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…. https://vimeo.com/109585616 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 […]

  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 […]