NN5D -- Nordic Network of 5th Dimension
About NN5D	English (USA)
What is the Fifth Dimension? The Fifth dimension is an after-school setting where collaborative learning is organized around computer game playing. The Fifth Dimension model was developed by professor Michael Cole at the University of California at San Diego and is based on the principles of the cultural-historical approach originating from Russian psychology. The first Fifth Dimension sites were established in 1986. The number of Fifth Dimensions has been steadily growing and now there are sites in the USA and other countries including Denmark, Finland, Russia, and Sweden. Fifth dimension sites are designed as "model cultures". They have their own rules, norms artifacts, and even mythology. Collaborative computer game playing is the central activity in the setting. This activity is regulated by a set of specially created artifacts. Computer tools — more specifically, educational computer games — were considered as just as a component of the target system. The NN5D list The list is intended to support a cooperation network that will promote coordinated research and development of computer-based learning environments based on the Fifth Dimension model in the Nordic countries and Northwestern Russia. To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the NN5D Archives.
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