I don’t think it is fair to put the word “easy” next to “branched scenarios for e-learning”. I do find the emphasis on good story telling and taking the time and resources necessary to construct thoughtful responses to a dilema which have their own unique dilemas resulting to be sound advice. The Rapid E-Learning Blog delivers, yet again:
An Easy Way to Build Branched Scenarios for E-Learning » The Rapid eLearning Blog.
Chris Dede from Harvard gave an outstanding talk called “Transforming Higher Education with Emerging Technologies” at the recent Educause Learning Initiative in Austin Texas on the morning of February 14th. In vuDAT (where I work), we had the privilege of hosting an online streaming of this talk and host of others for those interested in attending at Michigan State University.
This talk envisioned the transformation of teaching and learning for 21st-century skills and citizenship. The focus highlighted an array of interactive Web 2.0 technologies designed to aid in collaboration, social interaction, and creation. Both formative and summative assessments strategies were described. These strategies were proposed to be able to leverage the holistic data derived from an immersive simulation interfaces such as augmented reality with mobile devices as well as virtual worlds.
One of Dede’s main points was that education has historically been purposefully removed from the chaotic world in order to reflect analytically. He argues that now with these emerging technologies there are opportunities to strengthen links between life inside and outside the classroom.
Video of this session can be viewed here.
What are your reactions to his vision?
