OLLies in Second Life, Part 2

Hello all you great folks out there in OLLieVille.  Welcome again to the OLLieBlog.  The typist behind OLLie has been busily working in Second Life since the last posting, though I can’t say that I’ve been “on task” all of the time.  However, one of the great things about SL is that, even if you’re not strictly on task, you’re probably still learning something—whether touring virtual places, meeting people from all over the country and world, experiencing the arts in a virtual landscape, building, scripting, etc.
 
For my part, I’ve settled in a lovely community (actually a virtual nation) called Caledon.  Caledon operates under a Victorian Steampunk theme and, as such, seems to draw both educators and artisans from every background.  On any given day, somewhere in Caledon’s 40-odd sims, there will be group classes, social events, one-on-one tutoring sessions, chat discussions, lectures, design shows, etc.  Plus, Caledon features a new gateway for newcomers into Second Life, Oxbridge University.  Oxbridge uses easy to follow guides to lead new SL users through learning the basics of how to get around, changing the avatar’s appearance, moving objects and how to work with things in the inventory.  In the sim directly east of Oxbridge University is Oxbridge Village, home to NCI(New Citizens Incorporated) Caledon.  NCI offers guided classes on subjects ranging from building and scripting to organizing your inventory to starting a business in Second Life.
 
 
Other Caledon areas of interest for educators—
 
Inworld--
Caledon Welcome Center
Steampunk Resource Center
Caledon Library (Main Branch)
Caledon Research Center—Wiki Museum and Archives
 
On the web—
Caledon Wiki
Caledon Forum 
 
 
And if readers are interested, yours truly has a couple of projects in the works.  While they’re mainly for fun, the process has been quite the learning experience. 
 
CCB Robokitty Headquarters
Aevalle’s Aerie (my “home” in Wellsian)
Adocentyn Tower