Dr Kieron Sheehy of The Open University sets the scene for the interviews that follow.

Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds - for iPod/iPhone

Teaching and learning in the real world

Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds

Dr Kieron Sheehy of The Open University talks about The Open University presence in virtual worlds.

Teaching and learning in virtual worlds

A guided tour of The Open University island in Second Life™ virtual world, revealing some of the opportunities it offers for teaching and learning.

Virtual worlds: the OU on Second Life

A guided tour of Schome Park, an island in Teen Second Life™ virtual world, which is being used to collect evidence about approaches to supporting teenage learners.

Virtual worlds: Schome Park

In this archive interview Professor Harry Daniels discusses his long-standing interest in Vygotsky’s theories about cognitive development and on the ways these theories can inform educational practice.

Vygostsky's theories and educational practice

Professor Neil Mercer talks about his involvment in the 'Thinking together' and 'Dialogic teaching in the Science classroom' research projects which explore the relationship between language and thinking.

Dialogic teaching: Language and thinking

Primary science teacher Diane Rawlins talks about her involvement in the dialogic teaching research project, and how her involvement influenced the way she uses talk in the classroom.

A dialogic teacher's perspective

Professor Maurice Galton talks about the Social Pedagogic Research into Group Work or SPRinG project, designed to improve the effectiveness of pupil groups in classrooms.

Group work: social pedagagy and the SPRinG project

Secondary science teacher Jane Brine talks about her involvement with the SPRinG project and the benefits is has brought for her and her pupils.

A SPRinG teacher's perspective

Course chair Dr Dorothy Faulkner gives an overview of Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning.

Studying children's development and learning

What can current theories about children’s learning and development contribute to the development of new teaching and learning methods in schools? And how are new digital technologies changing the ways children think and learn? This album introduces two elements of The Open University's presence in the virtual world Second Life™ and explores the way in which virtual worlds can offer new opportunities for teaching and learning. The album also explores some of the ways that the theories of Lev Vygotsky have influenced the use of dialogue and language in the classroom and the ways in which children and teachers interact with each other. The interviews and video tracks are introduced and contextualised by Dr Kieron Sheehy of The Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning.

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