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Ludoliteracy: Defining, Understanding and Supporting Games Education |
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Written by admin
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Monday, 25 January 2010 |
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The aviation industry is slowly moving away from simple pedagogical teaching methods. Talking-heads have morphed into power-point avatars asthe dependancy on technology further removes teaching skills from instructors. Now it is time for instructors to move into a new area of skill; using games and simulations. Games and simulation is an area that can greatly enhance the learning experience for potential pilots, engineers and air traffic controllers. The latest generation of learners is highly entertainment based in thinking and worldview. Typical "ground school" is considered boring and unfulfilling unless the instruction engages the learner and challenges their interest. It seems like teaching about games should be easy. After all, students enjoy engaging with course content and have extensive experience with videogames. However, games education can be surprisingly complex. Check out this new book available on-line for free. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 25 January 2010 )
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Do I Need to Know It, or Just How to Find It? |
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Written by Michael Dupuis
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
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Do we really need to know how a particular piece of equipment is designed or the minute details of regulations? It is all grist for the mill and part of the age old debate in aviation that probably started with the invention of the venerable E6B whiz-wheel. I am old enough to remember the doom-sayers crying out from the mountain tops when the pocket calculator was reviled as the end of mathematics. In this age of information, with references to weather, regulations and manuals only a few key-strokes away, it makes us wonder how much time need be devoted by new students in learning content vs. how to access it. The following brief article was written by George Seimens, a popular bloger and adult education specialist with links to an article published in the New York Times about this very subject and how it is affecting other industries. |
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New Paper on S1000D and SCORM Bridging Strategy Posted |
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Written by admin
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Sunday, 17 January 2010 |
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ADL Job Performance Technology Center Director, Wayne Gafford, and Paul Jesukiewicz, ADL Initiative Director, recently presented their peer-reviewed paper, A Technical Development Strategy for Bridging S1000D™ and SCORM®, at the 2009 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), held in Orlando, Florida from November 30 through December 3. |
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Written by Dupuis
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Sunday, 27 February 2005 |
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One of the
biggest mistakes made by inexperienced Flight Instructors is jumping right
into the content of their lesson without considering the learning needs
of their student, (or the examiner who is playing the part of a student
during the instructor ride!) I
wrote this article while attending the Principles of Adult
Education course at the University of Calgary. It provides some
reasons why an objective is so important as well as a few ideas on how
to prepare good lesson objectives. I would appreciate and
comments or feedback. pilot@aviation.ca |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 March 2005 )
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