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Ravn, Ib; Elsborg, Steen – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2011
The typical conference consists of a series of PowerPoint presentations that tend to render participants passive. Students of learning have long abandoned the transfer model that underlies such one-way communication. We propose an alternative theory of conferences that sees them as a forum for learning, mutual inspiration and human flourishing. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy, Instructional Design
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Minocha, Shailey; Reeves, Ahmad John – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
"Second Life" (SL) is a three-dimensional (3D) virtual world, and educational institutions are adopting SL to support their teaching and learning. Although the question of how 3D learning spaces should be designed to support student learning and engagement has been raised among SL educators and designers, there is hardly any guidance or…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Guidance, Space Utilization, Mail Surveys