A blog about my research interests which include E-learning, virtual worlds, blogs, wikis and other web 2.0 technologies
My second article on the Cohehre Virtual Europe project presented at ECEL 2007 has now been revised and published as an Electronic Journal of e-Learning paper…..
On The Road To Virtual Europe - Redux
Published in
Special Issue e-Learning in Healthcare Volume 5 Issue 3, July 2007
Edheads health simulations written in flash…..
Source : Maged Boulos
Some V-Learning articles from Innovate….
Discussion about avatars - V-Learning:How Gaming and Avatars are Engaging Online Students also addresses the role of avatars in facilitating learning.
Lee, J., and C. Hoadley. 2007. Leveraging identity to make learning fun: Possible selves and experiential learning in massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs). Innovate 3 (6).
Special issue of Innovate, published aug/sep 2005 focusing on the role of video game technology in current and future educational settings.
Source: JISCMAIL
Instead of using powerpoint this short presentation utilises a wikispace:
RE: Learning from Experience: Using Wikis and Blogs as part of your teaching strategy
Visit The Presentation and supporting material
Date & Time Of Presentation : Thursday 14th February 2008 at 1pm - 2pm
As we come to the end of phase two of the Heat Project Nintendo release this great numeracy tool - perfect timing as I prepare to write the report…
A quick radio appearance today on UCB (UK Life with Paul Hammond) discussing my TechDis Heat Project and the use of the Nintendo DS for Learning (with a live interuption for a test fire alarm at my end…..what are the chances of that happening? etc). The second phase report is hopefully due for completion by the end of this month….
Tuesday 12th February - Can a hand-held gaming device be used as an assistive technology tool? This is the question Andy Pulman from Bournemouth University is going to try and answer.
Two free websites hosted by PE Central - Log It and Get Active Stay Active (GASA). Log It was built for elementary students and Get Active Stay Active was built for middle-high school students. Although not a true game, Log It provides social collaboration (Group Hike across US), daily goal setting, and the ability to compare steps with other students.
Source : Games-For-Health
Virtual teaching strategies to nursing faculty and graduate students from the University of Texas at Austin…..
SL Links
VESIM area
NESIM simulator
Nice blog post by Donald Clark on the Nintendo DS (Nintendo DS shows educators the future) but wot no mention of the HEAT project?
