Jeremy Kemp, M.Ed, Ed.D. candidate June 18, 2009 Into the Third Dimension with SLOODLE New Developments in Serving E-learners with 3D Learning Management Systems

Jeremy Kemp, M.Ed, M.S.J. Assistant Director, Second Life Campus School of Library & Information Science San Jos é State University jkemp@slis.sjsu.edu - http://slisweb.sjsu.edu

Reality check… You have a Second Life avatar? You have administered a Moodle? You have installed a Moodle? You have coded in PHP? You can fly the Enterprise?

You have a Second Life avatar?

You have administered a Moodle?

You have installed a Moodle?

You have coded in PHP?

You can fly the Enterprise?

Age of the 3D Desktop

Apple Leopard

Linux CompViz

Windows Vista

Age of Immersive .edu

Quest Atlantis - Barab

Rivercity - Dede

America’s Army

Customized applications in Second Life

Sloodle Diagram

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

Eduserv Grant 80,000 GBP for Sloodle

80,000 GBP for Sloodle

Case Study Dubai-Korea Virtual Cultural Exchange

Dubai-Korea Virtual Cultural Exchange

Student-Student focus

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

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

Chat logger Second Life Chat Moodle Chat

Second Life Chat

Web Intercom

Step #1 Registering Second Life Avatars with Moodle

Registering Second Life Avatars with Moodle

Step #2 Building an Inventory – the Object Distributor

Building an Inventory – the Object Distributor

Step #3 Real-time written conversation

Real-time written conversation

Educational tools Distributor WebIntercom Register PrimDrop (Assignment tool) MetaGloss Sloodle Toolbar (Blog & Gestures) Quiz Chair / Pile On Quiz Choice

Distributor

WebIntercom

Register

PrimDrop (Assignment tool)

MetaGloss

Sloodle Toolbar (Blog & Gestures)

Quiz Chair / Pile On Quiz

Choice

Assignment Dropbox

Glossary linker

Classroom Gestures

Blog / Gesture

Quiz Chair

System Architecture

In Moodle Controller Module Distributor Module Menu Block Sloodle_Prim_Drop Freemail Blogger

Controller Module

Distributor Module

Menu Block

Sloodle_Prim_Drop

Freemail Blogger

Installation

Educator Survey Fall ‘07 survey with 155 respondents 71% in SL for less than a year 8.5% using 3D environments other than SL to teach 70.7% Moodle users

Fall ‘07 survey with 155 respondents

71% in SL for less than a year

8.5% using 3D environments other than SL to teach

70.7% Moodle users

Sloodle Web Survey

Next steps Tasks and tracking Zombies! (Games-based learning) Refined Assessment Case studies Community development Grant seeking

Tasks and tracking

Zombies! (Games-based learning)

Refined Assessment

Case studies

Community development

Grant seeking

Student Stipends

Lesson Module Maze

SVN Archive sloodle.googlecode.com

Localization: Italian

Localization: French

Localization: Italian

Localization: Slovenian

Localization: Spanish

How to get more… Documentation Wiki http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle SVN Code Repository http://code.google.com/p/sloodle/source “ Full Perm” objects http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sloodle/128/128

Documentation Wiki

http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle

SVN Code Repository

http://code.google.com/p/sloodle/source

“ Full Perm” objects

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sloodle/128/128

How to get more… SVN Code Repository http://code.google.com/p/sloodle/source

SVN Code Repository

http://code.google.com/p/sloodle/source

RIFERIMENTI

Jeremy Kemp, M.Ed, M.S.J. Assistant Director, Second Life Campus School of Library & Information Science San Jos é State University jkemp@slis.sjsu.edu - http://slisweb.sjsu.edu