immersive technologies and recruitment assessment and lifelong learning
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Immersive Technologies for Recruitment, Immersive Technologies for Recruitment, Assessment and Lifelong LearningAssessment and Lifelong Learning
Moscow Edutech 2011David Wortley FRSA
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Key TakeawayImmersive technologies will be used for continuous formative assessment, lifelong learning, career development and e-portfolios / profiles
We are entering the era of the portable lifelong personal coach / mentor facilitated by serious games, social networks, virtual learning environments and cloud computing
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Topics
Definition and role of Serious Games and Immersive Technologies
Example Applications Future Challenges and Trends Summary and Conclusion
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Definition and Role of Serious Games and Immersive Technologies
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Immersive Technologies
Games Virtual Worlds Social Networks
Immersive Technologies provide an attractive, accessible and affordable space in which to devote our discretionary time, attention and
money
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Serious Games and Immersive Experiences
Involve Challenges, Rules, Rewards, Physical and Virtual Worlds, Social Networks, Assessment, Profiles, Personal Development and Commercial Exploitation
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Serious Games are Our Personal Choice
Serious Games are where we choose to spend our discretionary time, attention and finances which makes
them very important commercially and developmentally
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Attractive, Accessible, Affordable
Immersive technologies focus on attractiveness (engagement), accessibility (no barriers) and
affordability (cost and time)
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The Importance of Immersive TechnologiesThe Importance of Immersive Technologies
Immersive Technologies are important because they provide an ideal platform for engagement, motivation, assessment,
training needs analysis, profiling, coaching and development
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What are the Key Features ?
Personalisation / relevance Interface and UbiquityCost in time and moneyAbility to control / shapeRichness of experienceChallenge / motivation Intrinsic and extrinsic rewards
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Example Applications
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Learning through Games
Watch, copy, get feedback, iterate and share
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From Cradle to Grave
Immersive technologies will engage, motivate, assess, adjust and profile
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Profiling and Needs Analysis
Identifying strengths and weaknesses, profiling and personalising needs
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Building Knowledge Communities
Intel’s Planet Blue is an internal social network
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Connecting the Physical & Virtual
Virtual visualisation of real time data
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The Digital Alter Ego
The mobile device will become our digital mentor
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Future Challenges and Trends
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In a Nutshell
Successful Immersive technologies need multiple disciplines
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Common Language ?
Experts speak in different languages
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Expectations
Generation Y learners expect high levels of engagement
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Expectations
Clients expect value for money and modest costs
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Likely Solution
Software which has embedded expertise and resources and partners to provide pedagogical and storytelling
skills
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Simulations linked to real data
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New Applications
Using Sensor interfaces to control learning activities
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Summary and Conclusion
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Key TakeawayImmersive technologies will be used for continuous formative assessment, lifelong learning, career development and e-portfolios / profiles
We are entering the era of the portable lifelong personal coach / mentor facilitated by serious games, social networks, virtual learning environments and cloud computing
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What will this mean in practice ? Personalised learning Integrated games-based learning & assessment Intelligent persistent lifelong profiling Collaborative peer to peer learning Learning by discovery of new knowledge Virtual worlds linked to real world data Tutor/Mentor/Coach tools for content management Learning communities
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Questions
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Immersive Technologies for Recruitment, Immersive Technologies for Recruitment, Assessment and Lifelong LearningAssessment and Lifelong Learning
Moscow Edutech 2011David Wortley FRSA