Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesDo students really like rubrics? Are YOU using them right? Students drop a bomb at the #gafesummit Vancouver: “We don’t like rubrics.” | A Stick in the Sand. For my part I quite like rubrics, but I also think many, … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been working on my talk for the EdTechTeam Calgary Summit featuring Google for Education (#gafesummit) and I’ve had a couple of AHA moments regarding gamification. I hate feeling like I’m being manipulated – and this seems to be a … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesAcademics Anonymous: an open letter to university ‘leaders’ | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional I LOVE this. Attention University of Calgary – especially the VPs, Deans, Assoc. Deans,…. It takes more than saying you’re great. Clearly you are good … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesA previous post complained about being shut down on several LinkedIn groups because I disagreed with the poster. This is another one. It is quite typical for the kinds of posts seen by companies promising to gamify anything you want. … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesA previous post complained about being shut down on several LinkedIn groups because I disagreed with the poster. This is the other article. It claims that the research described in this (one) paper is scientific verification that “gamification works”. There … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesComparing Gamification, Serious Games and Simulations. My last post complained about being shut down on several LinkedIn groups because I disagreed with the poster. This is one of the articles that apparently needed to be protected by flagging my … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI often comment on the flaws of academia – the backstabbing, bullying, posturing, and so on. I have recently discovered (OK, don’t laugh) that the corporate world is worse – at least, when it comes to discussion. I am a … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesChangeGamer – Home “ChangeGamer promotes the use of computer games to study themes such as energy, climate change, natural disasters, the environment, economics, politics, history and science. The main function of ChangeGamer is to find high-quality games, and to create … Continue reading