[game_edu] First Advanced Learning Technologies Summit conference announcement

[S. Gold]

First Advanced Learning Technologies Summit conference will explore how
serious games, virtual worlds, social networks and robotics can be used to
inspire, educate and train the ³next-gen² workforce. The conference will
have tracks focused on healthcare, education, non-profits, government, and
business. Within each track there will be sessions on theory and research,
practical applications and examples, and ideas for getting started and
gaining support. The Advanced Learning Technologies Summit will address not
only the learning advantages of serious games, but also have sessions on
other technologies that are coming online to improve learning, like social
networking, robotics and haptics.

The format of the conference will use technology to make the conference
learning more fun and effective. There will be wireless audience response
pads provided to all attendees so participants will no longer be lost in the
crowd as passive observers, but can answer questions and provide immediate
feedback. The presenter will get a clear sense of what¹s happening in the
audience. These devices will also enable us to make frequent use of polls,
quizzes, and other means to garner a response from everyone in the audience.

The conference will use of a variety of game show formats that will be
tailored to the learning objectives of the conference. This will enliven the
meetings and bring the excitement and focus of competition.

More information is available at http://www.altsummit.com the conference
will be held outside of Raleigh, NC

-- 
Susan Gold
goldfile at gmail.com

³In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom!² - J. G. Ballard

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