Sloodle: Intro “ A chocolate and peanut butter combination”

Grant Potter, M.Ed Moodle admin and high school Vice-Principal SD#54 – Bulkley Valley, British Columbia Grant Potter Intro

Jeremy Kemp, M.Ed, M.S.J. “ Sloodle” concept originator Assistant Director, Second Life Campus SJSU School of Library & Information Science Jeremy Kemp Intro

Sloodle News: Funding Grant Eduserv Foundation (UK) has agreed a one year grant of £80,000 ($176,000 CAD) to the Sloodle project for ‘07/’08, subject to contractual arrangements being confirmed. Awarded to Dr. Daniel Livingstone Paisley University

Eduserv Foundation (UK) has agreed a one year grant of £80,000 ($176,000 CAD) to the Sloodle project for ‘07/’08, subject to contractual arrangements being confirmed.

Awarded to Dr. Daniel Livingstone Paisley University

Sloodle: Defined Sloodle is an open source experiment that maps the Moodle module structure to S econd Life activities so course designers may experiment with effective and engaging 3D immersion for learning. or - Sloodle is a set of free, “full-perm” objects in Second Life that transport content back and forth to Moodle and help teachers and learners achieve learning objectives more efficiently with web scaffolding.

Sloodle is an open source experiment that maps the Moodle module structure to S econd Life activities so course designers may experiment with effective and engaging 3D immersion for learning.

or -

Sloodle is a set of free, “full-perm” objects in Second Life that transport content back and forth to Moodle and help teachers and learners achieve learning objectives more efficiently with web scaffolding.

Sloodle: Illustrated

A Second Life n00b? No problem. Go to SecondLife.com and create a free account First name is freeform; last name from a provided list Download / install the free Second Life viewer Check the PC requirements, esp. video card, firewall Getting a ‘MUVE’ on…

A Second Life n00b? No problem.

Go to SecondLife.com and create a free account

First name is freeform; last name from a provided list

Download / install the free Second Life viewer

Check the PC requirements, esp. video card, firewall

The Pervasiveness of Practice. MUVE’s are social worlds that foster a culture of collaborative learning. ‘ Sandboxes’ are everywhere - places where experienced users share what they know with others. The common start of SL conversation is ‘How do I…?” Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning By Jay Cross, Internet Time Group; Tony O'Driscoll, IBM; and Eilif Trondsen, SRI Consulting Business Intelligence http:// elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section = articles&article =44-1 Why make the ‘MUVE’?

The Pervasiveness of Practice.

MUVE’s are social worlds that foster a culture of collaborative learning.

‘ Sandboxes’ are everywhere - places where experienced users share what they know with others.

The common start of SL conversation is ‘How do I…?”

The Power of Presence, Sense of Space, and Capacity to Co-Create. Avatars converse, collaborate, attend concerts and meetings, listen to presentations, explore, co-construct virtual artworks, create films and blog, blog, blog. MUVE’s like Second Life are a powerful means of encouraging social interaction and dialogue. Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning By Jay Cross, Internet Time Group; Tony O'Driscoll, IBM; and Eilif Trondsen, SRI Consulting Business Intelligence http:// elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section = articles&article =44-1 Why make the ‘MUVE’?

The Power of Presence, Sense of Space, and Capacity to Co-Create.

Avatars converse, collaborate, attend concerts and meetings, listen to presentations, explore, co-construct virtual artworks, create films and blog, blog, blog.

MUVE’s like Second Life are a powerful means of encouraging social interaction and dialogue.

Enrich the Student Experience Virtual environments make impossible experiences possible for students, and new and engaging Inspect a virtual prototype of a car Walk through the mazes of a microprocessor Re-enact a battlefield situation Construct a water molecule Why make the ‘MUVE’? Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning By Jay Cross, Internet Time Group; Tony O'Driscoll, IBM; and Eilif Trondsen, SRI Consulting Business Intelligence http: //elearnmag . org/subpage . cfm ?section=articles&article=44-1

Enrich the Student Experience

Virtual environments make impossible experiences possible for students, and new and engaging

Inspect a virtual prototype of a car

Walk through the mazes of a microprocessor

Re-enact a battlefield situation

Construct a water molecule

The New Learnscape Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning By Jay Cross, Internet Time Group; Tony O'Driscoll, IBM; and Eilif Trondsen, SRI Consulting Business Intelligence http:// elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section = articles&article =44-1 Flow - balance inactivity and challenge Experimentation - encourage learners to try new things Experience - more engaging than other tech Doing - Second Life is one BIG practice field Observing - Explore, observe, learn Motivation - teachable moments at every turn

Flow - balance inactivity and challenge

Experimentation - encourage learners to try new things

Experience - more engaging than other tech

Doing - Second Life is one BIG practice field

Observing - Explore, observe, learn

Motivation - teachable moments at every turn

Why now? Gaming has sprung a leak. The social web and immersive game technology are fusing. Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning By Jay Cross, Internet Time Group; Tony O'Driscoll, IBM; and Eilif Trondsen, SRI Consulting Business Intelligence http: //elearnmag . org/subpage . cfm ?section=articles&article=44-1

Gaming and Collaboration Collaboration in gaming Solo - Sim City, Pacman Multi - The Sims Online, Doom Group-specific - World of Warcraft, Second Life

Collaboration in gaming

Solo - Sim City, Pacman

Multi - The Sims Online, Doom

Group-specific - World of Warcraft, Second Life

Collaboration Timeline

Cumulativity “ Cumulativity” in Gaming Add items to inventory - Board games, FPS Install templated, persistent objects - Sims Build freeform, persistent objects - Second Life

“ Cumulativity” in Gaming

Add items to inventory - Board games, FPS

Install templated, persistent objects - Sims

Build freeform, persistent objects - Second Life

Cumulativity Timeline

Collaborative/Cumulative Axis

Collaboration on the Internet Collaboration on the Internet Solo - AOL / Compuserv content Multi - Web with hyperlinks Group-specific - Web 2.0

Collaboration on the Internet

Solo - AOL / Compuserv content

Multi - Web with hyperlinks

Group-specific - Web 2.0

Cumulativity on the Internet “ Cumulativity” on the Internet You can chat, change your persona You can store files (Gopher / FTP) You can upload to database, mark-up others’ content (Wiki, YouTube, Second Life)

“ Cumulativity” on the Internet

You can chat, change your persona

You can store files (Gopher / FTP)

You can upload to database, mark-up others’ content (Wiki, YouTube, Second Life)

Collaborative/Cumulative

Collaborative/Cumulative - Sloodle

Sloodle Adds: Scaffolded learning, assessment Web 2.0 tools framework Compatible open community partners Rigorous structure, Rabid Engagement SLoodle adds

Sloodle Adds:

Scaffolded learning, assessment

Web 2.0 tools framework

Compatible open community partners

Rigorous structure, Rabid Engagement

Moodle/Sloodle Analogues

Current Sloodle Experiments Current Sloodle Experiments: “ Toolbar” Blogging Gestures “ Chatcast” relay “ Box” classroom builder Quiz chair

Current Sloodle Experiments:

“ Toolbar”

Blogging

Gestures

“ Chatcast” relay

“ Box” classroom builder

Quiz chair

Sloodle HUD

Chat logger

Quiz Chairs

Experiments for you to try…

RSS Feeds to/from Second Life

Additional applications Calendar Role-play Simulations

Calendar

Role-play

Simulations

See the Sloodle area on the MoodleMoot site for links, SLURLS, and discussion. More info

See the Sloodle area

on the MoodleMoot site

for links, SLURLS, and discussion.

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