<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear IT Graduates, </div>
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<div>As many of you know, I am involved in a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant that is examining the use of virtual-world-based games to teach standards-based science concepts to middle school students in Appalachia. On Thursday evening at 6:00pm, my grant team will host the first of several opportunities to see the games developed and to offer critique and comments or questions. </div>
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<div>This link will take you to the announcement that is being sent campus wide. <a href="http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/gamenight.html">http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/gamenight.html</a></div>
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<div>This link is information about the grant and the work of the grant. <a href="http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/steam.html">http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/steam.html</a></div>
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<div>I hope some of you will be able to attend and see the work concerning virtual learning environments as this is a very "ripe" field for research concerning cognition and education. The presentation will be approximately 1 hour.</div>
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<div>Dr. Teresa Franklin</div>
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<div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Dr. Teresa Franklin<br>Associate Professor<br>Instructional Technology<br>Educational Studies Dept.<br>313D McCracken Hall<br>College of Education<br>Ohio University<br>PH: 740-593-4561<br>
Fax: 740-593-0477<br><a href="mailto:franklit@ohio.edu">franklit@ohio.edu</a><br></div></div>