Andy Pulman Edublog

The Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds is available for free from the Association of Virtual Worlds. It lists over 250 virtual worlds….

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Source : Terra Nova

Researchers from the University of Bristol are investigating the educational impact of personal access to mobile learning devices at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 in five schools. This development and research project is using mixed methods to evaluate the impact of using personal digital assistants (PDAs) on learners’ learning skills, attendance, behaviour and attainment. It will also review the success of the implementation and sustainability of the schools’ PDA initiatives and provide examples of emerging good pedagogic practice…..

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Source : Andy Black

Lots of good reading in here………

“The ‘Emerging technologies for learning’ series aims to help readers consider how emerging technologies may impact on education and learners in the medium term. The publications are not intended to be a comprehensive review of educational technologies, but offer some highlights across the broad spectrum of developments and trends. It should open readers up to some of the possibilities that are developing and the potential for technology to transform our ways of working, learning and interacting over the next three to five years.”

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Attended a really enjoyable and stimulating e-learning conference at Plymouth today. Here’s my session on Web 2.0 @ BU – Use of Wikis within the School of Health & Social Care (instead of using powerpoint this session utilised a wikispace)

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Date & Time Of Presentation : Friday 4th April 2008 at 11.45am - 12.15pm

Steve Wheeler’s Conference Round-up

UC Berkeley Lectutres Online supplied on YouTube (including physics and biology)……………

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Source : Wired Playlist 15.12.07

The final report on our HEAT2 project has been emailed to TechDis today and will hopefully be appearing on their website soon. There have been some interesting comments from the three participants on their use so far of the Nintendo DS, Brain Training, Big Brain Academy and Opera Browser packages since they received the kit at the end of October.

Round 2 Final Report will magically appear here soon….

I’ve yet to read it but Becta have just emailed through the following information on the Byron report (but listening to some of the media reports puts me in mind of the Werthham review on comic books):

The full report from the review led by Dr Tanya Byron has been published. The Review focused on the “risks to children from exposure to potentially harmful or inappropriate material on the internet and in video games”. However, the full report does include some comment and recommendations relating to the educational use of games (end of chapter 7). Some of the annexes to the report may also be useful - there are summaries of the evidence from children and from literature reviews undertaken as part of the Review……

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Source : BECTA (gamesand education list)

Seduction Of The Innocent

Instead of using powerpoint this session utilises a wikispace:

RE: Innovative Learning and Teaching - Wikis

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Date & Time Of Presentation : Wednesday 19th March 2008 at 2pm - 2.50pm

Instead of using powerpoint this session utilises del.icio.us:

Staff Development Session : Gaming & Simulation

Date & Time Of Presentation : Wednesday 19th March 2008 1.00 to 1.50pm

Excellent Wired article on autism…..

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Source : Wired