Second Life

Second Life (SL) is a virtual community of diverse individuals, "a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents."

"What this means for students of this class is that you will create a character for yourself in Second Life (called an “avatar”) that you will use to move through the world and interact with other users. In Second Life, our class [will meet on] an island [Democracy Island] and a building on that island [the replica Supreme Court] that we will be using throughout the semester.  Your avatar will come to the island to meet your instructor and the other students in the class and to participate in class-related activities.  It will take a little while to get used to using Second Life, but once you become comfortable with it, [the technology] will greatly enhance your experience in this class.

Because [I] expect that Second Life will be new to many of you, we will be spending a lot of time and energy...helping you to get comfortable in the Second Life environment. NO EXPERIENCE WITH SECOND LIFE IS NECESSARY TO TAKE THIS COURSE. All [I] ask of you, in terms of computer skills, is that you feel comfortable using computers and learning to use new applications."

We will hold our class in Second Life; this means we won't be meeting in our regular classroom. You can rather participate from whichever location you choose that has sufficient access to the internet.

Be sure to read and understand the Community Standards for SL.