Seattle Community Colleges District Faculty Development offers faculty development grants, resources and workshops.
Spotlight on District Workshop
"Second Life"
The Faculty Development sponsored "Second Life" workshop on May 29, 2008 was a big success. Dennis Kamarainen, instructor at Seattle Vocational Institute, facilitated the event in collaboration with Geoff Cain and John Miller of Tacoma Community College (pictured). The computer lab at Central was filled with eager participants from all campuses of SCCD and from 10 regional colleges.
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world created by its residents with many opportunities for educational uses. Over 60 colleges and universities have a virtual presence there. WA SBCTC has Evergreen Island in Second Life. Dennis Kamarainen's blog at http://slineduc.blogspot.com/ provides many resources to explore.
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Have a wonderful summer!