[CALIBK12] ANGEL Learning Announces Second Life Integration Project with SJSU SLIS

[Jane Fisher]

ANGEL Learning Announces Second Life Integration Project with SJSU SLIS

During Fall 2008, Jeremy Kemp, assistant director of the SLIS Second  
Life Campus, will conduct a joint project with ANGEL Learning to  
explore integration of the ANGEL Learning Management Suite (LMS) and  
the Second Life (SL) virtual world. Kemp’s investigation will focus on  
the union of the ANGEL LMS and SL, and specifically how student  
results from activities in virtual worlds can be securely shared with  
the ANGEL LMS.
Under Kemp’s leadership, SLIS opened its Second Life island more than  
a year ago.  SLIS students use it to meet in virtual spaces with their  
instructors and peers, construct 3D objects and exhibits, and make  
presentations through their avatars.  The expected outcome of Kemp’s  
research is development of a “drop box” in the ANGEL LMS that students  
can use to share evidence of their work done in Second Life with  
faculty and peers.  Kemp hopes to learn more about how to successfully  
integrate these two tools that play a vital role in today’s higher  
education environment.

“We are pleased to join with ANGEL Learning on this shared  
exploration,” said Ken Haycock, SLIS director.  “Together, we hope to   
learn more about how to successfully integrate two key tools that play  
a vital role in today’s higher education environment – combining the  
engaging qualities of 3D settings with the sound pedagogical  
framework  of a world-class learning management system.”

For more information, see http://www.angellearning.com/media/news/2008-07-10.html
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