Saturday, October 4, 2008

SLoodle

Our next to the last class we were taken to meet Giannina Rossini who guided us through the Second Life Sloodle site. This project is an open-source mash-up between Second Life and the CMS Moodle!

"Sloodle is an Open Source GNU-GPL project which integrates multi-user virtual environments such as Second Life® with learning-management systems (VLEs) such as Moodle® and helps the community of educators in virtual worlds test curriculum innovations and advocate those proven successful. Sloodle provides a range of tools for supporting learning and teaching to the immersive virtual world; tools which are fully integrated with a tried and tested web-based learning management system used by thousands."

A visit to their website http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/ is where you can find downloads, tutorials and a wonderful case study of a cultural exchange between Korea and Dubai that happened in this platform! Also here is a link to Huntington Junior College's announcement of its foray into Sloodle where according to MarketWatch:
"By creating a “social presence” using a mash-up of Second Life
and Moodle, called Sloodle, in coordination with Campus Management’s student information system, HJC has created a full-service virtual campus that enhances faculty-student interaction while automating management of rosters, grades, drop/adds, and other administrative chores. Students log in once to the college’s portal, and can leap into their Second Life campus, attend class, and participate in online cafe conversations."

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