Anne Fox's Page

Fun and Games in professional development


Game-based learning (GBL) is being implemented more and more as a central approach rather than an optional add-on. See for example the new Quest2Learn high school opening in the fall in New York. GBL also has an illustrious history in professional spheres such as the army, business, aviation and the medical world. If GBL is effective for learners then why not in our professional development? In this session I invite you to try out three professi… Continue

The next MUVEnation task is as follows:
Please share here your stories about your first hours of life in Second Life. Reflect on your experience: How would you describe your first steps? What were the technical issues, if any? What did you feel about the avatar you chose? What was orientation island like? Could you find help as needed? Where did you go? Did you speak to other avatars? What would improve the experience, if anything? What previous knowledge and… Continue

MUVENation

I am your friend. I don’t work in education. You are talking to me about the idea that we all learn from each other, in all kinds of contexts, and that this can often be richer than more formal classroom based learning. I am sceptical. Tell me about an informal learning experience you have had online in which collaboration was involved, show me a concrete example to help me to see what you mea

… Continue

MUVenation

We all explore new tec

… Continue

In addition to preparing to moderate one of the EVOnline sessions in January and helping to finalise the tasks for the new Trinity College validated Cert ICT with The Consultants-E I have also signed up as a participant of the MUVEnation course to explore virtual worlds in education. The first task is to write

… Continue