Call for Participation: CAUCE-CNIE Waterloo 2016 | Target: Education 3.0 – Possibilities at the Nexus of Pedagogy, Technology, and Access

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoin colleagues from Canada and around the world for the annual CAUCE-CNIE conference as we explore the shifting directions for the future of education. Waterloo, in the heart of Canada’s Technology Triangle, will be the place to be in 2016 … Continue reading

Competency-Based Assessment: Everything Old is New Again

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteLike I’ve said before, much of gamification really isn’t new at all. This is an example. Competency-based assessment is one of the corner-stones of my gamified designs, along with giving students access to almost all of the assignments at the … Continue reading

Gamification 101[19]: Mid-Term Reality Check

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is Part 19 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. We have just passed the midway point in the course and things are mostly going well. We’re in week 7 out of 13. Attendance: … Continue reading

Worth Sharing: ‘This change will be the end of the Open University as we know it’ | Education | The Guardian

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust because we can doesn’t always mean we should. Yes, it is true that more and more people are taking courses online via MOOCs, but do we really know how successful that is? There are a whole host of problems … Continue reading

What do Difficult Challenges, Putting Learners at Risk, and Uncertainty of Outcomes Accomplish?

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesKarl Kapp has outlined 8 ways to make learning more intriguing, but do they really? While I agree with some of them, I see others as decidedly counter-productive. It highlights a fundamental difference in perspective – a fundamental difference in the … Continue reading

Gamification: What are the motivators of those designing and delivering this gamified training?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI happened across some posts by noted Gamification advocate Karl Kapp the other day. I’ll talk more about those in upcoming posts. First there is something I’d like to clear up. While I like Dr. Kapp’s books, I also have some … Continue reading

Worth Sharing: Gamification: Separating Fact from Fiction

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGame-Based Learning / Gaming / Learning / Social Learning While this isn’t a new article, it’s one worth repeating. The 4 Myths described by Kapp are: Gamification and Games are the same. Gamification alienates older learners. There is no science … Continue reading

Worth Sharing: 45 Breathtaking And Effortless DIY Halloween Decorations – Cute DIY Projects

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute1. A Floating Ghost Your kids will be delighted by this cheesecloth ghost in weird postures this Halloween. Easy to make with inexpensive materials from the craft store, these ghosts are sure to liven up the spooky scene at your … Continue reading