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Sloodle Brochure
Sloodle Brochure
What is SLOODLE?
SLOODLE (Simulation Linked Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment)
is a suite of tools which enhances eLearning support for teaching and learning
in Second Life. SLOODLE is provided as a free plug-in for the popular Open
Source web-based virtual learning environment Moodle
(http://www.moodle.org), and which integrates Moodle and Second Life.
Or alternatively... SLOODLE is a free plug-in for the popular 3D virtual world,
Second Life (http://www.secondlife.com), which enhances the existing
support for learning and teaching through integration with the Open Source
Moodle learning environment.
What does SLOODLE do?
Like other learning technologies, it is ultimately up to tutors and students to
decide how tools should be used in class but hopefully a list of some of the
key features will give you some idea of the possibilities.
... and more. More tools are being prototyped on a regular basis, with rapid
and regular feedback from the user community.
Using SLOODLE
SLOODLE is being used by a growing number of educators around the world,
teaching a wide variety of subjects. A published case-study details how Chris
Surridge (Christopher Flow in Second Life), at KAIST in South Korea, used Moodle,
Second Life and SLOODLE to support an international cultural exchange programme
with students in Korea and Dubai as part of an ESL (English as a Second Language)
course. Chris has since used the model with further classes and more recently has
been using the tools to support the development of virtual quests in Second Life.
At Ohio State University, Dr. Sharon Collingwood (Ellie Brewster in Second Life) has
been using SLOODLE to support her online Womens Studies classes held in Second
Life. As Dr. Collingwood explains: SLOODLE fits seamlessly with my own in-house
Learning Management System. I was worried that my students would find all this
technology confusing, but it's really simplifying things. There's the in-house LMS,
which I am required to use, for real names, readings, assessment, then there's
SLOODLE, which is for avatar names, group work, blogs BRAVO guys, this is
turning out to be easier than I thought!
SLOODLE on OpenSim
Community members recently began the process of porting SLOODLE to OpenSim
an open source virtual world platform that is compatible with the existing Second Life
client viewer. The majority of SLOODLE tools have been ported successfully, and the
first classes taught with SLOODLE took place in March 2009. SLOODLE is currently
available on the OpenSim OSGrid and ReactionGrid worlds.
SLOODLE Inworld
You can also get support for SLOODLE inworld with regular weekly developer
meetings and weekly SLOODLE 101 classes open to anyone wanting to learn more.
Times and locations may vary, please check the web-site for current details.
About Moodle
Moodle is used daily by hundreds of thousands of students worldwide, and is the
virtual learning environment of choice for many hundreds of schools, colleges,
universities and businesses worldwide. Learn more at http://www.moodle.org/