Learning from Games and Simulations
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35
Description:
Interact is a quick and easy way for University of Bristol staff to keep up-to-date with e-Learning.
Year:
up-to-date
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article repository
Table of contents:
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)