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Category Archives: VET
Cathy Moore – Dump the drone (in eLearning)
While this isn’t specifically game related, Cathy Moore is one of my favourite eLearning gurus – she always provides highly practical and very useful suggestions for designing more accessible and eLearning content with a heavy learner focus. This Slideshare presentation … Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, education, elearning, information, interaction, theory, training, VET
Tagged Cathy Moore, education
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Presenting at Global Learn 2010 in Malaysia about the Virtual World for Health project – hurrah
Update: I’ve also had a paper accepted for the Ed-Media conference in Toronto at the end of June – and I’m going. Hooray!!! We had some pretty exciting news just before Christmas, Penny Neuendorf (my boss) and I have been … Continue reading
Posted in conference, education, health, simulation, training, VET
Tagged education, global learn, health, virtual worlds
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Creating the First Person Learner: Educational Applications of the First Person Shooter game genre (Me, 2008)
Creating the First Person Learner: Educational Applications of the First Person Shooter game genre. Abstract Many students’ initial experiences of Vocational Education and Training (VET) involve spending large amounts of time methodically developing foundation skills and knowledge in their chosen … Continue reading
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Tagged first person shooter, fps, game design, language, pedagogy
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Thoughts on: Authentic Learning Experiences Through Play: Games, Simulations and the Construction of Knowledge – Lisa Galarneau
Galarneau, L. (2005) Authentic Learning Experiences Through Play: Games, Simulations and the Construction of Knowledge. Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views – Worlds in Play . Vancouver, BC: DiGRA I think I might have me a little gamelearner crush … Continue reading
Posted in activities, activity, education, elearning, experience, first person learner, game design, information, simulation, Uncategorized, VET
Tagged authentic learning, galarneau, game design, pedagogy, simulations, VET
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