Learning in Virtual Worlds

 
I’m just back from the Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ) conference in Wellington, whose theme was My Place, My Space, My Learning.  We had two very thought-provoking keynotes, one by Nancy White and the other by Michael Barbour, and although my notes are unclear on this, one of these two wonderful thinkers used [...]

For many years, talented students have traveled from less-developed to more-developed countries to fulfill their educational aspirations. But herein lies a paradox: sending its best students to be educated in more developed countries often exacerbates a country’s problems because the education itself – be it a teacher’s certificate, a nursing degree, or a Ph.D. – [...]

Well, we have liftoff!  This is the new University of Auckland site, on the sim Long White Cloud.  Interestingly, the names New Zealand and Aotearoa were already taken…one by a commercial land company.   I’m pushing this project like a large boulder uphill, as there is relatively little interest from the rank-n-file teaching staff, and more [...]