A short introduction to this album.
Teaching and learning in virtual worlds
Dr Kieron Sheehy of The Open University talks about The Open University presence in virtual worlds.
Virtual worlds: the OU on Second Life
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: Schome Park
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 tee...
Teaching and learning in the real world
Dr Kieron Sheehy of The Open University sets the scene for the interviews that follow.
Vygostsky's theories and educational practice
In this archive interview Professor Harry Daniels discusses his long-standing interest in Vygotsky’s theories about cognitive development and on the w...
Dialogic teaching: Language and thinking
Professor Neil Mercer talks about his involvment in the 'Thinking together' and 'Dialogic teaching in the Science classroom' research projects which e...
A dialogic teacher's perspective
Primary science teacher Diane Rawlins talks about her involvement in the dialogic teaching research project, and how her involvement influenced the wa...
Group work: social pedagagy and the SPRinG project
Professor Maurice Galton talks about the Social Pedagogic Research into Group Work or SPRinG project, designed to improve the effectiveness of pupil g...
A SPRinG teacher's perspective
Secondary science teacher Jane Brine talks about her involvement with the SPRinG project and the benefits is has brought for her and her pupils.