Tag Archives: simulations

Second Life: A Simulation Wiki?

Posted on December 4, 2005 by

As usual, Jon Udell is onto something interesting. A company called Linden Labs has produced a MMORG called

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Harnessing Autobiographical Memory Through Simulations

Posted on March 26, 2005 by

The Eide Neurolearning Blog has an interesting post on autobiographical memory. It seems to me that the best way to tap its power from the perspective of online learning is through discovery learning adventure games. Check out, for example, this … Continue reading →

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Why RoboDemo 5 Sucks

Posted on October 12, 2004 by

This post isn’t a litany of the things that I don’t like about RoboDemo, although there will necessarily will be some of that. Rather, it’s my own speculation as to why a smart company with a reputation for good software … Continue reading →

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Educational Conversation Pattern: Role-Playing Simulation

Posted on September 16, 2004 by

Here is another tool that affords a particular educational conversation pattern. This time the pattern is role-playing simulation I may have to start a new site theme for this stuff. (Found via thee-Learning Centre.)

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The Distant Librarian: Wink vs Viewlets

Posted on August 1, 2004 by

Another of Stephen Downes’ Breaking the Power Law blogs provides a useful comparison of Wink to Qarbon’s Viewletbuilder. The short version: Wink is free but ViewletBuilder is nicer.

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