Virtual worlds will not be part of my teaching.....
however there is an online training program presently being developed for teachers which will be using virtual worlds.
PLANE is an on line learning experience being developed by a collection of educators and others from Department of Education and Training, Association of Independent Schools and Catholic Education Commission. As part of the training program participants will be able to enter a digital virtual world for experiencial learning, problem based simulation learning, collaboration and communication.
I have been following their blog this year as they begin what has the potential of beging a great learning tool.
Hi Lyn,
ReplyDeleteThe whole area of using Virtual Worlds as a teaching device - as distinct from a closeted pseudo-world for individuals - is something which I think has merit. It is always better to redeem a concept rather than reject it - part of my worldview I guess. I'd be interested to know a bit more about PLANE - thanks for directing me to the site!
Regards
Geoff