Virtual Worlds - Real Learning

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Slide 1:Virtual Worlds – Real Learning


Slide 2:Farming Simulation


Slide 3:Immersive Archaeology


Slide 4:Art Galleries


Slide 5:Designing & Modelling


Slide 6:Eldora – Second Life


Slide 10:Video


Slide 13:Video: YouTube or BlipTV Video: Building a House


Slide 15:Million Total Residents 15 Logged in last 2 months 1.6 30-90,000 at any one time US$ spent 24hrs 1.75 million European users 54% USA users 31% Second Life – 15 million users Cyworld – 20 million users Habo Hotel – 124 million users World of Warcraft – 10 million users Entropia Universe – 800,000 users ?China ? 150 million users ? $US1billion p.a. ? 10,000 jobs?


Slide 16:Sweden’s Virtual Embassy Reuters in Second Life Australian Open in Second Life


Slide 18:Skoolaborate Congress Sydney, August 2008 Video


Slide 19:Learning in Virtual Worlds Identity – Ethnicity - Refugees Presence – Personal & Social Immersion – A stage and a mirror – Emotional realism Engagement – Citizenship Creativity – Collaborative innovation Transformation - Growth


Slide 20:Learning in Virtual Worlds Virtual doing can lead to Real thinking ? Real being Visualised practice ? Real learning Epistemic Learning


Slide 21:Tasmanian Polytechnic Island Campus


Slide 23:Video Clip International Conferences


Educational uses :Educational uses Source: Jo Kay


Slide 26:Stephen Gillett was applying for a senior management position in engineering. He was a strong contender among many. But he had one additional qualification which got him the job… He was one of the top guild masters in World of Warcraft. 8 million players


Slide 27:Leadership Picking a team Setting goals and targets Conflict resolution Multi-tasking Systems thinking Determination Team player 8 million players


Slide 28:Designing Worlds HC in 1352AD Designing 3D worlds Building characters Writing script Story telling


Slide 29:www.alteredlearning.com Literacy Skills Numeracy Skills The Disaffected Learner


Slide 30:WiseUpToIT.com.au CyberSmartKids.com.au Bullying via SMS Photoshop Movie clips IM MySpace / Facebook Virtual worlds Online games Digital Fingerprint Digital Well-Being