Monash University in Second Life©

Monash Island in Second Life©

A Monash Second Life© Interest Group was established in 2007.  Monash University has developed an island using the Second Life© platform to assist in education in the use of technology as well as language studies.  The island will be used as a key platform of activity for international collaboration and research.

Monash Island contains a Chinese Studies Centre and Chinese Medical Clinic that are used as a basis for Chinese language classes in both first-year and media studies classes. For existing Second Life© users, quick access is available to the Monash Island via its Second Life© URL.

The Faculty of Education is using Second Life© to teach masters level subjects on flexible learning and instructional design, and educational multimedia in S1 and S2 2008 for Masters of Education and pre-service teachers, Students learn to teach and to apply effective pedagogy in Second Life© and will host a seminar or series of learning activities ‘in-world’.   

Intellectual Property class of students in Second Life©

Students enrolled in the Law of  Virtual Worlds  used Second Life© as a platform to investigate  intellectual property issues this semester, photos of the class are here;

Students and teachers from 10 leading universities in the UK, Sweden, USA and Australia are using Pharmatopia, an interactive virtual laboratory in Second Life© developed by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. For more information about Pharmatopia, visit the Monash Memo article, "Real-world teaching on virtual island".

In 2009 new subject called ‘Digital Selves’ will also use Second Life© as a platform to investigate behaviours in-world.

Anyone interested in collaboration using Secondlife© should contact:

Ms Kate Roth
Director, International Education
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International)
Kate.Roth@adm.monash.edu.au