Exploring the Realm of Pedagogy: Part 1

🎓 Welcome to the 12th Annual Virtual Worlds MOOC! 🎓 We are so excited to have you join this immersive learning journey. We'd like to invite you to join the current VWMOOC26 and future VWMOOCs to learn more, immerse in the underwater treasure hunt at the VWMOOC26 Second Life headquarters in Virtlantis http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academia/230/75/2 and to access all the course materials, badges, and certificates 3 and at the LMS 🔗 Course Link: https://integrating-technology.org/course/view.php?id=13 You will get personal help from MOOC facilitator Dr. Nellie Deutsch and the course particpants in the support forums and from the agentic Ai agent 24/7 for the next 10 months. Dr Mark Childs (Gann McGann) with Sheila Webber (Sheila Yoshikawa) Exploring the Realm of Pedagogy: Part 1 In this 2-part exploration (for Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable), Mark will introduce a map of theories of, and approaches to, pedagogy that is depicted and explained in the book Pedagozilla: exploring the realm of pedagogy (https://www.pedagodzilla.com/the-book/). After introducing the book and the contribution of his co-authors, he will start to lead us through a 3D version of the map which has been co-created with Sheila on Infolit iSchool. We start by travelling to the positivist land of the dwarves, cognitive foundations and the quagmire of neuromyths and learning styles! In voice with some text chat transcription. We start at https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/104/229/21 This year’s theme, "Connecting for Learning in Virtual Worlds," focuses on how educators, researchers, and learners can build global bridges through immersive technology. In this session, our organizing team—Dr. Nellie Deutsch (Nellie), Dr. Doris Molero (Pionia), and Dr. Valerie Hill (Val)—officially kicks off the month-long event running throughout August 2026. *Join the VWMOOC26 on Integrating Technology Ai for Educators Moodle LMS* https://integrating-technology.org/course/view.php?id=13 *View the Schedule* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hp7vT8BoOmfbSmP_DhyqiVCUeDCbuW1viKABlXaeYrM/edit?usp=sharing *Second Life Headquarters of VWMOOC26 in Virtlantis * http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academia/230/75/23 *Connect with Dr. Nellie Deutsch* * Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@UCsLt8oYvDYGpSHcGhRBBkyw * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelliedeutsch/ Click SUBSCRIBE and hit the 🔔 icon to receive the latest updates from Dr. Nellie Deutsch. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLt8oYvDYGpSHcGhRBBkyw/join