The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Wired Campus blog reports two examples of using the virtual world Second Life.
On July 23, 2007, journalism students at the University of California at Berkeley will use Second Life to show off their reporting, filming, and writing on religion.
In fall 2007, the University of New Orleans will begin offering two classes in Second Life. The virtual campus was built mainly for distance education, research, and as a place for administrators to meet, but the university realized it would be a good venue for classes should another devastating hurricane strike the Gulf Coast.