I was just reviewing the gaming videos on TED Talks and found some jewels. These are videos by leaders in the field that included some observations that opened my eyes.The Game Layer on Real LifeSeth Priebatsch Seth talks about building a Game Layer on the world. The game layer is […]
ArmyofDarkness.com “What is gaming but an on-going assessment? ” These words by James Paul Gee in his Edutopia interview on Grading with Games caused me to take a moment’s notice. He’s right, you know. Gaming is a directional process where a player eyes an ultimate goal and then exhibits the […]
ArmyofDarkness.com “What is gaming but an on-going assessment? ” These words by James Paul Gee in his Edutopia interview on Grading with Games caused me to take a moment’s notice. He’s right, you know. Gaming is a directional process where a player eyes an ultimate goal and then exhibits the […]
It FINALLY happened. An outside organization has finally spoken out to tell our elected officials in Washington that their infantile battling is leading our country into poverty. Yesterday Standard and Poor’s dropped the United States of America’s long-term rating from AAA to AA+. (Now our rating matches that of Belgium) […]
It FINALLY happened. An outside organization has finally spoken out to tell our elected officials in Washington that their infantile battling is leading our country into poverty. Yesterday Standard and Poor’s dropped the United States of America’s long-term rating from AAA to AA+. (Now our rating matches that of Belgium) […]
Michael Perry via WikipediaOnce again, TED comes through with a video that made me think about the future. This isn’t just any future, but it is the future brought to us by David Perry where he suggests that our perception and interaction with the world will be moderated or […]
Michael Perry via WikipediaOnce again, TED comes through with a video that made me think about the future. This isn’t just any future, but it is the future brought to us by David Perry where he suggests that our perception and interaction with the world will be moderated or […]
Recently, the Learning Matters blog posted a 9-minute piece that they filmed about a school district in Mooresville, North Carolina that went “completely digital.” All of the students and teachers from grades 4 – 12 have laptops (over 5,000). This project began 3 years ago and the teachers are describing […]
Recently, the Learning Matters blog posted a 9-minute piece that they filmed about a school district in Mooresville, North Carolina that went “completely digital.” All of the students and teachers from grades 4 – 12 have laptops (over 5,000). This project began 3 years ago and the teachers are describing […]
On August 1, I began a 3-week class through Boise State University entitled 3D GameLab.This online experience is designed to provide an opportunity where an educator/learner can become involved in a game-based learning situation first-hand. It’s a personal journey through the gaming theory that is purveyed by Gee and Prensky. […]