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I talk to many clients who wonder how they can afford to develop and deliver e-learning when budgets are being cut, staffs are being reduced and the cost of e-learning development software keeps rising. One answer is the work done by Jane Bozarth. She has written a book titled E-Learning on a Shoestringwhich describes how […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →It is official, Second Life (which I have written about in two previous posts, Get a “Second Life” and More Second Life) has just created its first virtual millionaire (actually, it has created its first real world millionaire with virutal assets equal to real world assets of a million dollars.) Check out the press release–Anshe […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →An interesting article over at Wired talks about a new real time strategy game developed by the US Army called Future Force Company Commander. The game is based on the US Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) Networked Weapons. The article, Army Game Proves US Can’t Lose describes how the US Army is using games as […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here is a whitepaper I wrote about informal learning. It explains some thoughts I have about informal learning as it relates to wikis, blogs, IM and RSS. You can read it here.__ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (1) →Basically Second Life is the Matrix, as in, “Wake Up Neo, the Matrix has you.” You can learn a little more by checking out my previous entry on the subject, Get a “Second Life.” Second Life is a virtual world in which people can act, react and function as if they were in the actual […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a link to an ebook that was created by Pam Berman of Bloomsburg University, one of my colleagues. She had a great idea for an online collaboration effort and made it work with a great bunch of students. Checkout the reactions in the blogosphere, great job Pam. eLearning Technology: Great Example of Group […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →In addition to being in Algebra (see Algebra Game), my 12 year old son is also in a Spanish Class. A gentleman named David Dunlap has spearheaded an incredible effort to create a game which immerses the learner in the Spanish language by virtually dropping him or her into a Spanish speaking town and letting […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Subscribing to a blog is easy. Do you want a handy way to consolidate all your blog reading in one place? Do you read a lot of blogs? Do you forget the URLs of all your favorite blogs? If you answered Yes to any of these questions, you might want to consider creating a single […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here is a game where you navigate to a specific location using coordinates displayed on a graph. It is designed to teach about the X and Y axis to students taking an algebra class. I have a 12 year old son in an Algebra I class, so I was excited to find a game designed […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The Spring 2006 CAC Meeting was a great success. We had over 50 individuals representing 40 different companies in attendance. We had three generous corporate sponsors (Booz Allen Hamilton, EduNeering, and Weatherbee Media). We had four fantastic presentations by a very talented group of students who gave presentations that were, in the words of several […]
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