Online article on the use of the Second Life virtual world in the teaching of legal research skills written by Rob Hudson who is Head of Information Services, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center - Law Library & Technology Center in Florida. The article was published in May 2008 in the features section of LLRX.com. The author describes the various ways in which he incorporated Second Life in the teaching of his International Legal Research Skills class. Methods described include tours of virtual offices of international law firms, courts, libraries and government agencies in Second Life, attendance at a Second Life guest lecture and a student presentation from within Second Life. The article considers the benefits and disadvantages of using Second Life to enhance traditional classroom instruction. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals.
A little grafting of Second Life into a legal research class
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