Maximising the effectiveness of virtual worlds in teaching and learning

Friday 16 January 2009, Court and Senate Suite, Collins Building, University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XQ.

Target audience: Learning Technologists, Policy Makers, HE and FE Lecturers

This joint event organised by JISC CETIS and Eduserv will provide a range of perspectives on the use of virtual worlds in HE from experienced practitioners.

Specifically, this event aims to explore the following issues:

What are the teaching situations for which Virtual Worlds are best suited?
What are the policy issues which arise from using Virtual Worlds for Learning and Teaching?
What are the technical characteristics/constraints of Virtual Worlds which have an impact on their use in Learning and Teaching?

In addition, attendees will gain an understanding of why some experts believe that Virtual Worlds will have a large impact on Education.

Registration for this meeting has now closed as all places have been allocated, however those unable to attend on the day may be interested in following the event in Second Life; for more details please see below.