Week+Nine



This week, we will be visiting Coalition Island and Patriot Island. Tours will be Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 4p.m. to 5 p.m.

First, we'll meet at the Jaguarland Bay Boat Welcome Center ([]). Please be on time, or you'll get left behind. From there, we'll teleport to Coalition Island. We'll tour their information/welcome center then spread out through their large complex. You'll probably want to make sure to befriend Learner Magic (Dr. Dempsey), Aevalle Galicia (Stasia) and Bama Xue (Rebecca) so we can quickly help you out if you need help.

Coalition Island ([]) is a nexus of United States armed forces activity and collaboration taking place in Second Life (collectively called "Military Lands"). It is geographically located at the center of a rapidly growing continent that includes the Air Force-MyBase, the Navy-NUWC, and the Army - two groups Tradoc & Defense Web. The continent currently contains 20 Islands with 10 more islands planned for the near future. The purpose of Coalition Island is to introduce Residents to each of the armed services, allowing them to learn more about how these groups use Second Life while learning more about what they do in real life. Each of these groups uses Second Life for a wide variety of reasons including collaboration, outreach, family counseling, simulation, prototype testing and training.

Patriot Island ([]) provides information, advocacy and outreach to active duty service members, vets and their families. In addition, they provide space to several national Veterans Service Organizations. Their campus includes: U.S. Military Veterans Information Center Disabled American Veterans (DAV) office VFW Post Extension National Native American Veterans Association Marine Corps League Tomb of the Unknowns replica Memory Garden Chapel Eric D. Hillenburg Memorial and Museum U.S. Military Veterans Navy Exchange (NEX)

A few questions to reflect on during your visit:

1. How can the military utilize Second Life? 2. How can classes be taught using Coalition Island? 3. What did you like most about Coalition Island? 4. How can an Instructional Designer use the tools in Coalition Island? 5. In Patriot Island, how does an understanding of history support future learning? 6. How does communiction support learning?