Digital Learning

Next week I’ll be presenting round two of the Introduction to Virtual Worlds workshop on Wednesday, March 29th at 10:00 a.m., in which we’ll talk about some of the characteristics and advantages of immersive 3D learning environments; I will also give a virtual tour of GGC Island (GGC’s virtual campus in Second Life) and (time permitting) a few other educational / community sims. Dr. David Kerven and I will also be presenting the second Introduction to Augmented Reality workshop on…

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Next week is going to be a busy one. As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, I’ll be presenting another Introduction to Virtual Reality session in the Digital Media Lab next week on Monday, March 20th at 10:00 a.m. I’ll give a short introduction to VR, and then we’ll get some hands-on experience with the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive, and the Microsoft HoloLens.  * * * Note that this workshop will take place in the Digital Media Lab…

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Tomorrow is Teaching & Learning Day! The event will take place in the Heritage Room of the library; it will begin at 12:30 p.m. and poster sessions will take place from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Presenters will be showcasing a variety of innovative work related to teaching, learning, and technology at GGC, so come out to see what your colleagues are up to and to take part in some great conversations about teaching and learning. You’re welcome to wear…

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This month’s Technonauts discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, March 14th at 10:00 a.m. in the CTE conference room. Dr. Jo Anne Harris will be kicking things off this month by sharing some of the ways in which she integrates blogs into her teaching. Last month’s session turned into a lively discussion of various aspects of digital learning, and I expect this session to be just as engaging. Join us to listen, respond, question, and share your own successes (and failures)…

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In addition to the Technonauts discussion (see my previous post), I introduced two new workshops this week, an Introduction to Augmented Reality (in which Dr. David Kerven provided a demonstration of how he has used the Aurasma app in his classes) and an Introduction to Virtual Reality (in which we all got to play with the Oculus Rift in the Digital Media Lab). Although attendance has been down this semester, I think a good time was had by all who…

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One of the ideas I’ve been tossing around for a while is that of having some semi-regular free-form information sharing sessions about digital learning – what faculty are doing with technology in their classrooms, what has worked, what hasn’t, and so on. I think that the only way that we can get this off the ground is to jump in headfirst and start doing it, so I went ahead and scheduled the first session for Wednesday, Feb 22nd at 2:00…

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