Teachers Surveyed on Using Games in Class | Games and Learning

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute  Teachers Surveyed on Using Games in Class | Games and Learning. Some new numbers worth looking at. Be the first to like. Like Unlike … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (Jun 7, 2014)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteOpinion: Equity and Excellence in Skills and Higher Education in Canada | Canada 2020 “Canada has been a strong performer in post-secondary education and skills development for many years. On key measures we are at or near the top of … Continue reading

Smoke and Mirrors: Slipping math scores don’t equal a crisis, says math conference panel

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesSlipping math scores don’t equal a crisis, says math conference panel. Sure. And if you believe this, I have some stuff I’d like to sell you…… Our students are dropping in math scores, compared to where they were 10 years … Continue reading

7 [NOT] Key Learning Points on Gamification | Axonify

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThis came across my feed today. I can’t leave this unanswered, because I’m really getting tired of this sort of unfounded sales drivel. 7 Key Learning Points on Gamification | Axonify. Now, I do not know these people or this … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (May 24, 2014)

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesProgramming Sucks “very friend I have with a job that involves picking up something heavier than a laptop more than twice a week eventually finds a way to slip something like this into conversation: “Bro,1 you don’t work hard. I … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (May 10, 2014)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteProductivity and Play in Digital Media and Learning | DMLcentral “The authors of the study state that the usage policies for publicly accessible computers tend to favor “productive” uses — such as looking for work or conducting research — over … Continue reading

How Are Teachers and Students Using Khan Academy? | MindShift

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow Are Teachers and Students Using Khan Academy? | MindShift. It looks like most teachers will just keep on doing what they have always done. Not a big surprise, but I have to wonder if things would be different if … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (May 3, 2013)

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesConsumer and Education: 4 Robots That Engage Students in STEM | Robotics Trends “Robots can capture a child’s imagination like no other tool by creating a fun, physical learning process. With robots, kids learn programming via interactive play by moving … Continue reading