http://connect.educause.edu/display/46443 http://connect.educause.edu/display/46443 http://connect.educause.edu/educause/images/e_rss.png Comments for "Making Learning Real: Turning Sim City into "Sim Science"!" en http://connect.educause.edu/display/46443 <p>Current theories suggest that learning is facilitated when embedded in the context in which it will be used, but the constraints of the traditional classroom make implementing this difficult to impossible. This session will focus on exploring how new technologies such as virtual environments can situate learning in a &quot;real&quot; virtual context, motivate students while helping them develop scientific habits of mind, and support teachers in leading complex scientific inquiries.</p> ELISpring08 Instructional Technologies Interaction and Engagement IT Integration Learners Learning Teaching Virtual Worlds Presented at ELI Meetings Presentations/Speeches Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:24:35 -0500 drupal 46443 at http://connect.educause.edu