WS110d: Women, Society and Culture
Dr. Sharon Collingwood
This section of WS110 will be held in the virtual world Second Life. Educational use of Second Life is still a very new idea, and the concept of a "virtual world" is foreign to many people. You may be wondering how such a class will be taught.
Simply put, you will be asked to become a member of Second Life (there is no fee for this) where you will form an animated persona (an avatar) which will represent you in our classroom on Minerva Island. You'll be able to communicate with others in the class in real time, and participate in collaborative work through text and voice chat. In the spring quarter of 2009 our course will meet ONLINE Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 7:30 - 9:00 pm.
Please see this introductory video to understand how classes work in Second Life.
The syllabus for our course is here.
Our work on Minerva will be supported by an intensive website, where you will be able to access text, images, quizzes, self-tests and podcasts; these will help you to be sure you have understood the written and multimedia material in our course. If you have already signed up for this course, you will soon be able to access these materials through Carmen, our learning management system. (https://carmen.osu.edu/).
If you would like to learn more about Second Life before class starts, please explore the link "Minerva Island" in the sidebar on the left, or read my article on feminist activism in Second Life.
