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Recently, I was sent a copy of Gary Woodill’s latest book, The Mobile Learning Edge. Here is a short review: Gary Woodill, describes how mobile devices can provide effective learning in a variety of formats including location-based information, just-in-time training and the ability to provide on-demand documentation such as standard operating procedures (SOPs) when and […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →If you are a local, state or even national government official interested in virtual worlds, you can get your own piece of digital realestate at GovGrid. A virtual immersive environment constructed strictly for governments. As the site says: GovGrid is a 3D, multi-user virtual world created to connect government and engage citizens. Built on OpenSim […]
Continue Reading →Last night I presented at the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of ASTD and ran into a bunch of old friends and made some new ones. The planning for the meeting started some time ago and the innovative learning in 3D folks practiced what we preached and had our planning meetings in 3D virtual spaces. One such […]
Continue Reading →Here are links to some research which indicates that moving through a computer generated interface as an avatar provides powerful learning stimulus. Here are the slides: Why 3D Immersive Environments View more presentations from Karl Kapp. Here are some points from an article titled Promoting motivation with virtual agents and avatars: role of visual presence and […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →As you may know, Linden, on October 4th, announced a plan to raise prices for educational and non-profit users of Second Life and not a little increase, a whopping doubling of the previous discount. Of course there was a backlash and so Linden has offered up a temporary solution, one which will bring in monies […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →At the Learning in Different Worlds conference held in Lahti, Finland, my colleague and contributor to “Learning in 3D’ is presenting about virtual immersive environments and discussing different attitudes toward these environments and describing how educators can use these environments for learning. For the next two days, you can follow the tweets at #oem2010. The […]
Continue Reading →Over at Virtual Worlds News, an article titled “Microsoft Buys Vivaty For New Project, May Be Looking For More” indicates that Microsoft has purchased the defunct virtual world of Vivaty. Virtual World News reports: It turns out that Microsoft is the previously unnamed company that acquired Vivaty, a virtual world competing with Second Life that […]
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Leave a Comment (4) →Recently, my colleague, Clark Aldrich published an ebook titled Unschooling Rules. Always provocative and thought provoking, Clark’s book explores 50 Perspectives and Insights he has gained from observing home schoolers and from his work within the field of learning. While the book has a number of fascinating comments and insights, what I particularly liked was […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here are the links and resources for my presentation at the Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Exposition (SIEGE) Presentation description: Why 3D Matters for Learning and Collaboration? Do 3D graphics and interactions really make a difference in how a learner interacts with content or other learners? Is a 2D environment as effective for serious games […]
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