Virtual Learning Spaces Lagging or Loving it (SL)?

Presented by

Kevin Brace (RSC WM HE Co-ordinator). MSc. PG-Cert. Ieng. Pdf-elt.

Jane Edwards. (RSC WM ACL Advisor). BA (Hons)

ED UK – RSC UK presence + others

A collaborative & social space

The new voice tool makes communication easier!

ED UK – RSC UK presence + others

A learning space

Plymouth University

Educational.Ermm.. Interactive

advice on safe sex!!

Shimmer Island (Bromley College)

Educational.An interactive library. Filled with books, videos, links to

VLE

Educational.An interactive museum of

the history of PCs.

Shimmer Island (Bromley College)

Educational.An interactive learning space. Activate “posters” to read and

witness scripts in action

Cetlment Island (OU)

Learning & social spaces.Interactive objects.RSS feeds from UK

newspapers & websites

Derby University

Learning & social spaces.Interactive objects.

Plagiarism advice note card, in the “communication skills”

section

Links to relevant resources on the VLE.

Closing the loop between SL & the VLE

British Literature

Interactive art gallery objects.Further reading note card, in the academic writing section. Links

to web resources

Leeds College

A simple gallery & social space

A “video wall”, linked to streaming video.

Could easily be a link to other web based portfolio work.

Middlesbrough City College

Learning & social spaces.Learning styles & mind

mapping promoted.

Learn 4 Life (Scotland)

Learning & social spaces.Interactive objects, playing

video and audio clips as you walk past. Multimodal.

Links to websites

University of Paisley et al (SLOODLE)

Mashing Moodle with SL, long term project, recently funded

by Eduserv.

Eduserv SL grants 2007:

•London Knowledge Lab •(learning from SL),

•Kings College London, •(historic theatres in SL)

•University of Oxford•(web 2.0 for computer modelling)