Your next student may be an avatar Serving E-learners with 3D LMS Jeremy Kemp, M.S.J., M.Ed. Ed.D candidate, Fielding Graduate University

POLL 1 – Concepts you can Describe “ I could describe if someone asked me…” What is an avatar? How do teachers and students benefit? Why does Second Life matter for education? How do Second Life and LMS tools compare? (Check all that apply) Your next student may be an avatar…

“ I could describe if someone asked me…”

What is an avatar?

How do teachers and students benefit?

Why does Second Life matter for education?

How do Second Life and LMS tools compare?

(Check all that apply)

POLL 2 – Your background with the tools “ Have you…” Taught online? Administered an LMS? Created a Second Life avatar? Attended an event in Second Life? Attended a structured learning activity in Second Life? Your next student may be an avatar…

“ Have you…”

Taught online?

Administered an LMS?

Created a Second Life avatar?

Attended an event in Second Life?

Attended a structured learning activity in Second Life?

Jeremy Kemp - Who am I? … Full-time lecturer at San Jose State Started teaching online in 1999 Second Life wiki for educators www.simteach.com sloodle.org mashup (SL <-> Moodle, Angel LMS) Your next student may be an avatar…

Full-time lecturer at San Jose State

Started teaching online in 1999

Second Life wiki for educators www.simteach.com

sloodle.org mashup (SL <-> Moodle, Angel LMS)

Jeremy Kemp - Who am I? … Fielding Dissertation in process: Curriculum Action Research in Constructivist Multi-User Virtual Environments Your next student may be an avatar…

Fielding Dissertation in process:

Curriculum Action Research in Constructivist Multi-User Virtual Environments

What is it? Avatars Commerce Flexibility Persistence Team space Web interface Your next student may be an avatar…

Avatars

Commerce

Flexibility

Persistence

Team space

Web interface

Avatars Represent students online as 3D puppets Are “authenticated” to your unique account May be costumed and animated with emotion Move around and make gestures Act in role-plays to represent learning interactions May be connected to an LMS account Your next student may be an avatar…

Represent students online as 3D puppets

Are “authenticated” to your unique account

May be costumed and animated with emotion

Move around and make gestures

Act in role-plays to represent learning interactions

May be connected to an LMS account

Customizing Avatars Your next student may be an avatar…

What is Second Life? Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its “residents.” Opened to the public in 2003 Grown explosively More than 10 Million “residents” from around the globe. Your next student may be an avatar…

Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its “residents.”

Opened to the public in 2003

Grown explosively

More than 10 Million “residents” from around the globe.

SJSU SLIS - Who are we ? Largest – 2500 grad students – Mostly online Your next student may be an avatar…

Largest – 2500 grad students – Mostly online

Starting in Spring, 2007… Your next student may be an avatar…

New “Virtual Worlds” Trend The 2D World Wide Web --> a 3D spaces world Educators, librarians & art community are excited New types of training tools Document and Application sharing coming Forterra Olive Open Croquet Sun Wonderland Your next student may be an avatar…

The 2D World Wide Web --> a 3D spaces world

Educators, librarians & art community are excited

New types of training tools

Document and Application sharing coming

Age of the 3D Desktop Your next student may be an avatar…

Apple Leopard Your next student may be an avatar…

Linux CompViz Your next student may be an avatar…

Windows Vista Your next student may be an avatar…

Age of Immersive .edu Your next student may be an avatar…

Quest Atlantis - Barab Your next student may be an avatar…

Rivercity - Dede Your next student may be an avatar…

Customized applications in Second Life

SLOODLE Mashup project Your next student may be an avatar…

Sloodle adds… Engagement and Immersion Scaffolded learning, assessment Web 2.0 tools framework Compatible open community partner Rigorous structure, Rabid Engagement

Engagement and Immersion

Scaffolded learning, assessment

Web 2.0 tools framework

Compatible open community partner

Rigorous structure, Rabid Engagement

Sloodle 1.0 Solves: Security & Authentication Avatar to LMS account LSL / PHP connection Via LLHTTPRequest command Community structure created Code repository and Docs Wiki

Security & Authentication

Avatar to LMS account

LSL / PHP connection

Via LLHTTPRequest command

Community structure created

Code repository and Docs Wiki

A 3D classroom is born

Eduserv Grant 150,000 GBP for Sloodle

150,000 GBP for Sloodle

Case Study Dubai-Korea Virtual Cultural Exchange

Dubai-Korea Virtual Cultural Exchange

Chris Surridge (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - KAIST) Nicole Shammas at Dubai Women’s College (DWC) Links to Second Life tutorials 10 groups used Moodle Audio Recorder 1.1

Chris Surridge (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - KAIST)

Nicole Shammas at Dubai Women’s College (DWC)

Links to Second Life tutorials

10 groups used Moodle Audio Recorder 1.1

Student-Student focus

Learning Objectives Planned interaction Topic selection Response-consideration Communication maintenance

Planned interaction

Topic selection

Response-consideration

Communication maintenance

Video Culture Capsule Opened in a live video-conferencing session Asynchronous activity: a video exchange

Opened in a live video-conferencing session

Asynchronous activity: a video exchange

SLOODLE tools used Registration Object Distributor Web-Intercom

Registration

Object Distributor

Web-Intercom

Registration Registration Booth Access Checker & Door Login Zone

Registration Booth

Access Checker & Door

Login Zone

Object distributor

TeenSL connection

Your next student may be an avatar Serving E-learners with 3D LMS Jeremy Kemp, M.S.J., M.Ed. Ed.D candidate, Fielding Graduate University Your next student may be an avatar…