When I entered the IDEL realm in Minecraft,  I was completely out of my comfort zone and put off creating anything until the very end of the week. I was at a loss as to how to proceed and it was humbling to be given strict demonstrations by my two sons. How the tables […]

First there was this…… and then this….. and maybe this soon….

  A Learning Space is a space where you are enabled to learn. Traditionally, this is a quiet space, free from distractions. A learning space should enhance the acquisition of knowledge, allow the learner to process the knowledge, apply the knowledge and ultimately create something, using that knowledge. I don’t think a learning space need […]

  A learning space should inspire, enable, provoke and interest…. Observations There were several common themes running through all the metaphors that the IDEL students came up with on the forum. Some of the concepts of a learning space that we chose to define through our metaphors were: learning takes place anytime learning takes place […]

  The elephant I think it is a fun image for a learning space – we all take away something different from our learning experiences. (This image has many layers. It is originally linked to the parable of the blind men and the elephant.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant; which could be construed as a warning that we make judgements […]