Posted by jwatson on May 3, 2011 in
Design,
In The News The major units of Quest Atlantis (Plague, Taiga, Mesa Verde, etc) are housed in special virtual worlds designed specifically for those experiences. Unfortunately, that means that only those students whose teachers assigned the units get the chance to see those worlds. We always thought that was a shame, because those worlds are some of the most interesting virtual spaces we have in QA. But that is no longer a problem, because now we have invented the tourist month!
Tags: Kids, quest atlantis, transformational play
Posted by Bron Stuckey on Jan 12, 2011 in
QA Community of Practice,
Research,
Teacher Voices In late December Quest Atlantis won the Edublog Award for Best Educational use of a Virtual World. This award was nominated for and voted by our teachers, so that now the world knows what we all know about Quest Atlantis: it really is the best! Of the 500 votes in this category Quest Atlantis received [...]
Tags: Classroom practice, student design, teacher contribution, transformation, transformational play
Posted by Steve Zuiker on Nov 12, 2009 in
Kid Voices In our work with Quest Atlantis here in Singapore, my colleague Doreen and I repeatedly confront the pragmatic ambitions of a well-run, centrally-organized education system. It is therefore a pleasure for us when the things that kids say as they contribute to QA make us to step back for a moment. In this post, we [...]
Tags: family, home, Singapore, transformational play
