![]() ![]() I loved the ability to teach in an immersive environment where a class could meet on a cloud, in an open air auditorium, or in an historical build. Jeremy Kemp worked with others to develop SLOODLE, a mixture of Second Life and Moodle, a popular text-based learning management system. I taught in Second Life and I was convinced that Second Life and platforms like it were going to be a new distance learning platform. We were very successful with grant funding to try different things and to hire people to work on projects and views from administrators began to change a bit. We had hundreds of volunteers who gave of their own time. When we first started, hardly anyone involved was given work time to spend in a virtual world. I worked at Alliance Library System which allowed me actual work time to do things in Second Life. I was very involved in the virtual world movement in libraries. For a number of reasons, many librarians were totally against those they felt were wasting time and energy in these environments. There were and still are many in the library field who think virtual worlds are a waste of time. There were always many challenges including the steep learning curve, the intense graphics required, the broadband needed, the huge amount of time it took to create and make things happen and many others. Linden Labs, the creators of Second Life even had several full-time positions dedicated to education. Alliance Library System (Now RAILS – Reaching Across Illinois Libraries), the New Media Consortium, and San Jose State University SLIS, among others were leaders and assisting other educational groups to get started and succeed. There was a very large active group of librarians and educators building libraries, offering programs, having conferences and events. Hundreds of articles were written and experiences shared. Published: September 26, 2012 by Lori Bellįrom 2006-2010 or so, libraries and education exploded in virtual worlds, especially the virtual world of Second Life. Online Learning Consortium Quality Scorecard.Center for Information Research and Innovation.Student Professional Association Memberships.Open Classes (master's-level courses for college credit) Post-Master's Certificate in Library and Information Science CA Teacher Librarian Services CredentialĬalifornia Teacher Librarian Services CredentialĪdvanced Certificate in Strategic Management of Digital Assets and Services.BS in Information Science and Data Analyticsīachelor of Science in Information Science and Data Analytics.Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) Master of Archives and Records Administration.Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Master of Library and Information Science. ![]()
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