Learning Software of the Future

Educating the Net Generation

I found the idea of Action and Symbolic Immersion as discussed in the article ‘Educating the Net Generation' quite interesting - creating virtual environments in learning software.

I immediately see the potential for this type of technology in all areas of education. Imagine teaching our students about early life in Australia during British Colonisation and letting them take a virtual tour of an environment where they can see, hear and possibly feel everything around them. It sounds more engaging than video or pictures from text books. Educationally, this type of immersion ‘triggers powerful semantic associations via the content of experience’ (Dede, C 2005).