STEM educator Shawn Cornally discusses why simply pulling games into the classroom does not necessarily make for a relevant lesson, but strategically using them–for example, as a gateway into computer programming–can present excellent learning opportunities.
A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age
January 24, 2013EdSurge discusses a Bill of Rights and Principles, newly developed by a group of people passionate about learning, serving today’s students, and using every available tool to respond better to the needs of students in a global, interactive, digitally connected world....
Digital Content: What Does the Future Hold for Education Systems?
January 23, 2013GETideas.org hosted this GooglePlus hangout on the future of digital content. The online discussion featured a panel of education experts, including Nicole Allen, affordable-textbooks advocate, Student PIRGS; Una Daly, communication college outreach director, OpenCourseWare Consortium; and Cable Green, director of global...
Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement: A Realist Analysis
January 22, 2013In Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement, author Roy Nash argues that a realist framework for the sociological explanation of educational group differences can, and must be, constructed. A move to such an explanatory framework will allow society to take into account the...
Education 3.0: Seven Steps to Better Schools
January 14, 2013In Education 3.0: Seven Steps to Better Schools, renowned educator and technology expert Jim Lengel provides a refreshing and hopeful picture of what schools should look like, including a groundbreaking seven-step process for envisioning and building them that draws on the...
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November 28, 2012This short United-Eye Productions video employs free-style animation to show five key ways that education is improved by technology: Global learning Game-based learning Virtual worlds, digital simulations, and models Mobile learning Real-time data-based decision making
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October 17, 2012The MacArthur Research Network on Connected Learning has launched a website focused on connected learning, a new MacArthur Foundation-supported approach to learning. The site features a weekly webinar series with experts in the field addressing issues like democratizing education, game-like learning, and other opportunities for digital media to help open doors to achievement and opportunity. Additional resources include videos, case studies, and infographics.
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October 10, 2012Edudemic shares just how game-based learning is working at 10 colleges around the U.S., including Purdue, Michigan State, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Edudemic advises: “Build on that and take your game-based learning to the next level! Get it? Levels?”
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October 4, 2012The Education & Tech blog looks at the new U.S. Common Core standards for math, noting that “the spirit of inquiry and curiosity is back” and that game-based learning is one way to support this educational paradigm. As author Nigel Nisbet states, “…To build true conceptual understanding during the learning process, students will need considerable practice at being challenged to make sense of mathematics for themselves … A game is inherently about…
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October 2, 2012The Games-based Learning blog uses an interesting infographic to examine the different styles of learning–visual, auditory, kinesthetic–and to explain how game-based learning (GBL) can support each type of learner. Author Sian Ladley notes GBL’s special affinity for kinesthetic learners, along with data indicating that 28% of learners fit this category; that is, they show a preference for hands-on learning.
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October 2, 2012BrainPOP creates animated, curricular content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement. BrainPOP’s online educational resources include GameUp, a free education portal for the classroom that’s home to absorbing, meaninful games designed to captivate young minds.
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October 1, 2012This episode of the Infinite Thinking Machine video series is all about gaming–or “gamification”–in education. Featured innovations include using Minecraft in the classroom, GameStar Mechanic, NYC Haunts, and an interview with Lucien Vattel from GameDesk–plus a little hacking.
