Game-Based Learning vs Game Pedagogy

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minutePutting everything that has to with learning and games under one name obscures the complexity of the field. We should use TWO terms: Game-Based Learning for the learner’s perspective, and Game Pedagogy for the teacher’s perspective. bookblog:game-based_learning_vs_game_pedagogy [Magic Bullet Games]. 1 … Continue reading →

Instructional Theories for DGBL

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother sneak peek to my book. This one outlines instructional theories relevant to GBL. bookblog:dgbl_instructional_theories [Magic Bullet Games]. Be the first to like. Like Unlike … Continue reading →

Learning Theories for DGBL

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother sneak peek to my book. This one outlines learning theories relevant to GBL.     2 people like this post. Like Unlike … Continue reading →

Practical Gamification | HCT Dubai Mobile Learning

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy free mini-course starts tomorrow. Practical Gamification | HCT Dubai Mobile Learning. April 5-9, 2015 Be the first to like. Like Unlike … Continue reading →

book-teasers [Magic Bullet Games]

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteProgress on my book is proceeding, albeit slowly. The first few chapters are the hardest for me, as they involve a whole lot of background research to make sure the information is up to date. Interestingly, it is actually more … Continue reading →

MIT Computer Scientists Demonstrate the Hard Way That Gender Still Matters | WIRED

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisappointing, but not surprising that women continue to face this kind of crap. MIT Computer Scientists Demonstrate the Hard Way That Gender Still Matters | WIRED. “We’re 3 female computer scientists at MIT, here to answer questions about programming and … Continue reading →

“The Becker Ed Tech Test”: Part 2

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is the second and last part of my response to the Audrey Test (see my previous post). I’m calling it the Becker Ed Tech Test (BETT) because I already have the Becker Lazy Test (BLT), which is something I developed some years … Continue reading →

“The Becker Ed Tech Test”: Part 1

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is the first part of my response to the Audrey Test (see my previous post). I’m calling it the Becker Ed Tech Test (BETT) because I already have the Becker Lazy Test (BLT), which is something I developed some years … Continue reading →