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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>From D.I. von Briesen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Futures Institute examines what is up-and-coming in our
lives, particularly as it applies to education and the community college. We
believe that three-dimensional, immersive environments provide a glimpse of the
future of the World Wide Web. The Second Life project, started by The Futures
Institute and initially funded by a CPCC Innovation Grant, provides us an
environment within which we can pioneer this amazing new interface.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Last Friday, I led a short Second Life workshop, assisted by
Jean Hardy and several others. We had a great turnout, and the feedback since
then has been enthusiastic. You may have also noticed the article on this in last
Saturday's <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Charlotte Observer.</span></i> We
plan to run weekly workshops and will be sending out announcements about this
shortly. <br>
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Just as the web would be useless without web pages, Second Life will be useless
to us without us in it. It may sound like a cliché, but it's the people that
make the world, and it is turning out to be a very interesting world indeed. If
you're interested, please read further. If not, thanks for
listening! </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am looking for exploring, innovative, creative, and
fearless folk--both faculty, staff AND students--to pioneer CPCC's presence in
the 3D world. No covered wagons necessary--since you can fly there! </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>HOW WE MIGHT USE THIS</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There are two primary areas for which Second Life will
provide tremendous opportunity in education. The first is as another form of
student interaction. Second Life can complement and in some cases even replace
forms of communication we already use. It provides a sense of "being
there" even though the people you are with may be on the other side of the
world. A CPCC support center in Second Life could be staffed by one
person on one campus, but be "present" for any student at any
campus, or anywhere on the web.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The second area is that of building education exercises and
scenarios. Because Second Life has a built-in 3-D modeling toolset that is
surprisingly easy to use and because there are already MILLIONS of items
created and available for use, it's relatively easy to set up real-life
scenarios. Suppose you're an emergency first-responder and you need to
re-create an accident, or scene of a crime? Imagine you're training to be a
bank teller and want to actually stand behind the counter and have a line of
customers? Second Life makes it easy to mock-up these situations and have
teachers and students play alternate roles.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So if you are interested, shoot me a note, or better yet, go
to <font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.secondlife.com"
title="http://www.secondlife.com/">www.secondlife.com</a></span></font> and
create a free account and then shoot me a note. I’ll work with
departments, groups, and individuals and look forward to working with YOU.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We will be scheduling open workshops in LearnerWeb. You can
register at <font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="http://pd.cpcc.edu" title="http://pd.cpcc.edu/">http://pd.cpcc.edu</a></span></font>.
The first is today, February 14, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in IT5122.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I'll also be holding real and virtual office hours from 4:00
to 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">CPCC</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Campus</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
and in IT5121. You may drop in on Second Life or in-person as is convenient for
you.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for your support! </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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