Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum: LEEF 2009 Interactive professional development that showcases the convergence of learning and entertainment technologies and explore the benefits of, and business case for, games and simulations for learning and performance. http://www.leef2009.net en-us Copyright 2009 Mon, 11 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Mon, 11 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss leef@harrisburgu.net LEEF 2009 leef@harrisburgu.net No Game Mechanics Applied to the Learning Environment http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track01_1.mp3 http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track01_1.mp3 "We get a lot of learning applications that look game-like, but don't have the engagement...". Interview Mon, 11 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Julie Dirksen No Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. 00:05:16 podcast, LEEF 2009, LEEF2009, Harrisburg University, Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum, Interviews, Julie Dirksen The Changing Brain and the Changing Game http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track01_2.mp3 http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track01_2.mp3 "One of the big things is the concept of Neuroplasticity, which is the idea that the brain continues to grow and change as we age." Interview Mon, 11 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Julie Dirksen No Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. 00:05:49 podcast, LEEF 2009, LEEF2009, Harrisburg University, Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum, Interviews, Julie Dirksen The Benefits of Case Studies and the Future of Game Development http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track01_3.mp3 http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track01_3.mp3 "...we'll see more and more availability of different types of game engines for development." Interview Mon, 12 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Julie Dirksen No Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. 00:05:33 podcast, LEEF 2009, LEEF2009, Harrisburg University, Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum, Interviews, Julie Dirksen New Learning with Interactive Technologies http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track02_1.mp3 http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track02_1.mp3 "We know from research and from experience a great deal about how good teaching and learning occurs...but, we really don't understand the implications of learning through new technology-based mediums." Interview Mon, 12 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Rick Van Sant No Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. 00:05:02 podcast, LEEF 2009, LEEF2009, Harrisburg University, Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum, Interviews, Rick Van Sant Gender-Based Learning, Memory, and Emotion http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track02_2.mp3 http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track02_2.mp3 Interview Mon, 12 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Rick Van Sant No Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. 00:07:47 podcast, LEEF 2009, LEEF2009, Harrisburg University, Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum, Interviews, Rick Van Sant The Intersection of Disciplines at Games and Simulations http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track02_3.mp3 http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Track02_3.mp3 Interview Mon, 12 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Rick Van Sant No Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. 00:06:01 podcast, LEEF 2009, LEEF2009, Harrisburg University, Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum, Interviews, Rick Van Sant The Effectiveness of Games and Simulations http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Clark_1.mp3 http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Clark_1.mp3 "How do you evaluate the effectiveness of this stuff?" Interview Mon, 13 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Clarck Aldrich No Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. 00:07:38 podcast, LEEF 2009, LEEF2009, Harrisburg University, Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum, Interviews, Clark Aldrich Swimming in A Virtual World http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Clark_2.mp3 http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Clark_2.mp3 "What is the necessary pedagogy to go from game and simulation to performance?" Interview Mon, 13 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Clarck Aldrich No Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. 00:09:26 podcast, LEEF 2009, LEEF2009, Harrisburg University, Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum, Interviews, Clark Aldrich The Experience of Learning http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Clark_3.mp3 http://www.harrisburgu.net/leef2009/podcast/Clark_3.mp3 "...you realize how trapped we've been intellectually at linear content..." Interview Mon, 13 May 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Clarck Aldrich No Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. Harrisburg University is hosting a first of it's kind forum on learning and performance. 00:09:35 podcast, LEEF 2009, LEEF2009, Harrisburg University, Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum, Interviews, Clark Aldrich