Post on 06-Jan-2018
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Dr Palitha EdirisinghaPal Eilde& Professor Gilly Salmon: Genevieve Simons
University of Leicester
3-D Multi-User Virtual Environments for3-D Multi-User Virtual Environments forsocialisation for learning at a distancesocialisation for learning at a distance
MOOSE team:Gilly Salmon, Palitha Edirisingha, Ming Nie, Matt Wheeler, Mark Pluciennik, Ruth Young, Jaideep Mukherjee
MOdelling Of Second life Environments (MOOSE)
Design, develop and pilot SL-tivities in undergraduate distance learning course (Archaeological Theory)
Develop & deliver SL guides and training
Research students’ andtutors’ use of SL-tivities
Designing for SL events
Role of facilitation in SL
In-worldsocialization & learning in
groups
Theory: socialization for learning at a distance
Socialization for online collaboration, link between social presence & socialisation, affordances of 3D MUVEs for effective socialisation
5-stage model and e-tivitiesSalmon 2004; Motteram 2004;
Gunewardene and Zittle 1997, Short et al 1976 Online socialisation
Access & Motivation
Information exchange
Knowledgeconstruction
Development
Second Life learning preparations– Students
• training guide• In-world training (1 hour)
– Tutors• training guide• F2F session: technical and SL-moderation (2 hours)
Training guides available at:http://tinyurl.com/mooseSLguides
Over to Pal
UoL Archaeology module
Read description of rituals & social structures
Written description and diagrams of a Saami tent
Visioning and thought experiment about the term ’landscape’ and verbal exploration of cultural contextIndividual reflection on module experience
Current approach Second Life approachImmersion in simulatedritual experience
Artefact of Saami tent in world for exploration and interaction
Interpretations of a vision and created landscape in-world and exploration of history, ideals and aspirations
Group discussion in world
Saami tent
Kalasha village
Initial findings1. Provides environment for meeting2. In world socialisation3. Remote network building4. Enabling the first 2 stages of the ‘5 stage model’
faster…5. Perspectives on:
- 1st stage of the model: access and motivation- 2nd stage of the model: socialisation
6. The shape / details of the 5-stage model7. Role for the SL moderator / SL moderation8. Complex presence through avatars
These are the substantive issues and they need presentingVery well
SocialisationDM: How are you?EA: Good, thanks. How are you?DM: Have you changed your outfit DM: Have you changed your outfit
again? great!again? great!
EA: The rugs look so real.YU: I knitted them the weekend that’s why!EA: Ha ha!EA: You're very talented.DM: :)
EA: Do you have to knit in the middle of the tent or in the Do you have to knit in the middle of the tent or in the men's section?men's section?YU: No Comment!EA: :)
Avatar students help the avatar tutor
YU: Well, I feel like a prune standing up hereAC: It's less anonymousEA: ha haAC: Sit down!DM: :)YU: I'm not sure I know how to yet! It might be embarrassing!EA: We won't laugh. :)AC: Right-click on ‘Sit’YU: Thanks - that's helpful. But I might fly instead ...AC: That would give you a different impression of space ...YU: Meanwhile, back in space ... [back to the session]
Course and personal matters
DM: EA, which essay question have you chosen?EA: I haven't yet as I defered my course 'til the summer
session...DM: Oh, sorry, you were ill, weren´s you?EA: Yes, :)EA: Which did you choose?DM: Neo-Darwinian approaches...EA: Sounds like a good one. :)
Over to Gilly
Further work
• Learning sessions with:• 2 UoL modules (Geography, Media and
Communications)- London South Bank University (Photography)
• Modeling of SL moderationand SL activities for formalHE learning
Online resources
Project website:http://www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance/moose/
Project blog:http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/beyond-distance-research-alliance/projects/moose
Saami Tent and the Kalasha village:http://slurl.com/secondlife/Media%20Zoo/170/150/17
Training guides:http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/beyond-distance-research-alliance/projects/moose/mooseblog/training-guides
MOdelling Of SecondLife EnvironmentsMOdelling Of SecondLife Environments www.le.ac.uk/moose
MOOSE team:Gilly Salmon, Palitha Edirisingha, Ming Nie, Matt Wheeler, Mark Pluciennik, Ruth Young, Jaideep Mukherjee
Thanks for listening