ELI Innovations & Implementations—SciFair: Game Worlds for Learning

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Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
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Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
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Teaching and Learning Games and Learning Instructional Design Student Engagement and Interaction Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

Abstract

Cornell's SciCentr is an online museum of virtual worlds that engages young people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Its SciFair program helps students build virtual worlds and thus learn new ways of developing and sharing knowledge.

ELI's Innovations & Implementations series highlights innovative teaching, learning, and technology practices in higher education. Each Innovations & Implementations piece provides a practical overview of an innovation, focusing on its significance and implementation issues. Use Innovations & Implementations to explore innovative practices that might be of value to your institution.

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