*apologies for cross-posting* The EXTEND project team, funded by JISC-EMERGE Benefits and Realisation, are hosting a series of online asynchronous discussions based around Learning Technologies. With contributions, videos and podcasts from JISC-EMERGE-funded projects HABITAT and MOOSE, the event will run from Sunday 25 Jan - Sunday 8 Feb 2009 and will focus on Multi-User Virtual Environments in Teaching and Learning. Some topics and questions include: · Can learning activities designed for 3D MUVEs be transferable to different contexts, disciplines or levels of education? · What does the term 'collaboration' mean relative to MUVEs? · Does the social nature of 3D MUVEs alter the tutor-student-tutor relationship? · What do MUVEs provide in terms of socialising/informal-learning that other platforms do not? · How relevant is 'play' and 'creativity' outside of the arts? Will non arts subjects ever accept MUVEs as a playful space within their teaching? · Are skills from more established technologies transferable into emerging technologies like 3D MUVEs? The event will be hosted on the HELP (Higher Education Learning Professionals) network, which you can join by visiting http://tiny.cc/IunFI - this will take you to a login page where you can create an account in 2 easy steps and enter the discussion. Please do join us for a lively and thought-provoking event! Multi-User Virtual Environments in Teaching and Learning: http://tiny.cc/IunFI Helen Keegan Research Fellow Computing Acoustics and Future Media School of Computing Science and Engineering University of Salford, UK M5 4WT http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/profiles/keegan