This maybe of interest to Flux readers the third publication of emerging technologies for learning from Becta.
The ‘Emerging technologies for learning’ series aims to help readers consider how emerging technologies may impact on education and learners in the medium term. The publications are not intended to be a comprehensive review of educational technologies, but offer [...]

http://distancelearn.about.com/od/virtualhighschools/a/OnlineHighQ.htm
Happy New Year to all flux bloggers and readers.
I came across this article and thought it marked a landmark in the development of virtual learning.
What do you think?

http://www.johnseelybrown.com/needvirtualworlds.pdf
What do you think of this paper from John Seely-Brown?

There is a lot of interest in Second Life and the educational potential of this and similar immersive game-like worlds. Club Penguin — a site supposedly for 13+ (but likely 9-14) — has recently been sold to Disney for $350 million. These have fascinated me since reading Gibson’s Neuromancer (1984) , Neal Stephenson’s [...]