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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Worlds for Study: Invitation - Virtual Worlds for Studying Real-World Business (and Law, and Politics, and Sociology, and.) (by Robert Bloomfield)

Mark Oehlert

This document provides an introduction to virtual worlds,discusses why virtual worlds are so well-suited to the study ofreal-world business, and describes how a platform could weave togethervarious types of virtual worlds and virtual spaces to achieve a varietyof research and educational goals.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Ajax SDK for the iPhone on the way from Backbase

Mark Oehlert

. | Main | Open Laszlo Gets Its Own Track and Big Customers for the open source webtop platform » September 06, 2007 Ajax SDK for the iPhone on the way from Backbase (via web2journal ) Backbase is releasing an AJAX SDK for developing Rick Internet Applications for the iPhone. where I am linking to all the Lewin stuff I find.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Semi-Daily Quote/Lyric/Words of Others

Mark Oehlert

Outside the zigzag of the fence stands a rotund gentleman in a $700, power-blue, pinstripe suit. One hand is holding his unbuttoned jacket against his generous belly so that the suit's fine cloth will not be soiled by the fence's grimy rails. One regurgitates her cud and chews it. He is leaning over the fence - as best he can.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): "A Win-Win Scenario: Game School Aims to Engage and Educate" (WIRED)

Mark Oehlert

Rather, Salen and other planners are looking at how games naturally engage players and teach them new skills, and hope to apply those principles to create kids who not only ace their SATs, but are also well suited for the 21st century." The Lewin Links This link should take you to the page I have on del.icio.us

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Catch Up Post: Virtual Worlds Saving Lives, Experience Design and an RFI for an MMO for NASA (acronym attack!)

Mark Oehlert

In case you missed this in the past like 2 weeks and you happen to be looking to try out a suite of great aggregator products read this story or visit this site. NewsGator RSS products now free: No really. Is Pedagogy Getting in the Way of Learning? Read it and then read the comments. where I am linking to all the Lewin stuff I find.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Zone Alarm Listen UP!! This is NOT Customer Service!

Mark Oehlert

Normally I run Zone Alarms security suite of products and I generally think they are the best out there - they are certainly better than Norton in terms of being Norton being such a resource hog. This is NOT Customer Service! I was having this problem though with my anti-virus not updating (hang in there, there is a point).

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): The Argument for Casual Games in the Corporate World

Mark Oehlert

" Play time and structure "When time is a scarce commodity, casual games are better suited to offering compelling experiences in short play sessions than the more time-commitment heavy console and PC games." The Lewin Links This link should take you to the page I have on del.icio.us

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