Assignment Option 6 (Using Second Life: e-Learning; 20-50 min.
class time) Second Life is for 18-year-olds and older Goals: 1.
encourage active learning by having the students (virtually)
enact the rituals commonly performed at Japanese Shinto shrines
and Buddhist temples; 2. encourage creative and visual learning
by having the students use Second Life and the website to study
these topics These objectives are better reinforced if this
assignment is completed with one or more specific reading
assignments and/or lectures/class discussions. Students are more
likely to appreciate and participate in this assignment if it is
for a grade. (NOTE: This assignment requires more setup time and
is best completed in more than one class period. This assignment
also requires that all the students have access to a computer
with an Internet connection and one that they can download new
software too—You might need to get permission from a computer
lab to download Second Life to a set of computers for your
students to use, or