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Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Fulgham, Susan M. – Educational Technology, 2016
Clark Aldrich is the founder and Managing Partner of Clark Aldrich Designs, and is known as a global education visionary, industry analyst, and speaker. In this interview, he responds to questions about his ideas, his work, and his theories.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Educational Games, Computer Simulation, Computer Games
Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Fulgham, Susan M. – Educational Technology, 2016
Sigmund Tobias came to the United States in 1948, after his family had fled to China from the Holocaust in Europe. His Memoir ("Strange Haven: A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai") describes that part of his life. He settled in New York, where he completed his B.A. and M.S. in School Psychology from the City College of New York, and a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interviews, Leaders, Computer Games
Chen, Gwo-Dong; Chuang, Chi-Kuo; Nurkhamid; Liu, Tzu-Chien – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
In the context of classroom, it is possible to create a playground with digital technology beneficial for learning in spite of rising enthusiasm in incorporating educational games in classroom. This paper is an essay to describe a learning playground called Digital Learning Playground (DLP). It is essentially an application of digital technology…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Educational Games, Computer Simulation
Moore, Kristen; Pflugfelder, Ehren Helmut – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
Education in virtual worlds has the potential, it seems, for engaging students in innovative ways and for enabling new discourses on a host of issues. Virtual locations like "Second Life," "Kaneva," or "World of Warcraft," among other multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs), also come with unique challenges for educators as they consider the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Uses in Education, Student Attitudes
Parker, Lyn – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to give a brief introduction to Second Life, and to provide an outline of how one academic librarian has got involved with using it and reviews the issues that have arisen from a library perspective. Design/methodology/approach: The paper offers a reflection on whether library activities in Second Life are…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Uses in Education, Academic Libraries
Bell, David – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
There is currently widespread interest in exploring the opportunities to develop learning that can be delivered in three-dimensional multiuser virtual environments (3-D MUVEs). In this paper, I argue for the need to conduct research into the emerging cultures of use in 3-D MUVEs, focussing on the example of Second Life. Drawing on social and…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Educational Research, Research Needs, Cultural Context
Taylor, Carol A.; Dunne, Mairead – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2011
This article considers some of the ways in which the transformative power of Web 2.0 digital technology is reconfiguring learning, knowledge and academic identities in the contemporary university. Through a focus on five specific examples, we consider the impact of virtualization processes on spatiality, materiality and embodiment, and pedagogic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Internet, Computer Uses in Education
Bugeja, Micheal J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Most people have at least secondhand knowledge about Second Life, a virtual-reality world created by Linden Lab, in which avatars (digital characters) lease "islands" for real-life purposes--to sell products, conduct classes, do research, hold conferences, and even recruit for admissions. About nine million avatars reportedly interact on this…
Descriptors: Mass Media, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Squire, Kurt D. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2008
Interactive digital media, or video games, are a powerful new medium. They offer immersive experiences in which players solve problems. Players learn more than just facts--ways of seeing and understanding problems so that they "become" different kinds of people. "Serious games" coming from business strategy, advergaming, and entertainment gaming…
Descriptors: Video Games, Models, Educational Change, Interactive Video
Landsberger, Joe – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
This article presents an interview with Jeremy Koester, an eighth grade math teacher and football coach at Alamo Heights Junior School in San Antonio, Texas. In this interview, Koester describes his use of technology in his classes and describes his dream of advancing Second Life (SL) as a distance education environment. SL is a "3-D virtual…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Distance Education, Mathematics Teachers, Junior High Schools

McClymer, John F. – History Microcomputer Review, 1987
Presents the results of a forum on the use and misuse of computer games and simulations. Questions from History Microcomputer Review (HMR) readers are edited and then presented to a panel of history professors who answer them individually. (BSR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Computers

Kendall, Diane; Budin, Howard – Social Education, 1987
This article presents an interview with Robert Taylor, a leading figure in educational computing. Among the topics covered are: (1) current developments in educational computing, (2) the changing role of teachers, (3) the resources computer technology will provide to social studies teachers, and (4) whether the probable future uses of computers…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
Moss, Mark – College Quarterly, 2004
Computer technology has impacted both the study and idea of history in a number of ways. The Internet has provided numerous web-sites for students to read, see and look into for historical information. Historians, both professional and public have also begun to utilize the computer in a variety of ways, both in academic terms as well as leisure…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Internet, Web Sites

Milheim, William D. – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1995
An overview is provided of current trends in virtual reality research and development, including discussion of hardware, types of virtual reality, and potential problems with virtual reality. Implications for education and training are explored. (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education

Banas, Ed Jr. – Inquiry, 1998
Describes the development of a course on public budgeting and finance, which integrated the use of SimCity Classic, a computer-simulation software, with traditional lecture, guest speakers, and collaborative-learning activities. Explains the rationale for the course design and discusses the results from the first semester of teaching the course.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Computer Games, Computer Simulation
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