secondlifelibraries

 

Syllabus

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The following were developed as a collaborative framework that has now been modified for two individual, separate independent studies. These independent studies involve two distinct research questions, methodologies and research projects. The students will be informally getting together to chat about the weekly Second Life "explorations" using the weekly structure developed below. 

Purpose

Objectives

Required Texts

Assignments & Evaluation

Philosophy & Guiding Principles

 

 

Anne, do you mind if I take out the "due dates" and "readings" and just leave the weekly exploratory topics? Let me know if I'm OK to remove this content; I don't want to remove it if you'll be needing for the development of your indep. study proposal :) -- MO

 

History, context & introduction

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW

Week 1 Jan 7: History

Week 2 Jan 14: Learning and development

Week 3 Jan 21: User Communities

  • Literature review draft due January 25th

 

Week Lite

Week 4 Jan 28: International

 

Virtual ethnographic fieldwork

Week 5 Feb 4: Information Seeking Behavior

  • Meet with professor to present methodology (Week 5, date TBD)

Week 6 Feb 11: SL Publications

Week 7 Feb 18: Library Communities

Week 8 Feb 25: Institutions in SL

Week 9 Mar 3: Higher Education Libraries

 

Data analysis and write paper

Week 10 Mar 10: Unique Information Providing Models

(Spring break)

Week 11 Mar 24: Teen Second Life

Week 12 Mar 31: Librarianship

Week 13 Apr 7: Write Paper

Week 14 Apr 14: Write Paper

  • Rough draft of final paper due April 19

Week 15 Apr 21: Write paper''

  • Final paper and presentation due May 1


Sample Syllabi

 

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