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Virtual Learning Environments

 

 

Moodle

 

Moodle

 

Using Moodle: book download

 

2-minute video tutorials on Moodle

 

Campus Technology: Setting up a Moodle site

 

University of Minnesota: Setting up and using Moodle

 

Lindsay Jordan: Video: Using Moodle fo Peer Assessment

 

Julian Ridden: E-portfolio options for Moodle

 

Moodle eLearning Course Development

 

Campus Technology: Administering a Moodle course

 

Using Wimba voice tools in Moodle

 

CoSN: K-12 OpenTech: Study of the implementation of Moodle

 

Moodle Makes Its Mark on Education World, MinnPost

 

Alja Sulcic: Virtual Worlds in Education and Moodle (describes use of Weblin)

 

Weblin: Create 3D avatars to embed into Moodle

 

Sloodle (combination of Moodle and Second Life)

 

University of Minnesota: Using Moodle

 

Adding a podcast to Moodle

 

Piccle: International forums on literature and the media using Moodle

 

Research: Benefits of using Moodle

 

Luke Fernandez: Moodle and Social Constructionism

 

 

Drupal

 

Drupal

 

Jeremy Tirrell, Using Drupal in an Academic Environment, Kairos Webcourse tools wiki

 

The Social Media Classroom: Drupal site created by Howard Reingold

 

ReadWriteWeb: The Social Media Classroom: New Web 2.0 Platform for Education

 

Drupal site: eOdyssey School, Denver, Colorado

 

Drupal site: Meriwether Lewis Elementary School

 

 

Other VLE sites

 

Directory of VLE sites

 

Desire2learn

 

WiZiQ: Free virtual video classroom platform

 

Plone: Free course management system

 

Edu 2.0

 

Joomla

 

Tappedin.org

 

Sclipio

 

Hotchalk

 

Supercool School: Facebook application for creating a classroom site

 

Textpattern

 

Sakai

 

Elluminate: Video-based VLE

 

Studeous

 

CollegeBrain.net

 

Google Groups

 

Vivaty: virtual 3-D chat sites

 

Pageflakes

 

Whyville: site for children/adolescents only

 

Podcast: Deborah Fields: Avatar creation on Whyville

 

Second Life

 

Nicenet

 

Sakai Project

 

.LRN

 

E-School News: Article about the use of .lRN open-source software

 

Open University OpenLab: MSG: IMing tool for use with their OpenSource units

 

Olat

 

Panke, S., C. Kohls, and B. Gaiser. 2006. Participatory Development Strategies for Open Source Content Management Systems. Innovate 3(2).

 

Horizon Wimba tools for audio interaction with WebCT/Blackboard/Moodle

 

Many2Many: blog about social networking

 

Mashable!: discussion of social networking

 

Bryant, T. (2006). Social software in academia. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 29(2)

 

del.icio.us: social Networking

 

 

Commercial VLE's

 

Blackboard

 

Angel Learning

 

Desire2Learn

 

Scholar360

 

eCollege

 

Second Life (non-structured environment)

 

Comparisons of Different VLE's

 

 

3-D Virtual Learning/Chat Environments

 

Active Worlds: chat in 3-D worlds

 

Croquet: writing in a 3-D virtual context

 

 

For students 14 and under

 

Club Penguin

 

Webkinz World

 

 

 

Methods for Using VLEs

 

Teaching and Learning at a Distance

 

Educause: Learning Space Design

 

Wikipedia: Virtual Learning Environments

 

Ros O'Leary, Using VLE's.

 

Effective Use of VLEs

 

Lisa Lane: Educause Quarterly (2008): Toolbox or Trap: Course Management Systems and Pedagogy

 

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