On 08/23/2010,
in educational games / serious games, engineering,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/16/2010,
in animation, cost of getting a degree, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, higher education, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, play, simulations, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
The type of learning materials that can be produced by an organization such as Virtual Heroes is the type/quality of material that will be produced in a vision that I have been calling “The Forthcoming Walmart of Education.”
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Also see:
- Duke U School of Medicine Expands Virtual Game Use for Future Doctors — from CampusTechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser [via SteveKnode.com]
The Duke University School of Medicine is expanding its efforts to train future doctors in clinical skills through 3D virtual games. The school, which has about 421 students in its MD program, is once again teaming up with Virtual Heroes, a company that creates training products for healthcare, federal systems, and business. Virtual Heroes, a division of research and engineering firm Applied Research Associates, worked with the school in 2007 to create 3DiTeams, an immersive environment that allows participants to play a role in a team medical setting.
From DSC:
This is why I would encourage the U.S. government to see if they can get 1-2 billion — from the billionaires who are donating much of their wealth to charitable causes — in order to create such professionally-done, interactive, engaging, team-created learning materials. Then make those materials available — free of charge — throughout the world.
Next Firefox 4 Beta arrives, now with multi-touch — from WebMonkey.com by Michael Calore
Mozilla has released the latest beta version of its Firefox 4 browser. You can grab Firefox 4 beta 3 for all major operating systems and over 30 languages from Mozilla’s beta download site.
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From DSC:
I post this because when this type of functionality makes its way across all browsers (and operating systems), we will have a very interesting way of interacting with applications via the web browsers.
On 08/06/2010,
in adjunct faculty, digital storytelling, education technology, educational games / serious games, faculty, mobile learning, mobile technologies,
by Daniel Christian
Discussions on four current topics in academic technologies — from Ruben Puentedura
The slides from [Ruben Puentedura’s] recent presentations at Swarthmore College are now online:
- Rethinking data visualization: From dynamic illustration to analytic narrative
- Learning with games, learning from games
- Mobile devices in education: An alternative approach
- Building faculty communities of practice in a networked age
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Example slide from “Learning with games, learning from games”:
On 08/06/2010,
in Adobe, Apple, corporate universities / corporate training, educational games / serious games, elearning, instructional design, teaching & learning, training / L&D, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Top 70 eLearning Articles – Hot Topics: iPad Adobe Captivate – July 2010 — from elearninglearning.com by Tony Karrer
The following are the top items based on social signals…
On 08/04/2010,
in education technology, educational games / serious games,
by Daniel Christian
DimensionU expands educational gaming multiverse with literacy games — from The Journal by David Nagel
Educational game developer Tabula Digita has launched the DimensionU Learning System, an expansion of the DimensionM series that now incorporates an all-new gaming universe, DimensionL, focusing on literacy skills.
DimensionM is a cross-platform immersive gaming environment focused on math for students in grades 3 through 12. It offers a 3D environment in which players carry out missions in multiplayer or, in some cases, solo games. Players face mathematical obstacles, which, when solved, allow them to advance and score points. There are now four distinct missions available in DimensionM: TowerStorm, Swarm, Meltdown, and Velocity. (In addition, DimensionU offers two standalone single-player games, Evolver for pre-algebra and Dimenxian for algebra.)
Like DimensionM, DimensionL provides an immersive 3D environment in which students score points in games that involve correctly answering questions pertinent to the topic. The literacy games in DimensionL–which are, like DimensionM, TowerStorm, Swarm, Meltdown, and Velocity–cover language conventions, parts of speech, reading skills, writing skills, and vocabulary for various skill levels or grades. The literacy games are targeted toward students in grades 3 through 9.
On 07/30/2010,
in Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, K-12 related, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, new media literacies,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/06/2010,
in economics, education, educational games / serious games, elearning, engagement / engaging students, K-12 related, mathematics, simulations,
by Daniel Christian
Rags to Riches — from ilearntechnology.com
What it is: Rags to Riches takes Lemonade Tycoon to a whole new level with simulated business. In Rags to Riches, students are working to make their band a success. Students play the part of a new band going on tour with a few new songs. As they play the Rags to Riches game simulation, students must make decisions about what the band should do. They have to decide which cities are best for them to play in, what venues to play, how much money to spend on publicity and how much to charge for tickets. Students start out with $100 and must make wise decisions to continue in the simulation. When they run out of money, the game ends and they must start again.
How to integrate Rags to Riches into the classroom: If you teach students like mine, breaking out Lemonade Tycoon in the classroom is met by cheers from some and with eye rolls by others who are “way too cool” for a lemonade stand. For those students, Rags to Riches is in order…
On 06/25/2010,
in education technology, K-12 related,
by Daniel Christian
Cyberkidz is an educational platform for boys and girls in the age of 4 till 12 years. By playing the educational games, children will practice the subjects learned in primary school (math, literacy, geography, arts, music).
On 06/07/2010,
in educational games / serious games, interaction design, K-12 related, personalized/customized learning, social learning / networks,
by Daniel Christian
Like Facebook, but for learning — from eSchoolNews.com by Laura Devaney
Combining social networking with studying, Grockit encourages academic success through peer interaction
Aiming to engage students who are multitasking with different forms of technology, companies are creating collaborative learning spaces online where students can help one another solve homework problems and study—all while building important 21st-century skills.
One such social-networking study site is Grockit, which currently offers test-prep services and is expanding its focus to include math and English for students in grades 8-12, with history and science soon to follow. Grockit has opened enrollment for a free Summer Enrichment Academy, which is designed to keep students from falling behind during summer vacation as they participate in collaborative group study forums online.
On 05/27/2010,
in educational games / serious games, homeschooling/homeschoolers, K-12 related, mathematics,
by Daniel Christian
On 05/12/2010,
in Apple, education technology, educational games / serious games,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
For me…I’m beginning to wonder if we will move towards the use of these devices so that students can better see and experience what we are trying to relay to them. So often, students can’t see visual information (as in CAD drawings, stars in a galaxy, items under a microscope, numbers or equations on a spreadsheet, etc.) when images are projected onto a screen.
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