The reasons why University staff are considering e-learning in their courses tend to be as varied as the disciplines they come from and almost as varied as the individuals concerned. Some of the drivers are: from above, e.g., Department or Faculty head: “our modules should use the VLE more”; from
Circlo: A tetris shooting gamehttp://www.andkon.com/arcade/tetris/circlo/ Flow in games – strangely addictive creature gamehttp://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/flowing/ And some interesting blogs/articles about using games in learning (as if that makes it OK…) Getting It Wrong: Slaying Myths About Video Games (Part 1) Learning in Video Games (a group blog) Futurelab handbook on Games and
1 AdministrativeSyllabi, submission dates, room allocations, last-minute changes, etc.2 SupplementalMaterials to support the traditional classroom, but not critical to the course (e.g. notes, handouts, slides, reading lists, Internet links).3 EssentialStudents require regular web access to be productive members of the class. Most materials, tasks, assessments available on website. Teachers require