How many universities/colleges/schools are in SL?
Estimates vary as does the size and purpose of the presence. Useful sources of information are Simteach (global) and Virtual World Watch (UK). The latter estimated that in 2008 75% of UK universities had a presence of some kind in SL (90% in 2009). A recent survey (Miller, 2009) identified approximately 60 locations that could apparently be tied to a UK higher education institution though it was unclear in some cases as to the level of involvement, e.g. personal, departmental, faculty, cross-faculty, institution, and level of activity. A more comprehensive survey by Terrence Linden recorded that there were over 750 educational institutions that owned sims in Summer 2009. By the end of Feb 2010 there were 646 colleges and universities owning one or more sims. The number grew by 16% during 2009. There was a report via Twitter that Terrence Linden had reported at the NMC 2010 Summer conference that there were now more than 800 educational institutions in Second Life. This was confirmed at
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