Exploring the importance of lifelong play
Exploring the importance of lifelong play
I saw an interesting presentation yesterday on a paper by Azilawati Jamaludin and colleagues, which I think shows a really interesting use of Second Life. Basically they have been carrying out virtual role plays to teach discursive skills and the…
I’m currently at my first ASCILITE conference in Singapore. This morning I’ve been to a group of three sessions, all of which contained some element of discussion on the use of automated response systems in large lectures. Personally, I think…
The Video Game Revolution web site contains a lot of info on the history and development of video games. It’s more aimed at those with a interest in games rather than educational games, but the section on the impact of…
I was down in London yesterday giving a talk at the Heads of E-Learning Forum meeting on virtual worlds. There were also a couple of interesting presentations on Second Life from Steve Bennett from Hertfordshire University and Fiona Littleton from…
A big thank you to Jane and Ade for my top birthday gift of the Battleshops game. It’s just like battleships but made acceptable for the tender female mind by basing it around a theme of shopping rather than blowing…
Okay, so I’m going to be hard-pushed to link this one to education, but here’s a cool robot building game. Perhaps it will come in useful when I need to get into training for taking over the world.