Educational Uses of Second Life

Fantastic resource listing a variety of educational uses of (and in) Second Life. Lots of screen shots with a vairty of users ranging from school through to HE.

It is also nicely laid out in categories including: * Distance and Flexible Education * Presentations, Panels and Discussions * Training and Skills Development * Self-paced Tutorials * Displays and Exhibits * Immersive Exhibits * Roleplays and Simulations * Data Visualisations and Simulations * Libraries, Art Galleries and Museums * Historical Re-creations and Re-enactments, Living and Immersive Archeology * Computer Programming * Artificial Intelligence Projects * Artificial Life Projects * Multimedia and Games Design * Art and Music Projects * Literature, Composition and Creative Writing * Theatre and Performance Art * Photostories and Photo Scenarios * Machinima * Treasure Hunts and Quests * Virtual Tourism, Cultural Immersion and Cultural Exchange * Language Teaching and Practice, and Language Immersion * Social Science and Anthropological Research * Awareness/Consciousness Raising and Fund Raising * Support and Opportunities for People with Disabilities * Politics, Governance, Civics and Legal Practice * Business, Commerce, Financial Practice and Modelling * Real Estate Practice * Product Design, Prototyping, User-testing and Market Research * Interior Design * Architectural Design and Modelling * Urban Planning and Design * Further Resources

You can spend a long time on this site - I have already!

Interestingly the site is also a wiki (albeit protected)

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