Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesEven in modern times it is possible for accounts of history to go awry. In this case it doesn’t even have the excuse of being ancient history. Come to think of it, in some ways we are more at … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesA great start…. play-based-learning_statement_EN.pdf (application/pdf Object). Of course, play lies at the core of innovation and creativity for adults too….. what do you think real scientists do all day? CMEC = Council of Ministers of Education CMEC StatementonPlay-BasedLearning … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesDog Ownership and Video Games – NYTimes.com. Dog ownership is like a videogame….. The characters are unremarkable. The setting is ordinary. The action is dull. But like all games, owning a dog is about the quiet magic of doing. The … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~ 20 Jul 12 HP Blogs – Knowing What Your Students Don’t Know – How InkSur… – The HP Blog Hub In the course of doing this she … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the last decade or so I’ve been saying that searching and sorting are going to be key skills (and that these are things we really need to concentrate on in CS Education). For about as long, I’ve also thought … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesEducational Technology and Mobile Learning: The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have. I’ve been teaching an EdTech course the last few weeks and we had our last class on Friday. I spent some time reading from Douglas … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesMemento Mori | Virtual World Learning and Whyvillle. The G4C Rant (Games for Change) has become quite a thing, at least for those who follow such things. Memento Mori comes from this year’s. How can/do games promote learning? and What … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is an older article posted on FB by Ian Bogost. He’s right. It is worth the read. It gives a very good account of what is happening to teachers in the US. Some of that inevitably spills over here … Continue reading