Immersive 3D technologies and L&T at CQU

http://cddu.cqu.edu.au/http://web3dexchange.org/

Damien, David, Rolley and Colin

Overview

• Why?• What is Web3D? What can it do?• What are the limitations?• How do I use it?

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Why today?

Four "volunteers" keento integrate 3D intotheir courses in 2008

And reflect on the process.

http://flickr.com/photos/blackbird_hollow/1283140550/Why?

Applications for awards and grants offered by The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and levels of success.

CQU Management Plan for L&T - KPI

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Why? David Jones

Damien Clark

Penny de Byl

Interesting project aims

• produce exemplars, tools and strategies to immerse Web3D technologies within curricula;

• empower educators to use Web3D technologies in curricula;

• enhance student engagement through authentic learning activities.

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What is Web3D?

What are people doing with it?

MMVWMassively multiplayer virtual worlds

MMORPGMassively multiplayer online role-playinggame

MUVEMulti-User VirtualEnvironment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muve

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game

RoleplayUniversity of Kansas Medical Centre

http://www2.kumc.edu/tlt/SLEDUCAUSESW2005/SLPresentationOutline.htm

Roleplay

http://www2.kumc.edu/tlt/SLEDUCAUSESW2005/SLPresentationOutline.htm

England

HollandSeattle

Kansas City

University of Kansas Medical Centre

Learning languages

http://hedgehog.software.umn.edu/croquet/croquetMovies/betterLangDemo.mov

Simulated worlds - River City

http://muveb.gse.harvard.edu/~muvers/rivercityvideos/H264%20web/RC Project-pro-RC 2_Tour.mov

A virtual place

http://sl.nmc.org/2006/06/12/seriously-engaging-movie/

Integrating new and old

http://www.alivex3d.org/files/Web3dTechTalk.mov

And much more

Machinima

Visualisations

QuestsGoogle earth

Construction & design

Historical re-creation

Chris Dede - Harvard University

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Limitations

Techno-hype

Fear

Current reality ofCQU students

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Hype cycle

Deja-vu

http://www.archive.org/details/Choosing1963

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Students today can’t prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend on their slates which are more expensive. What will they do when the slate is dropped and it breaks? They will be unable to write!

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Students today can’t prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend on their slates which are more expensive. What will they do when the slate is dropped and it breaks? They will be unable to write!

Teachers' Conference - 1703

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NetGen?

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How do I..

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Be good to talk

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Scaleable

Curriculumdesigner

Academic& course

1 1

Curriculumdesigners

Academic& course

2.x 1

Curriculumdesigner

Academic& courses

2.x 1089

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We don't give fish

http://flickr.com/photos/thermodynamix/29693320/

We help you fish

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We're your bait shop

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Constructive alignment

OutcomesMaterialsActivities

Assessment

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Educational determinism

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There will always be constraints

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Responsive

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Diversity

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Diversity

This suggests that theremay be considerable room for exploring ways of using the preferred methods identified in one Field of Education in another field

(Scott, 2006)

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What's theprocess?

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Let's start talking

David Jones (x9856)d.jones@cqu.edu.au

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Questions

http://cddu.cqu.edu.au/

16 Nov - Express some interest