Discussions have been held regularly on Infolit iSchool, and in June 2008 it hosted a Second Life track of the Learning Through Enquiry Alliance conference. There are chat transcripts, and sometimes other material, relating to many of these events. This is a list of the events, with the date that the event was held, and links to the chatlogs etc. There is also a set of pictures on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/23396182@N00/sets/72157602957821703/

These events were held in venues around Infolit iSchool, unless stated otherwise.

Developing the Swine Flu examples of the SCONUL 7 Pillars model of Information Literacy (4th June 2009) there was session in which people discussed ways in which the build could be developed, led by Sheila Yoshikawa. The chatlog for the session is here: http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=417 and see also the page on this wiki Information Literacy builds - Swine flu

The Information Environment is Affect-Driven (21st May 2009) Adra Letov (Dr Diane Nahl in RL) led this research presentation/discussion (pictured above).

Second Life ... revisiting media literacy. (14 May 2009) Marty Snowpaw (Marty Keltz in Real Life) led this discussion, drawing on his rich experience with new media. The chatlog of the session is at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=404

Focus group on using Second Life for collaborating and networking. (30 April) This was facilitated by Pancha Enzyme, and is contributing to a study on library and information professionals collaborating in SL.

Impressions of the LILAC conference (23 April 2009) Sheila Yoshikawa, Ishbel Hartmann and Pancha Enzyme gave their picks from the UK's LILAC (information literacy) conference. The chatlog is posted at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=397

The Academic Librarian in Second Life (13 November 2008) The presenter was Robin Mochi, who used Voice and therefore is absent from the chat dialogue at .http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=339 However there was a pretty lively conversation from the other participants. Robin's initial focus was on her role as an academic librarian assisting a faculty member with his first class in SL. Robin provided a link to a presentation she had given on the topic:: http://www.slideshare.net/RobinAshford/academic-librarian-in-second-life-presentation

Exploration of Infolit iSchool (10 November 2008) Tour of the island. There is a notecard with landmarks and commentary here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/128/224/22/ and the text of the notecard is on the wiki here

Out of school play in online virtual worlds and the implications for literacy learning (6th November 2008). This was a presentation by Jackie Darkstone (Jackie Marsh in RL) and the chatlog is here: http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=337

Information Literacy and employability (30th October) Discussion led by Sheila Yoshikawa.

Reflections on the conference L'education à la culture informationnelle (24th October 2008) Report back from two speakers at this real life conference held in Lille, France: Sheila Yoshikawa and Leroimystere Alexandre.

Modes of library services in Second Life (22 October 2008) Discussion led by Maggie Kohime.

Developing 3D models of information literacy (2nd and 8th October 2008) Discussions on how to develop 3D versions of the SCONUL 7 Pillars model of information literacy. There are some notes from the first session on the wiki here. There is also some building on the island.

Inquiry based learning applied in Second Life teaching (28 August) North Lamar talked about his teaching in SL.

Research in Information Literacy (14 August 2008) Two presentations from a Real Life seminar the previous day, from Yazdan Mansourian and Pam McKinney.

A Second Life model of Multiple Intelligences (5 August 2008) Zotarah Shepherd described and toured us round the model she has built, based on Gardiner's concept of Multiple Intelligencies.

Blogging and Second Life (31 July 2008) Discussion led by Sheila Yoshikawa. Chat log at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=316

LTEA (Learning Through Enquiry Alliance) 2008 conference: Second Life track. (26 June 2008) There are reports, links to chatlogs and photos at http://networked-inquiry.pbwiki.com/About+LTEA2008+in+Second+Life

Facebook and Information literacy (June 2008) Discussion led by Sheila Yoshikawa. Chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=300, blog entry at http://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.com/2008/06/facebook-and-information-literacy.html

Expanding Information Literacy Using In-World Tools (29 May 2008) Discussion led Robin Mochi about tools such as Sloog and the Salamander HUD. Chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=288 and background information at http://dis.shef.ac.uk/sheila/mochi-29-may.pdf

About Infolit iSchool (20 May) Sheila Yoshikawa answers questions about activities + discusses learning spaces. No chatlog, blog entry at (scroll down for brief report; main part relates to next meeting) http://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.com/2008/05/using-sl-with-first-years.html

Using Second Life in a first year undergraduate module (15th May 2008) Presentation and discussion from Sheila Yoshikawa, Maggie Kohime and Ishbel Hartmann. Chatlog at  http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=291

Using Variation Theory to develop a module on information literacy (8th May 2008) Presentation by Sheila Yoshikawa. Blog entry at http://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.com/2008/05/variation.html and relates to powerpoint at http://www.slideshare.net/sheilawebber/variation-theory-as-a-basis-for-designing-a-module-on-teaching-information-literacy/

Is Second Life useful in teaching students how to search the web? (1st May 2008)  Chat log is at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=288

The role of libraries in reaching everyday Second Life users: (24th April 2008) chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=286

Pitfalls for librarians in SL: (17 April 2008) Chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=285

Web 2.0 and information literacy (10 April 2008), chatlog at  http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=281 assocated links etc at: http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2008/04/web-20-and-information-literacy.html

Highlights from the 2008 LILAC conference (27 March 2008)  chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=270

Problem Based Learning for Information Literacy (13th March 2008), chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=253 and accompanying handout at http://dis.shef.ac.uk/sheila/13marchnotecard.pdf as a pdf

Information Literate University (26 Feb 2008) chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=236 and handout at http://dis.shef.ac.uk/sheila/ILU-SL.pdf

Evaluating educational interventions in Second Life, particularly education for information literacy (14 February 2008) chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=234 and handout at  http://dis.shef.ac.uk/sheila/evaluating-notecard.pdf

Report on the Information strategies for researchers conference (7 February 2008) cahtlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=222

Assessment of information literacy (17th January 2008) chatlog at  http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=217 

Samples and sampling in Second Life research (8th January 2008) chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=214

Reflections on the International Online conference (December 17th 2007) chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=216

Interviewing for research in SL (26 November 2007) chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=188.

Report from the information literacy conference in Konstanz (KWIL) (November 15 2007) chat log at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=178.

Things to do with Infolit iSchool (6 Novemver 2007) chatlog at  http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=176

Inquiry Based Learning in Second Life (1 November 2007) chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=165

What is important for librarians to learn about Second Life and what role should they be taking? (October 24th 2007) chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=152 (this discussion, and all earlier ones, were on Eduserv Island)

Useful information sources and strategies for learning about how & where to shop (18th September 2007)  chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=129

How should Librarians present themselves in Second Life, or Facebook, My Space or other social networking tools, with a professional or a personal face? (4 September 2007) chatlog is online split into two parts at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=124 and http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=125

Search within Second Life: challenge or disaster? (20 August 2007) Chatlog at http://sleeds.org/chatlog/?c=70