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tb10 1/7/2010 10:29:48

General Session - Conference Presentation Only (no formal paper)

//Susan Santo, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA, ssanto@usd.edu//
 * Is Second Life Useful for Education? Graduate Student Impressions**

Graduate students taking a course in distance education were exposed to Second Life through visits to various sites. They were asked to discuss and to write papers on how they perceived the usefulness of Second Life for higher education and to brainstorm on potential uses. Their diverse impressions will be presented during this session. In addition, some useful tips about Second Life will be given, especially in terms of presenting its capabilities to an unfamiliar higher education or adult audience.

Novice, Intermediate Second Life, graduate students