8th Grade Math, Game Theory, Machinima, Second Life: Interview With Jeremy Braver
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Feb 27, 2007 09:11am
Last night we interviewed for the NMC Studio One series, Jeremy Braver, who has a Real Life avatar named Jeremy Koester, an 8th grade math teacher from San Antonio Texas. As we had planned to talk a bit about the potential of machinima in Second Life, we had planned to meet on NMC Campus at the new Machinima Studio on Learning.
As it turns out, Jeremy arrived on time, but the grid was acting goofy, and I could not connect (not for lack of trying or cussing). But as we run our interviews over Skype, we had a great conversation (available below), and after we were done, I was able to connect so we could pose for a “Dog and Mouse” photo on the red carpet lobby:
So Jeremy is not only an 8th grade Math teacher, he’s also a Masters student in Instructional Technology at University of Texas at San Antonio, an avid game player, and as you can tell from listening to him speak, an enthusiast for educational technology.
We talked about game theory, the potential for teaching Math in Second Life, his new projects being planned for the Teen Grid (where he will be known as “Math Binder”!), and possible educational uses of Machinima. He’s volunteered to help lead an upcoming NMC Campus Teacher’s Buzz session with a possible role play activity to put into gear.
Thanks Jeremy for taking time to chat with us!
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1. Jeremy Koester | February 27th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Great interview! I look forward to feedback regarding other’s thoughts. BTW, I’m not a mouse, I’m a ringtail fox. This pic doesn’t show my tail, so I can understand the confusion. Either way, we’re both pretty tall mammals.
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