Immersive Learning - II

What if I tell you that your kid is not in a classroom while in school, rather he is in a cave sitting with an old caveman!Or, your 3rd-grader is not learning spelling but working as a bank cashier? Do I see your jaw falling?

The response is expected! And that is precisely what Immersive Learning is all about. Learners are completely immersed into the environment where they need to apply their skills and they learn while they do their tasks. I was going through http://www.experiencia.org/ - a unique learning experience for school going kids. This is a perfect example of how Immersive Learning works.

One of the key differences between traditional online simulations and ILS is that the learner is in the real environment. Give it a shot and your learners are sure to love it!

Please post any good examples that you come across here, meanwhile, I will come up with a case study for all of us to work on, till then...

Immersive Learning - I

The latest buzz now is Immersive Learning. So what is it? Why is it getting so much of attention and why does it work better?

In this series about Immersive Learning, I will start today with the Web Definition for it as searched from Google :-)

Literally speaking, Immersive Learning is a system of complete immersion in a new subject in order to gain skills in the subject. The most extreme, perhaps, is immersive learning of a new language, in which the learner subjects himself to non-stop bombardment of the language by native speakers.

Read more at...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersive_learning

I will write more about immersive learning - where is it being used, who is talking about it, and what kind of market/learner base is accepting it.