further explorations on supporting learning in virtual worlds with web-based learning environments
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Further explorations on Supporting Learning in Virtual Worlds with Web-Based Learning Environments. Daniel LIVINGSTONE The University of the West of Scotland. How can web-based VLEs Support learning in Virtual worlds?. Three broad categories of ways to use VLE and VW together: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
FURTHER EXPLORATIONS ON SUPPORTING LEARNING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS WITH WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSDaniel LIVINGSTONEThe University of the West of Scotland
HOW CAN WEB-BASED VLES SUPPORT LEARNING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS?Three broad categories of ways to use VLE and
VW together: With access to the VLE from within the virtual
worlds (web-embedded in the virtual world) Providing guidance external (and separate
from) the VW learning experience By sharing data between VW & VLE about
activities taking place in the VW
WEB IN-WORLD
ACCESSING THE VLE (WEB IN-WORLD)
...OR WORN BY AN AVATAR!
SUPPORT FROM WEB
SUPPORTING VW ACTIVITIES FROM WEB Simplest form of linking is to provide
hyperlinks from web-pages from within the VLE
Modern VLEs are often used as a course’s ‘home’ online
Natural to exploit this to provide guidance and support for VW activities: Instructions, help, FAQs, discussion boards, etc.
Simple lessons: Providing links to the VW at the start of a set of
instructions will result in many students not reading the instructions!
Attention split between VW/VLE
SUPPORTING TUTORIAL GROUPS (OPEN UNIVERSITY)
CONNECTING VW & VLEWith SLOODLE
SLOODLE SLOODLE is a plugin for VW
(OpenSim/Second Life) & VLE (Moodle) Data sharing & integration
Identity Activity
Variety of tools supporting range of learning activities
SLOODLE is an open-source project (GPL) Developed in PHP (server) & LSL (SL/OpenSim)
MIRROR ACTIVITIES IN VW & VLE
Web-intercom (text chat) Glossary Choice Presenter Quiz (not shown)
CLINICAL SIMULATION – SUPPORTING REFLECTION (IMPERIAL)
TRACKING PROGESS IN VW ACTIVITIES (ULSTER & UWS)
RESOURCES Set of video tutorials & supporting materials
Virtual world basics, installing SLOODLE, using SLOODLE tools, example lessons (Model PC & CPU simulator)
Developed by partners at University of Ulster Available from:
http://virtualworldsandvles.jiscinvolve.org/wp/
SUPPORTING REUSE AND OER
MEANWHILE... SLOODLE 2.0 Edmund Edgar (Avatar Classroom) leading
the development of SLOODLE 2.0 Current:
Moodle 1.9.x & Moodle 2.x Compatible New Classroom Rezzer: Save & load groups of
objects, including postions& Moodle settings Awards: Infrastructure to support GBL
In the works Moodle 2.1 quiz compatibility Full OpenSim port Functions to enable sharing scenes
#SLOODLE_NEWSWWW.SLOODLE.ORG#[email protected]