Lynnette G. Leonard’s research and teaching interests include communication and new technology. She has been active in Second Life® since 2006 and has integrated Second Life® into her communication classes since Spring 2007. She was integral in the development of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) School of Communication’s Second Life® campus.
She has presented on Second Life® and education to the faculty at UNO, the Omaha Public School District, and the Lincoln Public School district. She conducted a Second Life® training workshop at the National Communication Association conferences in 2008 (with Lesley Withers) and 2009 (with Lesley Withers and John Sherblom).
For further information on their Second Life research project, see the recent publication of:
Leonard, L. G., Withers, L. A., & Sherblom, J. C. (2010). The paradox of computer-mediated communication and identity: Peril, promise, and Second Life®. In J. Park & E. Abels (Eds.), Interpersonal relations and social patterns in communication technology: Discourse norms, language structures and cultural variables (pp. 1-17). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.