ALT-C 2007: The clash of the timetables

ALT-C is pretty large. 10 parallel sessions of talks, demos and workshops. And naturally, the sessions I’d most like to see are running at the same time as my own…

So I’ll miss the talk “Cultural Capital and community development in the pursuit of dragon slaying. (Massively Multiplayer guild culture as a model for elearning)” as I’ll be in another building talking on “Bridging 3D and web-based virtual learning environments” at the time. I’ll also miss one of the more interesting sessions packed with talks on the use of blogs for reflective practice. Given my own experience of using blogs with students (worked quite well, though students hated blogging), I’m interested in seeing how others get on with them. Ho hum.

Best session for me so far, certainly most useful, one from Glenaffric on a 6-step process for planning and conducting project evaluations. More here: http://glenaffric.co.uk/gem/ . Not as interactive a session as expected, but a useful resource. Open to the public for the duration of ALT-C apparently, so check it out now if project evaluation is your thing.

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ALT-C 2007 papers

The papers for the Association of Learning Technology conference, ALT-C 2007, are now online:

Handbook and abstracts [2.6 MB]:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/altc2007_documents/altc2007_handbook.pdf

Research papers [12MB file]:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/altc2007_documents/altc2007_research_proceedings.pdf
Should be some good reading in there. I’ll see how much I can work through on the plane in the morning.

Eduserv funded SL projects in 3D VisA

JISC 3D Visualisation in the Arts Network

The 3DVisA Bulletin is intended as a forum for a community-wide debate on key and current issues in 3D visualisation. It is published every six months, profiling projects and people, and reviewing 3D techniques and resources.”

The current issue has a piece by Andy Powell of Eduserv titled “Virtual Worlds, Real Learning?”, including details on all the Eduserv funded Second Life projects.