SL_John

Second Life Research - Pre-Survey Questions
1) Describe your classroom personality (shy, outgoing, personable, engaged, etc). -Quiet,Energatic, several technological problem, fun, friendly.
 * Questions about you as a Learner**

2) How effective are you at communicating with other students and teachers on a day-to-day basis (Rate yourself from 1-5 with 1 meaning you are not effective and 5 meaning you are very effective). I rarely use my mobile phone. Instead, I use skype and msn most of the times.

3) How important do you think it is for your learning to have a “sense of community” in the classroom? Please explain.

4) Are there some learning (classroom) activities where the use of technology helps you learn? If so, please explain why? Yes. Elluminate is helping me to fix the microphone system which is useful in many application such as Audacity.

5) Are there some learning (classroom) activities where technology does not help you learn? If so, please explain why? Sometimes, it confuse me because several difficult program and lagging in wikispaces makes me suffer.

6) What are some ways that technology may connect people together? 7) What are some ways that technology may make people feel disconnected? 8) Is there anything that you don’t like about technology? If so, explain. 9) What role does technology play in your learning? 10) Are there any ways that technology gets in the way of your learning? If yes, provide some examples.
 * General Questions about Technology**

11) What are the virtual learning tools we use in the classroom already? Describe briefly how these are used to support your learning. 12) What do you think are the advantages of using tools that allow us to connect and collaborate online? What are the disadvantages? 13) Have you had a 3D virtual world experience before? If yes, describe your experience. 14) What do you think classroom learning will be like inside a virtual world like Second Life (SL)? 15) What importance, if any, do you place in creating your own avatar? 16) What role do you think your avatar will play in how you interact with your classmates and teacher in SL? 17) Do you think learning inside SL will be challenging? If so, how? 18) What sort of classroom ITGS activities do you think will be possible inside SL? 19) How might relationships in a virtual world like SL be different from face-to-face interactions?
 * Questions about Virtual Learning**