How did thinking about humanity’s graduate attributes guide the God Emperor of Dune’s golden path?
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How did thinking about humanity’s graduate attributes guide the God Emperor of Dune’s golden path?

Mike Collins
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How did thinking about humanity's graduate attributes guide the God Emperor of Dune's golden path?
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It’s an Olde Stylee episode, with just Mike, Mark and a wee focused nerdy question. Been a while since we’ve done one of these! It’s Dune, Frank Herbert’s genre defining and much parodied space opera, and graduate attributes. Attributes for graduates innit. We had a lot of fun recording this one. Can you tell? Also… Continue reading How did thinking about humanity’s graduate attributes guide the God Emperor of Dune’s golden path?

Are learning styles the boss level zombie of neuromyths?
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Are learning styles the boss level zombie of neuromyths?

Mike Collins
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Are learning styles the boss level zombie of neuromyths?
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This week we’re joined by Mary Jacob, as we chat about our quintessential pop culture zombos, using them to pick apart neuromyths – and in particular the biggy – Learning Styles! Before the wickerman gets erected, we’re not conflating these with learner preferences, or learning requirement/needs/delivery/accessibility reqs – we’re focusing on the VARK psychometric guff.… Continue reading Are learning styles the boss level zombie of neuromyths?

How can the Wu-Tang Clan inform our online collaborative learning experiences?
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How can the Wu-Tang Clan inform our online collaborative learning experiences?

Mike Collins
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How can the Wu-Tang Clan inform our online collaborative learning experiences?
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Or to ask the full question, how can the RZA, the GZA, Raekwon the Chef, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, ODB, U-God, and Ghostface Killah inform our online collaborative learning experiences? To help answer this, we’re joined by the brilliant Terry Greene, Senior eLearning Designer at Trent University, Ontario and host of the cracking… Continue reading How can the Wu-Tang Clan inform our online collaborative learning experiences?

How is Gamification like being trapped in The Matrix? And what is the real world of Games Based Learning?
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How is Gamification like being trapped in The Matrix? And what is the real world of Games Based Learning?

Mike Collins
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How is Gamification like being trapped in The Matrix? And what is the real world of Games Based Learning?
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Boy oh boy do we have a special one for you! In this episode we demystify and separate out Gamification and Games Based Learning, talk about one of the best action/sci-fi movies of all time, The Matrix – and get up on our soap boxes about how to take the red pill to add cool… Continue reading How is Gamification like being trapped in The Matrix? And what is the real world of Games Based Learning?

Learning Designers chat VR in Education, in VR minigolf! (+hiatus update)
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Learning Designers chat VR in Education, in VR minigolf! (+hiatus update)

Mike Collins

Join Mike Collins, Mark Childs and Mark Williams as they bimble their way through a game of the excellent Walkabout MiniGolf, and share their thoughts on the state and challenges of VR in education. We recorded this all the way back in 2021 (who ever would have thought we’d look back on that fondly, as… Continue reading Learning Designers chat VR in Education, in VR minigolf! (+hiatus update)