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SIG meeting: what evidence do we have that games, simulations and virtual worlds change practice

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This one-day even will take place at the London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, on April 15th. Information about how to register can be found on the SIG's blog site.

 

The programme for the event is:

 

10:00-10:30  Coffee and reception 
10:30-10:40  Introduction 
10:40-11:00  Update: JISC’s work on virtual worlds and gaming – Clare Killen 
11:00-11:30 

Learning from practice: 3 presentations 
Dave Westwood and Agi Ryder; Maria Toro-Troconis; Shailey Minocha, Christopher Leslie Hardy and Ahmad John Reeves

11:30-11:40 Quick break
11:40-12:20 

Learning from practice: 4 presentations 

Jeremy Hall; Ken Khan & Howard Noble; Rose Heaney; Tim Marsh

12:20-13:00  Lunch
13:00-13:25  Keynote: Diane Carr
13:25-14:05

Learning from practice: 4 presentations

Mark Childs & Yung-Fang Chen; Russell Frances; Paul Driver; Kirsten Campbell

14:05-14:15 Quick break
14:15-15:00 Working groups: making sense of changes in practice
15:00-15:15 Coffee
15:15-15:45 Working groups: Setting an agenda for further work
15:45-16:00  Plenary and close

 

Participants have been asked to identify either as offering a case study or else offering a critical perspective that can be brought to bear on the cases and evidence presented. Accepted participants offering cases include:

 

 

Accepted participants offering critical perspectives include:

 

 

In addition, Martin Oliver and Diane Carr will convene the day, and Clare Killen and Sian Bayne will attend as invited speakers. (Note: on the day, Sian was unable to attend. Her planned keynote topic had been: "Avatars in uncanny spaces".)

 

 

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