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Learning from Games and Simulations

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Interact is a quick and easy way for University of Bristol staff to keep up-to-date with e-Learning.
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University of Bristol
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CONTENT in August 2008: Welcome, Introduction and LTSS news (Sue Timmis) Introductory article: The games people play (Angela McFarlane) Showcasing Games and Simulations * They're manikins, not mannequins! (Andy Levy) * The virtual stockmarket game (Nigel Duck and Daniella Acker) * First steps in using high fidelity Human Patient Simulators for medical sciences teaching at Bristol (Judy Harris) * Return on investment? (Phil Churn) * Steelmaking simulations @steeluniversity.org (David Naylor) * Self-organizing communities for knowledge production (Kurt Squire) * Online games and simulations as aids to learning ethos, challenges and evaluation (Kieren Pitts and Andrew Ashwin) * How can e-learning games and simulations compete in the market place? (Richard Wilson) * Low cost, low tech web-based simulations (Andy Ramsden) * THEATRON - Theatre History in Europe: Architectural and Textual Resources Online (Martin Blazeby) * Need to Know - Innovate online journal Research - Games and Simulations * Computer games: the most powerful learning technology of our age? (Keri Facer) * A quick look at Quandary (Mike Cameron) * SimAcademy (Seth Giddings) * Commercial games in the classroom (John Kirriemuir) - full version of article * Research into computer games and learning: a brief overview (Diane Carr) * The RDN Virtual Training Suite - Help your students develop their intenet research skills e-Learning at Bristol: news and information * Fighting the information war with user editable web sites (Martin Poulter) * Sidebar - Researching war crimes (Jessica Lincoln) * ASK ANDY - How can I find out what is happening with the Blackboard service? (Andy Ramsden) * Update on e-portfolios at the University of Bristol (Tracy Johnson) * HEFCE grant - extra support for e-learning at the University of Bristol (Sue Timmis)