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Thanks to @arossett For pointing to this wonderful and scary video And here is another along the same track, equally as scary because this one also sums up many presentations and educational sessions I’ve attended.
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Leave a Comment (2) →Here is a little vignette describing how 3D collaborative environments can impact large organizations. Just as technology has advanced in almost every field, so has the technology surrounding learning and collaboration. Three-dimensional virtual immersive environments are the next logical evolution and extension of existing technologies—a convergence of 2D virtual classrooms, social media, Web 2.0 and […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Instructional or serious games should be driven, in part, by the types of interactions you wish to illicit from learner. A common mistake among novice instructional game developers it that they focus too much on the topic or instructional goals and not enough time on the interactions that will drive the learner toward those goals. […]
Continue Reading →Lots of events happening in 2012. Here are a few places I will be visiting and activities I will be partaking in. If you happen to be at one of the events, please say “hi” I always like to meet blog readers and people at conferences. Just around the corner is TechKnowledge 2012 is Las […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →The Great Flood (Metaphor) In Bloomsburg, the year 2011 will always be known as the year of the big flood until, of course, we have another big flood. But this year’s flood was bad, the water covered over 25% of the town of Bloomsburg, houses were lost and people were wiped out. They lost everything. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I have been meaning to do a comprehensive posting about 2011 and what happened during the year and then follow up with thoughts on 2012 with some predictions thrown in and have decided to combine both and create a series of postings combining both. Here is the first one. Lack of Engagement Not sure if […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →The 2012 Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds Conference will be held May 16 (workshops) and May 17-18 (main conference program) at the National Defense University in Washington DC. Registration will be available in January through pay.gov. Registration fees for onsite participation is $75 per day ($75 for workshops and $150 for main conference program). Registration […]
Continue Reading →As I begin to reflect upon this year coming to a close, I have to admit that I am pretty excited about two instructional game projects of which I have been involved. Here are videos describing each project. You can link here for additional information. You can link here for additional information.
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Leave a Comment (0) →Every year I talk about our Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) conference at Bloomsburg University and describe how well the students perform at that event. They present a solution to a Request for Proposal (RFP) to a group of corporate professionals (many are alums of the program). The corporate professionals evaluate each groups written proposal, prototype […]
Continue Reading →The man who created Khan Academy talks about education in this thought provoking video.
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