Last week the University of Delaware hosted 2 events on their Virtual Campus in Second Life last that reinforced, for me at least, the value of providing multiple delivery methods for place-based presentations. Both were live video-streams into Second Life.
The first was CNN's Candy Crowley speaking on Broken ... and Broken? Assessing the US Political Scene. At one point, 32 participants were in attendance. The presentation was also distributed as streaming media on the U of Delaware website. A Q&A period followed the presentation, and questions were taken from Second Life and in-person participants.
The second was a ceremony during which Vice President Biden, a U of Delaware graduate, donated his Senatorial papers to special collections on Delaware campus. About 19 participants were in the Second Life Audience, but Tweets from the physical location indicated long lines waiting to get in to see the VP in person. The Vice President spoke on the Constitution and Citizenship. He did not entertain questions. Streaming video was available only on campus.
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