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Staff Development Session : Gaming & Simulation

Date & Time Of Presentation : Wednesday 17th October 1.00 to 1.50pm

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Reviewing The Literature

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Date & Time Of Presentation : Friday 12th October 9.30 to 10.45am

A virtual character, or avatar, for all the virtual worlds in which people play is the goal of a joint project between IBM and Linden Lab reports the BBC.

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The 6th European Conference on E-Learning (ECEL 2007) provided some great presentations that had a real depth to them. Ignoring the ubiquitous problems with computer technology at e-learning conferences (!) my favourite presentations were from:

Terry Anderson – (Groups, Networks and Collectives in Social Software for e-Learning) : a new way of thinking about Web 2.0

Andy Lapham – Creativity Through e-Learning : some interesting ideas and practical examples of using Flickr and tagging for producing online creativity tools

Lesley Lockyer, Pam Moule and Deirdre McGuigan – Web-Based Learning In Practice Settings : From the e-health mini track this presentation stood out as it reinforced many of the difficulties and barriers faced by nurses trying to e-learn.

My presentation from the e-health mini track on Virtual Europe can be found here.

Three interesting recent items concerning the Nintendo DS and Handheld Learning….don’t forget to also check out our HEAT Project information if you’ve missed it.

Game based learning – A report on three Primary 6 classes from schools in Dundee taking part in a Consolarium project to show how computer games can impact on and enhance learning in classrooms in a practical, accessible and manageable way.

A blog post on a report on educational uses of the Nintendo DS in Japan from Newsweek.

Nintendo Backs Handheld Learning – Handheld Learning recently announced that Nintendo is an official sponsor of the Handheld Learning Conference and Exhibition, to be held on 10-12th October 2007 at Central Hall Westminster, London. This is great news and a really interesting conference to attend if you’re in London.

A presentation for ECEL 2007 on the Virtual Europe project. The presentation offers a unique view on the benefits and limitations surrounding the development and implementation of a European health based virtual community. How will it facilitate the elimination of barriers for international mobility of students and staff? How easy is it to integrate into differing European health curricula? How does it compare to the experiences offered by new virtual environments?

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