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Presence Pedagogy: Needs Some More Dimensions

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The other day, I discovered an interesting article, Presence Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning in a 3D Virtual Immersive World , which describes an educational approach for conducting a learning event in a virtual immersive environment. Flying around in VirtualU: Sense of space is important in virtual learning environments.

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Selected Educational Games

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Doing a presentation for an online conference called GAME ON: Exploring innovative pedagogies: Using game design to enhance online learning being conducted by Charles Darwin University in Australia. In that presentation I am going to discuss game-based learning in a 30 minute talk called “Where is the learning in games?”

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Some Thoughts of Games Vs. Simulations

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2005) Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games and Pedagogy in e-Learning and Other Educational Experiences. Learner Resets Values to Tests Decisions Made. Story-based Narrative. Web-Based Access. References. [R] R] Aldrich, C. San Francisco, CA. Alessi, S. M., & Trollip, S.

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3D: TLC Conference Pannel Discussion

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Chris talked about how good pedagogy in the physical world is good pedagogy in the virtual world and how he has seen both good and bad physical world and virtual world instruction.

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Three Guidelines for Effectively Integrating Games in the Classroom

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learning subject areas and learning purposes), learner characteristics, and game-based pedagogy with the design of an instructional game. Ke (2009) found that the learning outcomes achieved through computer games depend largely on how educationalists align learning (i.e.,

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We Teach as We are Taught

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In terms of pedagogy, much of the efforts during the current generation of teacher’s formative years were focused on the students as empty vessels to be filled with the wisdom of the instructor. Instructors tend to teach in the same style and format in which they have been taught.

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Time to Learn Basic Physics? Then Time for an Online Game

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It is our contention that in order to study how and why game play can be a serious tool for education, or serious gaming, we must build a game bridging the gaps of entertainment and pedagogy.

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