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So this is wild for me, first time I am a tour stop on a blog book tour! I’ve been an author on blog book tours but now I get to be a stop on a tour and I couldn’t be happier to be a stop for my friend and prolific author, Jane Bozarth. Social […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →So this is wild for me, first time I am a tour stop on a blog book tour! I’ve been an author on blog book tours but now I get to be a stop on a tour and I couldn’t be happier to be a stop for my friend and prolific author, Jane Bozarth. Social […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Tween’s playing a video game. Most of them do on a regular basis. In 2007, when children’s marketing research firm KidSay asked boys what virtual worlds or online games they had visited in the past two weeks, 35 percent of boys aged 8 to 11 replied “none.” In 2010, when M2 Research asked a similar […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →James Paul Gee, who writes prolifically about video games for learning, has a paper out titled Good Video Games and Good Learning. You should check it out yourself but here are a few points from the 14 he lists in the article related to the learning principles good games incorporate. Solving a puzzle in Uncharted […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →There is research evidence to indicate that informal language in an e-learning module is more effective than formal language. In Ruth Clark’s book “e-Learning and the Science of Instruction” she discussed a study by Moreno and Mayer, 2000 that compared a formally worded course with one that was more informally worded. In the study students […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →The short definition of Metacognition is “Thinking about Thinking.” Here are some more definitions from a variety of sources. What people know about how (their own) cognitive processes operate is termed metacognition (cognition about cognitive processes). Acquiring knowledge about how to think might well affect how one thinks which will affect how one performs on […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →As schools adapt to new technologies and hardware and software, curriculum changes need to reflect more than just the inclusion of technology; changes needs to impact methodology, approach and instructional activities. Yet, even today, instructional methodologies are heavily influenced by the instructional models and cultural influences of teachers and administrators, not the students. Much of […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is some rapid prototyping advice courtesy of simulation developer, Thinking Worlds. Use a stock environment with the same general characteristics that the final environment will have. For example, select one of the stock offices in Thinking Worlds if your final game will be in an office. For characters, use several stock characters that have […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Check out www.guitarbuilding.org If you think math, science and engineering are boring subjects, you need to re-think the topic and pronto. Check out this cool curriculum designed by The National Center for Manufacturing Education. In the curriculum, students build an actual guitar learning all about CAD, electronics, acoustics, general guitar terminology, scale lengths, wave lengths, […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are some interesting Business Education Simulations from Realityworks. The Business Education Simulations apply key business concepts taught in a traditional instructor-led class to a series of three online games that test students’ knowledge of successful business strategies. Students create their own company and product, and participate in simulations, including The Business Game, The Entrepreneurship […]
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