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Learning Technologies Program News
IN THE NEWS: Westbury Students Learn from Creating Video Games
Education Technology R&D Initiative Approved by the House
On 7 February 2007, the U.S. House of Representative voted to approve the Higher Education authorization bill that includes a provision creating a National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund.
Read the legislation or learn more here.
FAS President Henry Kelly Offers Strategy for Immersive Education
In January 2008, FAS President Henry Kelly gave a presentation in Boston on the subject of immersive education and the impact technology can, and should have, on the future of education. The full Power Point presentation of Dr. Kelly's speech can be found here: Immersive Education
FAS Launches a Virtual Worlds Wiki
This Wiki site is intended to collect as much information as possible about virtual worlds; their pertinence to learning needs; and the tools available to build them, all in one location on the Internet. This will be an ongoing, and long-lasting endeavor, and contributors are sought to help complete this project. Virtual World Wiki
The FAS Wiki site also includes a site where important news relevant to virtual worlds is posted on a regular basis. Here is a direct link: Virtual Worlds News
Archived News Stories
Older stories about the FAS Learning Technology Program (as well as our predecessor, the Learning Federation) are here.
