Perhaps most of you have seen this already, but there was a short article in the BBC about how some computer science teachers at West Nottinghamshire College modded Neverwinter Nights in order to teach students basic math and literacy. I thought it was interesting because of the success they had (or at least claim to have had), but disturbing that they had to teach teenagers how to compute area: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6254989.stm I think Neverwinter had networked multiplayer (I never really played the game); I wonder if they left that in and if it has become a place where social, informal learning occurs as students try to complete tasks... Ingbert -- ========================================== Check out the unofficial GSLIS Wiki: http://www.gslis.org/ Tell me what you think, if you find it useful, or if you have any ideas for how to organize it better. And if you feel comfortable doing so, I heartily encourage you to contribute content! This GSLIS is the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.