Plant pathology instructor Marshall Hayes uses role play to teach PLPA 2950: Biology of Infectious Diseases, by having his students reenact a crucial meeting during the London cholera outbreak of 1854. Hayes talks about his teaching method, called 'Reacting to the Past,' and his students, Paige Kulling and Brent Gudenkauf, describe the experience.

Learning a foreign language has long been a high school graduation requirement, but technology has taken language learning to new levels with the availability of interactive websites, apps for handheld devices, and software that can target students’ weak spots.

Technology changes quickly, and recently, a new way of teaching and learning foreign languages has emerged: using virtual worlds, such as Second Life [2], to increase student engagement and confidence as they build new language skills.

Virtual worlds present a relatively new avenue for language learning, although groups and conferences have focused on this instructional method for the past few years.

Lockheed Martin released academic licensing of its Prepar3D® simulation software to immerse students in learning and problem solving. The special pricing of $49.95 makes simulation accessible to the academic community for engaging the next generations in science, math and social studies curricula.

A journey through the world of video games, which 183 million Americans play – 25 percent over age 50. What's behind the fascination?

"Since its November release, Skyrim has won award after award and led reviewers to call it the "greatest role-playing video game ever made." In its first month, it made $650 million, almost double the entire year's gross in the United States for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the bestselling movie of 2011."

Created by: David Gibson, Description: The Handbook of Games and Simulations in Teacher Education is project of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, the National Technology Leadership Coalition, and the International Society...