Now what?

Through the support of a more senior faculty member who wants to bring his classes into Second Life, one of the institutions where I teach has tentatively agreed to purchase an island sim. As he is even less experienced with SL than I am, and as I am the one who has beem planting seeds and dropping hints about the potential and possibility of virtual worlds in an educational setting for the past half year, it appears that management of the estate will be my responsibility.

This is an exciting opportunity. It is one that I've been hoping for for many months. But as the Chinese are alleged to have said, "Be careful what you wish for - you might get it." The more I try to imagine my way through the path ahead, the more I realize how little of a clue I have as to how to proceed.

So here's the question - or the plea for help: what resources exist to help would-be estate managers gain the necessary knowledge to get such a project rolling?

I'd particularly be grateful to hear from anyone who's recently gone through the process.