FYI about a new LLRX.com article, Lyo ([log in to unmask]):

Second Life
http://www.secondlife.com/

"A Little Grafting of Second Life into a Legal Research Class"
by Rob Hudson, May 9, 2008
http://www.llrx.com/features/secondlife.htm

Here are some relevant excerpts:

Testing the educational potential of Second Life as a supplement to 
classroom instruction occurred over the duration of a seven week 
'International Legal Research Skills' class taught at Nova Southeastern 
University Law School. The class met once a week for lecture and 
discussion on standard FCIL research from International Arbitration to 
World Trade....

As the class evolved, Second Life was used in the following three ways: 
First, it was used as an immersive, interactive exhibition for students on 
issues and agencies involved in international law. A tour was provided 
within Second Life for law students to virtual offices of international 
law firms, courts, libraries, and government agencies with Second Life 
presences....

The second method of incorporation involved a special event hosted by Mr. 
Paulo Casaca, a member of the European Parliament, European Union. His 
Second Life talk was on the international legal implications of using EU 
airports to refuel airplanes transporting prisoners to Guantanamo Bay....

The third way Second Life was incorporated...was student initiated. One of the students could not attend the 
last meeting of the International Legal Research Skills class, but was 
scheduled to give a short presentation of his research pathfinder that 
day. He proposed to give it in avatar form to the class from within Second 
Life...

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