Second Life enhanced courses have a virtual world experience in addition to regular online instruction. Instructors will require students to perform tasks in Second Life which may include activities such as synchronous virtual class meetings, simulations and games, research, small group activities, role playing, and voice/ text chat.

It is recommended that students have a computer headset with a microphone for communicating with other students and Second Life residents. Please click on the following link for the recommended minimum computer hardware configuration.
http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php

Students enrolling in courses with a Second Life experience will need to show Second Life proficiency by completing a prescribed Second Life function on Drury’s Second Life Island or by completing the one credit hour course, Introduction to Virtual Worlds: Second Life, held during the first 8 week session of the term. All Second Life enhanced courses will be held in the second eight week session of the term. Second Life enhanced courses have the DWS descriptor after the Department and Course ID except for GSTU 199 DWV (eg HIST 375 DWS).

Second Life enhanced courses for the fall term:

First Eight Week Block
GSTU 199 (DWS): Intro/Virtual Worlds: Second Life [1 hour course: Sept 22-Oct 18] (Steve Hynds/Tessa Melancon)
GSTU 199 (DWV): Intro/Virtual Worlds: Second Life [1 hour course: Sept 22-Oct 18] (Steve Hynds/Tessa Melancon)

Second Eight Week Block (October 26 thru December 18)
HIST 375 (DWS): Arab-Israeli Conflict (Peter Tsahiridis)
PHYS 110 (DWS): Elementary Astronomy (Jim Caffey)
PSYC 240 (DWS): Social Psychology (Jackie Welborn)
RELG 204 (DWS): Introduction to the History of Christianity (Clement Graham)

Students not wishing to take courses with a Second Life experience can to register for the regular online session of the course in the first 8 week block.

For more information on Second Life, please see the KOLR10 News segments which recently aired:
Creating a "Second Life."
http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=132652

Drury University Embracing Second Life
http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=144212

Please direct any questions to online@drury.edu or 417.873.7727.