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Introductions – Summer ’10

Hi, all! Welcome to the blog for the Virtual Learning Environments class in the graduate media studies department at the New School – Summer ’10. We will examine VLEs, ranging from text-based fora to 3D immersive worlds, and will focus on optimizing virtual environments for learning experiences. We’ll be learning about VLEs while being inside [… Read More]

Introductions – Summer ’09

Hi, all! Welcome to the blog for the Virtual Learning Environments class in the graduate media studies department at the New School. We will examine VLEs, ranging from text-based fora to 3D immersive worlds, and will focus on optimizing virtual environments for learning experiences. We’ll be learning about VLEs while being inside them, eventually culminating [… Read More]

Introductions

Hi, all! Welcome to the blog for the Virtual Learning Environments class in the graduate media studies department at the New School. We will examine a variety of VLEs, ranging from text-based fora to 3D immersive worlds, and will focus on optimizing virtual environments for learning experiences. I’m very excited to be teaching this class! [… Read More]