TER #031 – Virtual Worlds in Education – 21 September 2014

EP31 Graphic Final

Main Feature: Extended interview – Peggy Sheehy, Marianne Malmstrom and Bron Stuckey talk about the use of virtual worlds and online computer games as learning environments.

Regular Features: Education in the News, Cameron and Corinne discuss pseudoscience and research based practice in education; AITSL’s Teacher Feature, teachers discuss ICT in education; Mystery Educator Competition, a new puzzle!

Timecode and links coming soon!

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TER #030 – Sugata Mitra and Self Organised Learning Environments – 07 September 2014

Episode 30 TERpodcast.com

Main Feature: Sugata Mitra speaks with Corinne about Self Organised Learning Environments, and Stephanie Smith, a school teacher in NSW, discusses her experiences with SOLEs in a school setting.

Regular Features: Dan Haesler asks ‘What’s in it for Google?’ in Off Campus; Cameron and Corinne discuss Tertiary Education funding and School Chaplains in Education in the News; Teachers talk about the importance of professional relationships in Education in the News; Mystery Educator competition. new puzzle!

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