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APRIL 2008
EnRoLE community mourn passing of Andrew Vincent
Dr Andrew Vincent of Macquarie University, pioneer role play designer
(Middle Eastern Politics Simulation), died on Saturday April 5th in Beirut.
We will all miss his fascinating insights on the Middle East and his
contributions to the EnRoLE project team. It was Andrew who started
most of us on the role play journey and it was Andrew who suggested
we apply for a Carrick grant.
His spirit and knowledge will hopefully live on in the continuing use of
online role-play as a learning medium. Andrew's MEPS role-play was the
seminal work in online role-play in Australia. It first ran almost 20
years ago, and has since been used in universities world-wide. It is a
testament to its effectiveness that past students from Andrew's courses
(even back to the early 1990's) can still recall the powerful learning
experience provided by MEPS. It is a fitting academic honour that MEPS
is Andrew's memorial.
FEBRUARY 2008
Dental Amalgam eSim
A Dental Amalgam eSim has been developed by the School of
Dentistry and Centre for Learning and Professional Development,
University of Adelaide using Blackboard LMS and 110 second year
students of Sharjah's College of Dentistry and are presently
considering the pros and cons of the use of amalgam for restorative
purposes over a three week period ...
Read full Article here...
DECEMBER 2007
ASCILITE Conference
EnRoLE has a strong presence at the ASCILITE Conference in Singapore this month.
The University of Adelaide will run a pre-conference workshop exploring the
implications of online role play. In addition, EnRoLE network members will present a stream of papers dedicated to Online Role Play.
Best wishes to all presenters and participants.
Congratulations to EnRoLE network members representing and informing the online role play community.
Workshop:
Online role play: What it means for learners, developers and educators
Ann Davenport and Judi Baron The University of Adelaide
Papers presented in Online Role Play Symposium :
Online role play Symposium
Chair: Sandra Wills
- Jamaludin, A., Ho, M.L.C. & Chee, Y.S.
The impact of structured argumentation and enactive role play on students' argumentative writing skills
- Demetrious, K.
Playing a critical role: Experiential learning resources and analytical media studies in higher education
- Jones, S.
Adding value to online role plays: Virtual situated learning environments
- Ogilvie, A. & Douglas, K.
Online role plays and the virtual placement: Aiding reflection in work integrated learning
- Davenport, A. & Baron, J.
Meeting the 21st century challenge: The situational learning initiative at U Adelaide
- Lambert, S. & Macdonald, D.
Reuse of a role play for new university teachers
- Devonshire, E.
Peer review: A process of EnRoLE(ing) as a reuser
- Roberts, A.G.
Beyond a participation focus
- Leigh, E., Meyers, W. & Rosser, E.
Learning design discussions: A conversation tool
SEPTEMBER 2007
NSW Project EnRole September Update
This last quarter has been a busy time for Project EnRoLE in NSW ...
Read full Article here...
AUGUST 2007
EnRoLE Community Space
Project EnRoLE has launched a community space on edna groups to facilitiate communication among
University Clusters and across the EnRoLE International Network. To contact network members, participate in
community discussions and access EnRoLE resources, you need to first register as an edna groups member at
www.groups.edna.edu.au.
Registered edna members can search for the
Project EnRoLE group
and enter the key EnRoLE.
Cluster News: EnRoLE@USyd
Following on from the successful seminar program in semester 1, EnRoLE@USyd will host a
series of events throughout semester 2. The first event in this series, Engaging learners
through role-based learning activities, will be held on August 16th from 2.30 - 4pm. In this seminar Elizabeth Rosser, UNSW, will profile the use of blended role-play simulation as a tool for engaging students in the foundation stage of university education.
For further details and/or to register for an event please contact
Elizabeth Devonshire, EnRoLE@USyd Cluster Leader at ldevonsh@med.usyd.edu.au.
EnRoLE NSW Network Professional Development Event
The NSW network is hosting an online professional development workshop to assist academics and educational developers to gain insight into educational online role-play. It will be particularly beneficial for academics and educational developers seeking an orientation to role-based learning techniques.
Conducted over a 5 week period from Monday 13th August to Tuesday 11th September this workshop will:
- challenge and clarify your beliefs about effective learning environments
- explore online role playing from a variety of perspectives
- build professional networks within the EnRoLE community of role players
Contact Elizabeth Rosser if you would like to register for this event e.rosser@unsw.edu.au
More Information here...
ASCILITE Conference - Extension
The deadline for proposals for the ASCILITE conference has been extended until August 20th. See the
ASCILITE website for further details. http://www.ascilite.org
SimTecT 2008
SimTecT 2008 will be held in Melbourne from Monday 12 -
Thursday 15 May, 2008. The theme is Simulation - Maximising Organisational Benefits.
For the first time in 2008 the conference has added the theme of "Social and Organisational Simulations" with a specific
invitation to those involved in online roleplay to contribute.
While SimTecT has been a more directly 'technology' oriented conference in the past, the conference team - which
include Elyssebeth Leigh of the EnRoLE team - are working to create a more inclusive and broader framework for everyone
involved in the use of simulations and games for learning.
Anyone interested in contributing a paper to SimTecT 2008 is encouraged to visit the web site and post an abstract now.
Papers are either refereed or non-refereed - it's your choice as author - and the normal refereeing procedures are in place
for those wishing/needing to have your work fully refereed.
JULY 2007
SCoPE is Launched!
SCOPE, a community of practice around situational learning hosted by the University of Adelaide, held their launch in July. SCoPE and EnRoLE have formed a mutually supportive partnership in
advancing the use of role play in online learning environments within the context of higher education. We are privileged to
have Holger Maier, Judy Baron and Anne Davenport of the University of Adelaide onboard to lead the development of the South
Australian EnRoLE Network. Through EnRoLE, they will share their expertise and passion for situational learning and online
role-play to enrich connections among academics involved in this field. We warmly welcome EnRoLE@Adelaide to the EnRoLE
community and wish them the best of success in their work.
You are encouraged to visit the SCoPE website and contribute to community discussions.
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/situationallearning/project/
Read full Article here...
METTLE Conference (UMelb)
Through the involvement of Claire Brooks in our EnRoLE community, the project team was invited to profile Project EnRoLE at the annual METTLE Conference at the University of Melbourne in July. We were privileged to see the work of some dedicated and talented academics.
EnRoLE was profiled at both the Snapshot and Poster sessions where there was a good level of interest in the potential of online role-play as a technique for powerful and engaging learning. In addition we held a workshop following the conference to showcase some of role-play designs from EnRoLE members and to hear about the local innovations in role based learning. Bill Genat (UMelb) and Sandra Jones (RMIT) shared their experiences in designing and implementing online role play simulation. These sessions highlighted the versatility and power of role-based learning.
Our thanks go to Claire for organizing our involvement in this engaging conference.
EnRoLE Victoria
June and July have seen the emergence of an EnRoLE network in Victoria. Key role-players in Melbourne University, Deakin University and RMIT have forged connections for supporting existing and new role-play designers in Victoria. Interest from academics at Swinbourne, Monash and Latrobe indicates that EnRoLE Victoria will develop into a thriving network of active clusters. We welcome EnRoLE Victoria into the EnRoLE National Network and wish them well in their endeavours.
Project EnRoLE story in Campus Review
JUNE 2007
Friday June 1st 2pm University of Sydney Cluster launched by Prof Keith Trigwell, Director, Institute of Teaching & Learning
Presentations by Prof Sandra Wills, UOW; A/Prof Phil Hirsch, Geosciences, USyd & Liz Devonshire, Pain Management, USyd
MAY 2007
Role Play Repository added to EnRoLE site under "Community" section.
APRIL 2007
Announcing a special online role play stream at the ascilite 2007 conference in Singapore in December:
http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/singapore07/
Many of us are very busy preparing papers for ascilite. Please consider joining us.
We have a whole section of the conference devoted to online role play. This is excellent
preparation for our own Project EnRoLE international working conference next year. Let
erosser@unsw.edu.au know if you are thinking of preparing a paper. Our project team is happy to read drafts, if this helps you. Or you might consider co-authoring with another role play designer in order to compare and contrast approaches. Watch this space for the list of submitted role play papers as they become firmer.
Thursday April 12th A/Prof Holger Maier, University of Adelaide, Mekong eSim seminar at University of Wollongong
MARCH 2007
Friday March 30th 1pm Macquarie University Cluster launched by Deputy Vice Chancellor (Provost) Prof Judyth Sachs
Presentations by Prof Sandra Wills, UOW; A/Prof Manjula Waniganayake, Education, Mq Uni & Dr Kate Lloyd, Geography, Mq Uni
JANUARY 2007
SimTecT 2007 is the annual simulations industry conference,
and will be held in Brisbane this year (June 4- 7). Project EnRoLE team member, Elyssebeth Leigh,
chairs the papers committee and is currently managing the receipt and refereeing of more than 120 papers.
The focus this year is on "Simulation - Improving Capability and Competitiveness" and the opportunities that simulation provides to understand and improve the way we operate now, and into the future. It encompasses the use of simulation for experimentation and analysis, concept and capability development, system design refinement and validation, process and systems modelling, and in the training of users.
Role play in military, industrial and workplace learning contexts is a way of life for those who design, build and teach via the amazing array of technologies that are usually on display at SimTecT conferences.
DECEMBER 2006
Pain Management Roundtable seminar
Tuesday December 12th Liz Devonshire, University of Sydney, Pain Management Roundtable seminar at University of Wollongong
Front page news
Pioneer role play designer, Dr Andrew Vincent, Macquarie University, has been making front page news with controversy over
his Middle East Politics role play. Accused of training terrorists, this role play has been banned from use in NSW schools.
Read all about it:
and follow these links to Albert Ip's blog in defence of Andrew Vincent:
NOVEMBER 2006
Assoc Prof Holger Maier, University of Adelaide, has won a 2006 National Teaching Award. Holger is one of the co-authors of the award-winning Mekong eSim. Earlier in the year Holger received a Carrick Citation for his teaching. He has also won an Excellence in Engineering Education Award
Links
OCTOBER 2006
Friday October 13th 2pm University of New South Wales Cluster Launch
Presentations by Prof Sandra Wills, UOW; Sean Brawley, History, UNSW; Dr Andrew Vincent, Mq Uni & Dr John Shepherd, UNSW
Friday October 27th Dr Andrew Vincent,& Dr Sally Totman, Mq Uni, Dr John Shepherd, UNSW, Middle Eastern Politics Simulation Role Play seminar at University of Wollongong
SEPTEMBER 2006
Dr John McWilliams, Deakin University, received a 2006 Carrick Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. John has for many years run an intensive blended role play as part of his MBA residential.
Links
AUGUST 2006
Friday August 11th, University of Wollongong Cluster launched with Cuban Missile Crisis Simulation seminar by Dr David Sadler, Director of Networks, Higher Education Academy, UK
2005
Albert Ip and Roni Linser, formerly of The University of Melbourne, have sold their Fablusi role play engine to the US Army. Over 300 officers are using the role play at any one time and 1000 overall in a year.
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