[game_edu] First Advanced Learning Technologies Summit conference announcement

[Kathleen Harmeyer]

Might provide fodder for Game Concept and Design(?)

 

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Subject: [game_edu] First Advanced Learning Technologies
Summitconference announcement

 

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 "next-gen" 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
what's 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

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

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