Re: [xmca] to participate in xmca: first message

That conference paper on the web might be useful for people to check out,
Donna.
Have you had time to look into toolsforthought article? Its also seems
relevant.
mike

On 6/14/07, Russell, Donna L <russelldl@umkc.edu> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone
>
> I am responding to the inquiries of Luisa Aires. I am implementing a
> study of an urban USA high school geoscience world implemented in the Second
> Life Teen Grid. I use cultural historical activity theory to understand
> learning in these virtual worlds. I am focusing on the development of
> telepresence and its relationship to learning in a problem-based virtual
> learning environment. I would be very happy to dialog about using
> sociocultural theories to develop new understandings of virtual learning
> environments.
>
> Donna Russell
>
> Donna L. Russell, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Learning Technologies
> Educational Psychology
> Curriculum and Instructional Leadership
> Suite 309
> School of Education
> University of Missouri-Kansas City
> Kansas City, MO 64110
> (office) 816.235.2232
> russelldl@umkc.edu
> http://r.web.umkc.edu/russelldl/
> chair of the computational behavior subcommittee of the Virtual
> Instructors Pilot Research Group (www.viprg.org)
>
> Hello everyone,
> My name is Luísa Aires and I teach at Universidade Aberta
> (http://www.univ-ab.pt, the Portuguese Distance Learning University). At
> this moment, my research is about "Virtual Learning Communities in
> University" (http://www.aprende.com.pt).
> I have found that the knowledge in this area tends to privilege more
> instruments than agents, contexts, instruments and internationalities in
> these communities. So I would like to know if some of you are studying
> this theme, in a sociocultural perspective.
> I look forward to hearing from you.
> Luísa Aires
> ______________
> Universidade Aberta
> Rua do Ameal, nº752
> 4200-055 Porto (Portugal)
> e-mail: laires@univ-ab.pt
>
> Donna L. Russell, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Instructional Technology
> Curriculum and Instructional Leadership
> School of Education
> University of Missouri-Kansas City
> (email) russelldl@umkc.edu <mailto:russelldl@umkc.edu>
> (website) http://r.web.umkc.edu/russelldl/ <
> http://r.web.umkc.edu/russelldl>
> (cell) 314.210.6996
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