1. How to Be a Building Contractor : Ohio University Without Boundaries Building a Complete Second Life Campus Christopher Keesey Project Manager Ohio University Without Boundaries AKA - Tanbou Ogg in SL Building Contractor

2. Ohio University Without Boundaries Second Life Officially Launched in 2003 A 3-dimensional, user-defined world of general use in which people can interact, play, LEARN, do business, and otherwise communicate... Second Life 2006/2007 - Institutions of Higher Education Take Notice:

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7. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/20/39/24/ Ohio University Without Boundaries 1. This Second Life thing is amazing! Yeah!

8. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/20/39/24/ Ohio University Without Boundaries 2. Look I signed up and created my own avatar.

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11. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/20/39/24/ Ohio University Without Boundaries 5.

12. Ohio University Without Boundaries Be A Building Contractor

13. Ohio University Without Boundaries Be A Building Contractor Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc...

14. Ohio University Without Boundaries Be A Building Contractor Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc... Manage any subcontractors

15. Ohio University Without Boundaries Be A Building Contractor Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc... Manage any subcontractors Seek and employ other domains of specialization from around your university

16. Ohio University Without Boundaries Be A Building Contractor Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc... Manage any subcontractors Seek and employ other domains of specialization from around your university Manage Aesthetic Quality I.E. Your University’s Brand

17. Ohio University Without Boundaries Be A Building Contractor Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc... Manage any subcontractors Seek and employ other domains of specialization from around your university Manage Aesthetic Quality I.E. Your University’s Brand Overall Planning

18. Ohio University Without Boundaries Planning

19. Ohio University Without Boundaries Planning 2 Planning Best Practice Tip #1 Do not plan your campus around buildings or structures but rather, plan your buildings, structures and spaces around activities.

20. Ohio University Without Boundaries Planning 2 Asynchronous Learning Synchronous Learning Arts and Music Conferences Student Group/Student Social Activities Ohio University’s Initially Planned Activities

21. Ohio University Without Boundaries Planning 3 Planning

22. Ohio University Without Boundaries Remember this guy? Remember This Guy? A well laid-out plan will go far in putting money in that hand. $

23. Ohio University Without Boundaries Design Development Phase Design and Development Phase

24. Ohio University Without Boundaries Design Considerations To Scale or not to Scale? Design Considerations

25. Ohio University Without Boundaries Design Considerations To Scale or not to Scale? Doors Design Considerations

26. Ohio University Without Boundaries Design Considerations To Scale or not to Scale? Doors “Flyability” Design Considerations

27. Ohio University Without Boundaries Design Considerations To Scale or not to Scale? Doors “Flyability” Chat Bleed in Synchronous Learning Spaces Design Considerations

28. Ohio University Without Boundaries Design Considerations To Scale or not to Scale? Doors “Flyability” Chat Bleed in Synchronous Learning Spaces Media and floor layout... Design Considerations

29. Ohio University Without Boundaries Get your Campus Involved Music / Fine Arts Student Services Alumni Distance Learning Computer Science (Scripting)... Involve Applicable RL Campus Domain Expertise

30. Ohio University Without Boundaries Management SL Campus Management

31. Ohio University Without Boundaries Management Who will: SL Campus Management Support Students Evangelize/Train faculty? Change media in existing parcels? Manage permissions? Cut new parcels when needed? Plan/Manage classes and class security? Monitor Visitor Logging? Market the virtual campus? Manage Visual Style/Standards Pick up the trash? And so on and so on...

32. Ohio University Without Boundaries Management 1 One person can handle these tasks today. Campus Management

33. Ohio University Without Boundaries Management 2 That may not always be the case. Campus Management

34. Ohio University Without Boundaries Access Island / Parcel Access Public Specific avatars AccessBuilding Specific group only X X Much of the Ohio SL Campus follows the following model.

35. Ohio University Without Boundaries Security Island / Parcel Security How will you deal with this?

36. Ohio University Without Boundaries Security2 Island / Parcel Security at Ohio University NO WEAPONS. PERIOD. Damage not enabled on Ohio Islands Violators banned from all OU islands. Griefers reported to Linden Labs Community Standards document at Campus Landing Avatar name and time logging Parcel access closed upon request for faculty and partners

37. Ohio University Without Boundaries Think Scalable As 3-D web applications change and evolve, ensure that your institution is able to change and evolve as well. Units that develop and manage Second Life campuses must be agile, efficient and unified in mission.

38. Ohio University Without Boundaries Think Scalable Proper planning, organizational structure and standards up front will allow universities to avoid the cacophony of disjointed designs and interfaces that have plagued us and our web site users since the 90s.

39. Ohio University Without Boundaries Final The right planning now will ensure that your campus can be an active, positive and manageable environment for students, faculty and administrators for years to come.

40. Links and Contact Slideshow URL http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/keesey/distancelearning/presentation.pdf Ohio University Second Life Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA Ohio University Second Life Campus http://slurl.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24/ http://slurl.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24/ Or search “Ohio University” in the Second Life Map Papers How to Be a Building Contractor: Building a Complete Campus in Second Life http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/keesey/distancelearning/building_contractor.pdf The Path Less Traveled: Thinking Asynchronous for Learning in Second Life http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/keesey/distancelearning/aynchronousInSL.pdf http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/keesey/distancelearning/aynchronousInSL.pdf Christopher Keesey Ohio University Without Boundaries Email: keesey@ohio.edukeesey@ohio.edu Web: www.ouwb.ohiou.eduwww.ouwb.ohiou.edu Links and Contact

41. OUWB Ohio University Without Boundaries Leaders in the Design of Engaging, Transforming, Convenient Learning Experiences. Web: www.ouwb.ohiou.edu Slide URL: www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/keesey/distance_learning/buildingcontractor.pdf Email: keesey@ohio.edu