I just went to a webinar at Adobe (free) that was discussing engaging millineums by using avatars for teaching. The jist was that for a 21 year old who has spent more than 10,000 in video gaming their expectations of content delivery are different. They expect an environment that is multitasking, media rich and with short attention requirements. So they are suggesting training with a second world using avatars and polls for testing and an experiential game-like anywhere anytime online world for the classroom.

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Sat, 02/27/2010 - 15:24

adhulstrom (not verified)

What a fascinating concept! I can think of many middle school boys who would actually engage in something like this - the boys we are really losing in a traditional classroom environment. (unfortunately, these are also the boys that really need some social skills, too. :-)

Sun, 02/28/2010 - 09:42

nancy

Recently I saw a middle school teacher teaching public speaking use several youtube videos to inspire her students. They were interested in being videoed themselves and worked together to do that. I think there has to be a mix of F2F and tech. Ever watch 6 boys watch one boy pay a game? Like that...

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