SLOODLE! UAA EDAE 637 Design of eLearning Craig Kasemodel 23 March 2009

What is Sloodle?

Simulation Linked Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment SLOODLE is a free plug-in for the popular Open Source web-based virtual learning environment ‘Moodle’ , http://www.moodle.org, which integrates Moodle and Second Life. 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 is Sloodle?

Sloodle v. .3 Tools Access Checker Access Checker Door Choice Enrolment Booth Login Zone Meta Gloss Password Reset Prim Drop Quiz Chair Quiz Pile-On Registration Booth Sloodle Set Toolbar v. 1.4 Vending Machine Web Intercom

Sloodle Set v. .8

Sloodle Tools

Sloodle Registration and Enrollment in Moodle

Moodle Course Linked to Second Life

Moodle Glossary

Sloodle Distributor

Sloodle Toolbar 1.4

Sloodle Toolbar Avatar Lister

Moodle Chat

Sloodle Benefits Open Source Integration of an Immersive learning environment (MUVE) with a course management system (CMS) Developers are working on Sloodle scripts with other MUVE’s such as Open Sim and There

Sloodle Challenges Version .3 – Relatively stable in testing, except some tools will only work with older versions of Moodle Version .4 – Alpha just released in the past month – some tools are quite buggy yet Trying to bridge 2 different programming languages User needs a level of comfort with scripts

References http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/ http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle http://secondlife.com http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Main_Page http://alaskaelearning.org http://alaskaelearning.blogspot.com/ http://sites.google.com/site/alaskaelearning/ http://groups.google.com/group/alaska-elearning http://chugiaktech.org

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Alaska eLearning – Main Page http://sites.google.com/site/alaskaelearning/

Alaska eLearning – surl (Second Life url to AKSEL)

Alaska eLearning - Moodle http://alaskaelearning.org

Alaska eLearning – Blog http://alaskaelearning.blogspot.com/

Alaska eLearning – Google Groups http://groups.google.com/group/alaska-elearning

Alaska eLearning - Twitter