1. A 5-stage Model for Learning in Second Life Dr Ming Nie Beyond Distance Research Alliance University of Leicester ALT Learning Technologist of the Year: Team Award 2009 European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning: UNIQUe Award Winner

2. 5-stage model 5-stage model (Salmon, 2004)

3. MOOSEMOOSE: MOdelling Of Second Life Environment Testing the model’s usefulness in SL, design of learning activities for groups at each stage of the model

4. Stage 1: Access and motivation Step 1: Learning individually using the training guidetraining guide Step 2: Learning in groups in in-world training

5. Stage 2: Online socialisation Avatar enabled socialisation Artefacts enabled socialisation

6. Stage 3: Information exchange Information exchange around artefacts

7. Stage 4: Knowledge construction Collaborating through building and manipulating artefacts

8. Stage 5: Development Reflection on personal experience in SL, transfer knowledge

9. 5-stage model for Second Life

10. www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance/festival KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Dr Stephen Bax, Professor Phil Candy, Aly Conteh, Dr Chris Davies, Stephen Downes, Professor Ian Jamieson, Professor Josie Taylor, Tessa Welch Beyond Distance Research Alliance Festival registration: £75 / closing date: 23 December 2009 Learning Futures Festival Online 2010 Positively Disruptive 7-14 January 2010 ALT Learning Technologist of the Year: Team Award 2009 European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning: UNIQUe Award Winner