Designing Educational Gestures in Second Life

🎓 Welcome to the 12th Annual Virtual Worlds MOOC! 🎓 @secondlife @vweconsortium We are so excited to have you join this immersive learning journey. We'd like to invite you to join the current VWMOOC26 and future VWMOOCs to learn more, immerse in the underwater treasure hunt at the VWMOOC26 Second Life headquarters in Virtlantis http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academia/230/75/2 and to access all the course materials, badges, and certificates 3 and at the LMS 🔗 Course Link: https://integrating-technology.org/course/view.php?id=13 You will get personal help from MOOC facilitator Dr. Nellie Deutsch and the course particpants in the support forums and from the agentic Ai agent 24/7 for the next 10 months. Nahiram Vaniva-Marder gives a workshop on Designing Educational Gestures in Second Life Workshop: Gestures are powerful tools for classroom management, accessibility, and student engagement. Join this hands-on workshop to learn how to build your own custom SL gestures from scratch in the SL Gesture Editor. Please bring a notepad! Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academia/230/75/23 00:00 Welcome and Speaker Introduction 01:30 What are Gestures in Second Life 04:25 Creating Gestures in the Inventory 06:05 Methods to Trigger and Launch Gestures 08:40 Gesture Categories Text, Animation, Sound, Combined 15:15 Hands on Gesture Creation Step by Step 22:45 Setting Up Triggers, Animations, and Sounds 28:30 Gesture Sequences and Timing 34:05 Educational Uses and Classroom Management 36:55 Virtual Immersion and Nonverbal Communication Discussion 43:10 Closing Remarks #VWMOOC26 #SecondLife #EdTech #VirtualWorlds #OnlineTeaching #DrNellieDeutsch #VirtualLearning #ImmersiveLearning This year’s theme, "Connecting for Learning in Virtual Worlds," focuses on how educators, researchers, and learners can build global bridges through immersive technology. In this session, our organizing team—Dr. Nellie Deutsch (Nellie), Dr. Doris Molero (Pionia), and Dr. Valerie Hill (Val)—officially kicks off the month-long event running throughout August 2026. *Join the VWMOOC26 on Integrating Technology Ai for Educators Moodle LMS* https://integrating-technology.org/course/view.php?id=13 *View the Schedule* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hp7vT8BoOmfbSmP_DhyqiVCUeDCbuW1viKABlXaeYrM/edit?usp=sharing *Second Life Headquarters of VWMOOC26 in Virtlantis * http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academia/230/75/23 *Connect with Dr. Nellie Deutsch* * Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@UCsLt8oYvDYGpSHcGhRBBkyw * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelliedeutsch/ Click SUBSCRIBE and hit the 🔔 icon to receive the latest updates from Dr. Nellie Deutsch. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLt8oYvDYGpSHcGhRBBkyw/join