Immersive Learning Environments Continue to Hold Relevance as a Learning Resource
BlogImmersive Learning Environments (ILEs) have their supporters and objectors. In my experience, success depends on the subject matter and how it is represented for the learner. One example of an ILE is 3D Virtual Worlds (VWs). They are relevant…
In Defence of Rote Learning
BlogSitting down to read the Sunday newspapers and looking forward to a respite from my everyday world of learning design, I find myself once again confronted with the use of rote learning as a pejorative term. The unjustified bad press for this…
What role for learning technologies in reform of the Junior Cycle?
BlogThe Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection has met twice in the past month to discuss issues related to learning technologies. Firstly, to discuss digital literacy in schools with Department of Education representatives…
