Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 1.8 million year old skull indicates there may have been just one human species on Earth at that time | IFLScience. For some time now, I’ve been wondering if it isn’t time to re-examine how we decide something is … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteAudio available on the site. Many people stereotype gamers as teenage boys with limited social skills. That’s just not true, says UNLV English professor Amy Green. She argues that many games have elements similar to great western literature and she’s … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesKnown tags:indieweb What Game Based Learning Can Do for Student Achievement | EdSurge News “If I had written this article two years ago, it would have been very different. Back then, I would have made (or felt like I had … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Becker Lazy Test is something I developed some years ago as part of my 4-PEG game assessment template. (4PEG = 4 Pillars of Educational Games). More on that soon. When I am examining a game, I see how far … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteComplexities of Measuring Effectiveness | Connected Principals. We all seek an easy to understand table, chart, or graph to show our school district’s performance. The media wants an info-graphic to show on the screen or post in the story. We … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteMOOC completion rates DO matter – The Ed Techie. The commonly used argument against completion rates (or even worse ‘drop-out rates’), is that they aren’t relevant. Stephen Downes has a nice analogy, (which he blogged at my request, thankyou Stephen) … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew tool for Canadians to learn whether telecoms collecting info about them | CTV News Canadians concerned about their online privacy have a new way to find out whether their telecom provider is collecting information about them — and sharing … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGames In The Classroom: What the Research Says | MindShift. On the whole, this is an encouraging article. However, I don’t agree with the SRI report’s definition of simulations vs games. It shortchanges both simulations and games in that games … Continue reading