This is the viewer client software you will use to actually appear as an avatar in the Project OWL simulation - Lighthouse Island or any future simulations.
PIVOTE lets you:
* Create learning exercises on the web using a simple forms based interface
* Create objects in a virtual world such as Second Life which users can use to interact with the exercise
* Play the exercise in Second Life, Open Sim, or on the web or even an iPhone.
* Port exercises between virtual worlds
* Share PIVOTE compatible objects between exercises and institutions
* Rapidly edit exercises to create variations, or custom versions for different skill levels
* Export student performance data for us in VLEs
Cram, A., Hedberg, J., Lumkin, K. & Eade, J. (2010). Learning through Design and Construction in Multi-User Virtual Environments: Opportunities, Challenges and an Emerging Project. In Proceedings of Global Learn Asia Pacific 2010 (pp. 1185-1194). AACE.Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/34325.
Andrew Cram, John Hedberg, Macquarie University, Australia; Katy Lumkin, Jan Eade, NSW Department of Education and Training, Australia
There are now several implementations of multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) that have produced evidence of their educational validity. These implementations, however, do not make full use of the educational possibilities offered by MUVEs – namely the potential for students to learn through design and construct of artefacts within the virtual environment. This paper outlines a design-based research project that aims to implement and evaluate a MUVE that focuses on student design and construction of in-world artefacts. The discussion covers theoretical groundings, the challenges of construction and outlines a progression of activities that meet these challenges. An initial pilot study is described and reported.
Cram, A., Hedberg, J., Lumkin, K. & Eade, J. (2010). Learning through Design and Construction in Multi-User Virtual Environments: Opportunities, Challenges and an Emerging Project. In Proceedings of Global Learn Asia Pacific 2010 (pp. 1185-1194). AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/34325.