2008.

3. Hatmaking workshop Analysing Hands-On Workshops: small group, tutor-led teaching settings where the virtual learning space can be found configured in a variety of ways.

4. Workshop aims: Development of specific competencies in building and/or scripting in-world objects. Text based instruction. Average length: One hour. Organised by non-formal learning providers and offered to the Second Life ‘public’

5. Methodology: participatory observation (n=20) Followed by: tutor and instructor semi-structured interviews (n=10)

6. Assessment: of quality of student learning experience

8. Towards: developing a taxonomy of good practices

9. Validation: by deploying the taxonomy against a new panel of teachers

13. Mapping control of the environment against pedagogy disorientating mechanical good practice overload

17. the taxonomy as a design tool

18. three design domains 1. space 2. tools 3. processes

22. creating pathways to good design through patterns “ Socialisation before collaboration” - establishing identity leads to authenticity and trust and meaningful collaborative activity “ Think carefully before teaching in the nude” - projecting the correct image is a skill as is reading in-world cultural codes – these both relate to caring about ones avatar and the image projected.