moo’s kathy schaefer 1 edcc 892 moo’s in education kathleen a. schaefer, 2002
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MOO’s
EDCC 892
MOO’s In Education
Kathleen A. Schaefer, 2002
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MOO’s
Introduction
• MUD’s MOO’s
• Allow multiple users to connect via the Internet
• MUD Multi-User Domain (Dungeon)
– Text-based, like chat, fast
– Earlier than MOOs
– Fantasy games developed using MUDs
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MOO’s
MOO
• MOO Multi-User Object Oriented Environment
• Connect to a shared database of “rooms” & other objects
• Text-based, virtual reality sites
• Allow manipulation & interaction with cyber-objects
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MOO
• “Widely used, public domain programs”
• “Stable, mature environment” —Athena University
• Text-based only Eg. MundoHispano–“Like reading a book”
• Graphical front enCore X-press
• Web sites Off-line
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Foster
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving
• Independent, self-directed learning
• Collaboration: groups, outside of class
• Environment building
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Disadvantages
• Hardware requirement
• Internet connection
• Dependent on ability of faculty
• Learning & teaching altered
–Similar to other on-line instruction
–Learner & goal directed
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Use commands to
• Log in (as guest or “character)
• Move to various rooms
• “Talk” or emote with visitors
• Produce or manipulate objects
–objects in room, writing, user-defined
• Bulletin board, library
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Examples of MOO commands
• @who Who is in room, listed
• look > Description of ‘room’
• @examine See what is in ‘room’
• :bows gracefully to David>
–Kathy bows gracefully to David
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HispanoMundo
• University of Missouri, St. Louis
• Spanish conversation is focus
• Text-based, no visuals
• No support visible –no webmaster
• E-mails, listserv bounces back
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MOO’s MundoHispano
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MOO’s
Diversity University
• U. of Wisconsin & Marshall U. 1994
• 1st MOO designed—classroom use
• DUETS, Inc. Non-profit educ. org.
• “1000’s of students, teachers, administrators worldwide” on website
• Multimedia interaction, Netscape
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MOO’s
LinguaMOO
• University of Texas, Dallas
• Most active MOO at present time
• Writing, Literature is focus
• Graphic interface –easier than MundoH.
• Academic theme: Internal e-mail, newspapers, documents, blackboards, classrooms
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LinguaMOO
• Course material presentation
• Student-Instructor interaction
• Collaborative student projects & activities
• Interaction with distant experts
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LinguaMOO
Designed to Foster
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving
• Independent, self-directed learning
• Following “pages” are from Lingua MOO
--Can sign in as “guest”
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MOO’s LinguaMoo
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MOO’s LinguaMoo
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MOO’s LinguaMoo
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MOO’s LinguaMoo
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MOO’s LinguaMoo
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MOO’s
Web site
• Lingua Moo
http://lingua.utdallas.edu:7000/
• Diversity University Main Campus
http://www.du.org
• Mundo Hispano
– telnet admiral.umsl.edu 8888
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MOO’s
Where Did They Go?• Active until 1997-8
• Conferences, presentations, OREG – No current activity found (conferences, etc.)
• Limited classroom use
• Chat, IRC, On-line gaming took over
• CourseWare Blackboard, WebCT
• Programming –is sophisticated for MOOs
LinguaMoo
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MOO’s
Where Did They Go?
• Conversation (e-mail) with MOO developer (DU Instructor since 1994)
• States: Lingua MOO is the only one currently used for classroom/teaching
• “More popular synchronous web methods (chat)” have taken place of MOO’s
• Technology --Commands/techniques difficult
LinguaMoo
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EDCC 892
Kathleen A. Schaefer, 2002