An article, Teens Experiencing Facebook Fatigue, provided some interesting findings about the social networking site, Facebook. According to the article: A survey of 600 teens ages 13 to 17 in late April found that teens spend two hours per day online on average, 80% of which is spent using a social network. These same teens […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →In Learning in 3D,we asked Steve Mahaley, of Duke Corporate Education for some ways he overcomes objections and resistance from executives and others to using 3D virtual immersive environments (VIES) for learning and collaboration, here is what he said. To address this with our clientele, I usually refer to some of the research and writing […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →By all accounts, the Learning in 3DBlog Book Tour was a resounding success. Books were sold, buzz was created, consulting and speaking engagements obtained and the collective conscious of the learning community was raised in the area of 3D virtual worlds for learning. So, first of all, thanks to everyone who participated in the tour […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I’ve been blogging for four years on Blogger and am in the process of some exciting new developments to the blog. Stay tuned for neat and interesting changes, all for the best. Details will follow in the next few months. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Constantly I am asked this question about 3D that really make me crazy. Here is my short rant. 1) Where is the empirical data about the effectiveness of 3D learning? We can’t do anything until we see the evidence of its effectiveness for learning. Seems valid. Let’s see, I must have the evidence of the […]
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Leave a Comment (4) →Conceptual Orienteering is a learning archetype where learners are given activities or situations in which they are presented with examples and non-examples of environmental or situational conditions for the purpose of discrimination and creating an understanding of key concepts. Orienting a learner to concept of how to properly lift weights without injury and for maximum benefit. Image courtesy of […]
Continue Reading →Agenda for the Global Learning Forum Last night I had the privileged of presenting to the U.S. Air Force’s Global Learning Forum (GLF) group in Second Life at Huffman Prairie Chi. It was a great event. GLF represents a collaborative group of educators from across government and private universities and organizations exploring and prototyping the […]
Continue Reading →Event This just in: Linden Labs, the creator of the 3D virtual world Second Life has announced that company founder Philip Rosedale has been named interim CEO and that Mark Kingdon is stepping down as CEO. Philip Rosedale, in a posting called Returning to the Lab stated: Our thinking as a team is that my […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →One creative element of 3D Virtual Immersive Environments that many people tend to forget is the power to create machinima. “Machinima is the use of real-time graphics rendering engines, mostly three-dimensional (3-D), to generate computer animation. The term also refers to works that incorporate this animation technique.” Wikipedia Definition. Recently, Ariella Furman a Machinimatographer at […]
Continue Reading →Recently a colleague of mine and an alumni of Bloomsburg University’s Instructional Technology program both had articles published. First, Brian Miller who blogs at eLearning Rebel and has his own company called Learning Mind wrote an article for Learning Solutions Magazine called Overcoming Obstacles To Avoid “Shovelware” E-Learning Strategies Here is a broad overview of […]
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