3D Virtual Learning Environments for Distance Education

This research paper was written as part of my participation in the graduate course Critical Issues in Distance Education at the George Washington University. Introduction 3D Virtual worlds are widely used in gaming and offer richly detailed immersive sensory experiences and, in multi-user scenarios, a means of communication with other users. Used for distance education, […]

Posted by milesmac on June 30th, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Pedagogy

Minecraft for #ISTE13, San Antonio

These are the slides from my presentation in the SIGILT Forum: Innovation Hoedown about Minecraft isteminecraft

Posted by milesmac on June 26th, 2013 | 2 Comments Posted in Pedagogy

#ISTE13 Saturday Reflections

First big conference tech conference I've attended since AACE in 1997. Had dinner with some old friends, and made some new friends. Talked with Tom Brandt about a kind of facilitation strategy he is using to draw out learner experience in the form/context of a superhero narrative. A rather clever way of having a learner […]

Posted by milesmac on June 23rd, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Pedagogy

Distance Education Annotated Bibliography

I wrote this annotated bibliography as part of my participation in the graduate course Critical Issues in Distance Education at the George Washington University. Annotated Bibliography: Distance Education Use of three-dimensional (3-D) immersive virtual worlds in K-12 and higher education settings: A review of the research Hew, K. F. and Cheung, W. S. (2010), Use […]

Posted by milesmac on June 11th, 2013 | No Comments Posted in #GWETL, Research

Selected annotated articles on Augmented Reality and Gaming in education

Below is the content of a brief annotated bibliography I wrote for the graduate course Applying Educational Media and Technology at the George Washington University. Eisele-Dyrli, K. (2010). San Diego pilot: Latest test of augmented reality.(news update). District Administration, 46(6), 18. Eisele-Dyrli is a regular contributor to District Administration magazine, an industry magazine for district-level administrators. […]

Posted by milesmac on June 10th, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Pedagogy

Augmented Reality as a context/system for learning

I have been exploring Augmented Reality as a context/system for learning. With ubiquitous internet (information), accessibility of powerful mobile devices (means to access information), and innovations in interaction methods including physical gestures and the ability to use brain activity to control computers (ability to interact with information), learning need not be tied to place and […]

Posted by milesmac on June 10th, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Pedagogy
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