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09 November 2009

SLIS Faculty Jeremy Kemp Honored for Best Paper of the Year

Jeremy Kemp, SLIS lecturer and SLIS assistant director for Second Life campus, has been honored for his paper in the Novática information technology journal in Madrid, Spain. His article "Integrando entornos de aprendizaje basados en Web y 3D: Second Life y Moodle se encuentran" was judged Best Paper for 2008 from a set of over 50.

The award will be presented the morning of November 13, 2009 in Madrid during a Software Quality event organized by the Spanish Ministry of Industry and Novática publisher ATI.

The article was published in issue 193 of Novática (May – June 2008), and is a translation of "Integrating Web-Based and 3D Learning Environments: Second Life Meets Moodle" published in the June, 2008 issue of UPGRADE: The European Journal for the Informatics Professional. Kemp co-authored the article with Dr. Daniel Livingstone of University of West of Scotland.

Paper abstract:

There has been a recent explosion of interest from academics across a wide range of disciplines in the use of Multi-User Virtual Environments for education, driven by the success of platforms such as Second Life. As these platforms are used more often as environments for teaching and learning, there is increased need to integrate them with other institutional systems, Web-based Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) in particular. In this paper we outline the open source Sloodle project, which is working on integrating learning and teaching across Second Life and Moodle, a popular open source VLE. We review the history and current status of Sloodle, and present results from user surveys which highlight the benefits educators hope to reap from this integration.

Fridolin Wild of the Open University's Knowledge Media Institute, editor of the Novática issue, said, “It is wonderful to see that exactly this paper is being awarded for its synthesis of two worlds: the reality of learning environments and the virtual reality of Second Life!”

Joni Richards Bodart Completes New Book: Radical Reads2

SLIS Assistant Professor Joni Richards Bodart has completed her latest book, Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens, which is due out on December 29, 2009. The book is the lead topic in the November 4 issue of School Library Journal's SLJ Teen Newsletter. Editor Dodie Ownes, writes:

I'm looking into my crystal ball (sometimes, the old technology is the best), and I see a great resource in your future. There will be shouts of joy from YA librarians in January 2010 when they discover that Joni Richards Bodart has completed Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens (Scarecrow). The dedication will make you sigh and then you'll dig in to find more than 100 fabulous teen-tested titles, all published since 2002, each with its own character map, booktalk, theme discussion guide, book report ideas, and more. Your young adult readers that are always looking for more grit, angst, turmoil, addiction, despair, and psychosis will thank you for having Radical Reads 2 on hand.

Citation:
Bodart, J. R. (2009). Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. Available at Amazon: ISBN 081086908X.

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