Eduserv is a not-for-profit professional IT services group that aims to realize the benefits of ICT for learners and researchers. It provides services such as access and identity management as well as license negotiation. Eduserv also funds research grants and sponsors activities related to teaching and learning in virtual worlds like Second Life. Some of the projects it has funded include researching learning in online social worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft, developing computer modeling tools and online communities, and creating an open source platform called Sloodle that combines Moodle and Second Life.