Learning Times

FGU Online Faculty Institute

Your next studentmay be an avatarServing E-learners with 3D LMS

Jeremy Kemp, M.S.J., M.Ed. Ed.D candidate, Fielding Graduate University

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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…

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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?


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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)


Jeremy Kemp - Who am I? …

Fielding Dissertation in process:

Curriculum Action Research in Constructivist Multi-UserVirtual Environments

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What is it?

Avatars

Commerce

Flexibility

Persistence

Team space

Web interface


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Avatars

Represent students online as 3D puppetsAre “authenticated” to your unique accountMay be costumed and animated with emotionMove around and make gesturesAct in role-plays to represent learning interactionsMay be connected to an LMS account


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Customizing Avatars


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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.



SJSU SLIS - Who are we?

Largest – 2500 grad students – Mostly online

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Starting in Spring, 2007…


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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


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Age of the 3D Desktop


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Apple Leopard


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Linux CompViz


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Windows Vista


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Age of Immersive .edu


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Quest Atlantis - Barab


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Rivercity - Dede


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Customized applications in Second Life

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SLOODLE Mashup project


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Sloodle adds…

Engagement and Immersion

Scaffolded learning, assessment

Web 2.0 tools framework

Compatible open community partner

Rigorous structure, Rabid Engagement

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Sloodle 1.0 Solves:

Security & Authentication

– Avatar to LMS accountLSL / PHP connection

– Via LLHTTPRequest commandCommunity structure created

Code repository and Docs Wiki

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A 3D classroom is born

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Eduserv Grant

150,000 GBP for Sloodle

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Case Study

Dubai-Korea Virtual Cultural Exchange

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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

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Student-Student focus

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Learning Objectives

Planned interaction

Topic selection

Response-consideration

Communication maintenance

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Video Culture Capsule

Opened in a live video-conferencing session

Asynchronous activity: a video exchange

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SLOODLE tools used

Registration

Object Distributor

Web-Intercom

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Registration

Registration Booth

Access Checker & Door

Login Zone

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Object distributor

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TeenSL connection

FGU Online Faculty Institute

Your next studentmay be an avatarServing E-learners with 3D LMS

Jeremy Kemp, M.S.J., M.Ed. Ed.D candidate, Fielding Graduate University


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