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=Australian Education Institutions using Virtual Worlds.=

Who's using Virtual Worlds now? Join in and update your institution's information. This compilation was started by Lindy McKeown ( Email Lindy ). Please contact Lindy if you have any issues or need help. If you don't want to join and update your own data or you find a link to someone who is missing, just email it to Lindy to add. Please note if you are adding direct links to people's contacts, the policy for this wiki is to only add people's contact information if they are discoverable in Google search or Second Life search or directly added by the person themselves.

Sections

 * Universities
 * Other tertiary institutions (eg. TAFE)
 * Other education services relevant to the higher education sector in Australia
 * New Zealand institutions
 * Other Australian educational organisations such as K - 12 schools that are not tertiary institutions using Second Life or OpenSim or other virtual worlds.
 * Publications by Australian higher educators

ER = Exit Reality OS = OpenSim self hosted or private grids SL = Second Life See also Linden Labs Education Directory for Second Life TSL = Teen Second Life RG = OpenSim ReactionGrid See also their Institutions Served list. VP = VastPark
 * Abbreviations**:


 * =University= || ==Virtual Worlds used== || ==Location name==

and teleport SLURL
|| ==Contacts and links to contact people==

and web links to information, blogs etc
|| Australian Catholic University ACU || SL || Australia 4 Learning (shared) [] . || Matthew Campbell Lecturer Education & Professional Studies Matthew.Campbell AT acu.edu.au || University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Broome and Sydney. || TSL ||  || Abstract Campbell, Chris and Boulay, R, "Pre-service Students Using Teen Second Life in Secondary Classrooms: A Work in Progress" (2009). //Education Conference Papers.// Paper 5. http://researchonline.nd.edu.au/edu_conference/5 || Australian National University ANU, Canberra ||  ||   ||   || University of Canberra, Canberra || SL ||  || Abstract Robert J. Cox, Patricia S. Crowther. **Charles Sturt University**, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Dubbo, Manly, Orange, Canberra, Ontario (Canada) || SL || Jokaydia @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/jokaydia/121/157/24 . || Hosted on the Islands of Jokaydia Group in SL for the School of Information Studies || **Macquarie University**, Sydney || SL ||  || Hosted on the Islands of Jokaydia || **University of New England**, Armidale || SL || Education Online Headquarters (private) and Australis4Learning  http://slurl.com/secondlife/ Australis%204%20Learning/140/ 133/22%20 . || Sue Gregory – @http://www.une.edu.au and http://www.virtualclassrooms. info || University of New South Wales, Sydney, Canberra || SL ||  || Group in Second Life FBE ARCH1391DCS 2009 ARCH1391 Digital Computation Studio, Faculty of the Built Environment || University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Callaghan, Ourimbah, Port Macquarie, Singapore || SL ||  ||   || Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads || SL ||  || News item || **University of Sydney**, Sydney || SL || @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Sydney/50/50/22 . || Dr Angela Thomas (a.thomas AT edfac.usyd.edu.au) for information or questions about this group or the University of Sydney sims. || University of Technology, Sydney ||  ||   || Italian Studies || University of Western Sydney || SL ||  || The Second Life Client Viewer: A study in open source. || University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Dubai ||  ||   ||   || University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Parkville ||  ||   || Staff member research by Greg Wadley || **Monash** **University,** Melbourne (Clayton, Caulfield, Berwick, Peninsula, Parkville), Churchill (Gippsland), Malaysia, South Africa || SL || Region: Chinese Island: @http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monash%20University%202/82/67/35
 * ==National== ||  ||   ||   ||
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 * A Review of Linden Scripting Language and Its Role in Second Life. ** ||
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 * ===Victoria=== || === === || === === || === === ||

Central Island: [] . || Scott Grant (Xilin Yifu), Chinese Studies Program, Faculty of Arts, Monash University (scott.grant@monash.edu) Dr Michael Henderson, Faculty of Education, Monash University (michael.henderson@monash.edu) Dr Francesca Collins, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Behavioural Studies, Faculty of Arts ([|Francesca.Collins@monash.edu])

Monash Chinese Island Blog || **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology**, Melbourne (City, Brunswick, Bundoora), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi) || SL || RMIT Creative Media @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RMIT%20Creative%20Media/50/50/31 . || RMIT Island launched in June 2007 || **Swinburne University of Technology,** Melbourne (Hawthorn,Croydon, Prahran, Lilydale, Wantirna, and Healesville), Malaysia (Kuching) || SL || Region: Koala Island @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Koala%20Island/127/124/24 . ||  || **La Trobe University,** Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Beechworth, Shepparton, Mildura, Mt Buller || SL || La Trobe University Island [] . || Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences || **Deakin** **University,** Geelong, Melbourne, Warrnambool || SL || Region: Deakin University. [] . ||  || **University of Ballarat**, Ballarat || SL || University of Ballarat @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Ballarat/128/129/30 . ||  || **Victoria** **University,** Melbourne || SL || Region: Victoria University [] . || [] || Bond University, Gold Coast . ||  ||   ||   || **Central** **Queensland University,** Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton(headquarters) and Brisbane, Melbourne . || SL || [] ||  || **Griffith** **University,** Brisbane and Gold Coast || SL || Griffith University [] . ||  || James Cook University, Townsville and Cairns ||   ||   ||   || **University** **of Queensland****,** Brisbane, Ipswich, Gatton || SL || UQ Religion Bazaar @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UQ%20Religion%20Bazaar/135/155/27 || School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, were last year awarded a UQ Strategic Teaching and Learning Grant to construct a Studies in Religion Island in Second Life News item at [] || **Queensland** **University** **of Technology,** Brisbane || SL || [] . ||  || **University** **of Southern Queensland,** Toowoomba, Springfield, Fraser Coast || SL || USQ Island [] . || Lindy McKeown (SL= Decka Mah) Project Officer - Collaboration and Virtual Worlds Lindy McKeown || University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast ||  ||   ||   || **Curtin University of Technology**, Perth, Sydney, Malaysia (Miri). || SL ||  || Follow Curtin2ndLife on twitter || **Edith Cowan** **University**, Perth and Bunbury || SL || Bentley @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bentley/196/110/44 . || Bentley Campus of Curtin University of Technology || **Murdoch** **University,** Perth and Mandurah || SL || Murdoch University @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Murdoch%20University/50/50/21 . ||  || **University** **of Western Australia****,** Perth and Albany || SL || UWA Island @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/University%20of%20WA/118/15/28 . || WASP. WA Supercomputer Program The Second Life of science research || University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Broome ||  ||   ||   || **Flinders University**, Adelaide || SL || @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Flinders%20University/178/140/25 . ||  || **University of Adelaide,** Adelaide, Waite and Roseworthy || SL || Transforming Assessment []
 * ===Queensland=== || === === || === === || === === ||
 * ===Western Australia=== || === === || === === || === === ||
 * ===South Australia=== || === === || === === || === === ||

Island 18 @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Island%2018/103/181/26 . || 1. ALTC Exchange Transforming Assessment in Second Life

2. School of History and Politics Georgian London Project

3. Island 18 is an interactive recreation of 18th-century London currently for use by students of Illinois State University and the University of Adelaide. || **University of South Australia,** Adelaide and Whyalla || SL OS RG || UniSA @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UniSA/179/234/23 . || 1. UniSA Virtual website for virtual worlds work 2. Manager a Uni of SA SIM, Denise Wood publications and contacts 3. Publications list of Drama lecturer Russell Fewster 4. ALTC project site || **University of Tasmania**, Hobart and Launceston || SL ||  || Orientation to Second Life sessions for staff available. Group contact listed as Angela Thomas, University of Tasmania. Blog: @http://angelaathomas.com . || **Charles Darwin University**, Darwin and Alice Springs (formerly Northern Territory University) || SL OS || Jokaydia @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/jokaydia/121/157/24 || Hosted on the islands of Jokaydia ||
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 * ===Northern Territory=== || === === || === === || === === ||

=Other tertiary institutions=

. || SL || [] ||  || SL || [] || U21Global's affiliated universities in Australia & New Zealand: University of Auckland, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland. || Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE || SL || Rented but in the process of acquiring an island. ||  || TAFE SA || SL ||  || Rented space in the past. || TAFE Tasmania || SL || Group but no land ||  ||
 * ===Institution=== || ===SL=== || ===Location name and teleport SLURL and web links to information=== || ===Contacts and links=== ||
 * ===National & International=== ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Australian Film, TV and Radio School **
 * Australian Film, TV and Radio School **
 * U21Global ** ||
 * U21Global ** ||
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Other education services relevant to the higher education sector in Australia including commercial providers and contractors.

 * ===Institution=== || ===Virtual===

used
|| ===Location name and teleport SLURL and web links to information=== || ===Contacts and links=== || Education Services Australia . || RG ||  || ImmersED web site || Jokaydia || SL RG OS || Jokadia in Second Life @http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/jokaydia/121/157/24 Jokaydia on ReactionGrid
 * ===National & International=== ||  ||   ||   ||

JokaydiaGrid (using hosted OpenSim) . || Jokay Jokaydia Website ||
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