Game Play

Here is one more entry for the eLearning conference. Gaming is still receiving its fair share of attention for its ability to motivate and engage the learner. There was a session on Second Life, which is technically not a game but more like a whole world. Educators are using this. There is a whole campus there with galleries and lectures. It's worth exploring.

I didn't attend that session though since I already know a bit about Second Life. But I did attend a student orientation game-model session. Presenters from Mercer Community College demonstrated a game-show style orientation for online learners. The software they are using (Game Show Presenter) is not free, but was inexpensive enough to make this possible on a shoestring budget. The orientation is currently delivered F2F, but the presenters will be exploring the online version of the tool in the near future (it was just released).

I recently found a template for Captivate that creates a Jeopardy style quiz/game. Might be fun as part of an online student orientation.