Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesLet your students doodle in class. Encourage them to doodle in class. You might be surprised at the result. I have a one-hour commute to and from school, and lately I’ve been listening to the radio (CBC) rather than music. I … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course (#21). In a previous post I said I would send out personal emails to all my students, telling them how they are doing and what they need to do to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesIf we really intend to assess people according to described criteria, and if we really want to let go of the simpler time-referenced assessment, then we should be willing to accept evidence created by our students regardless of when, where, or why it was created, right?
Continue readingApproximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteDana Ruggiero, Katrin Becker Abstract A common notion in games for learning is that the player must win the game. But is it always necessary for the player to win in order to ‘get’ the message that the game is trying to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoin colleagues from Canada and around the world for the annual CAUCE-CNIE conference as we explore the shifting directions for the future of education. Waterloo, in the heart of Canada’s Technology Triangle, will be the place to be in 2016 … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteLike I’ve said before, much of gamification really isn’t new at all. This is an example. Competency-based assessment is one of the corner-stones of my gamified designs, along with giving students access to almost all of the assignments at the … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is Part 19 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. We have just passed the midway point in the course and things are mostly going well. We’re in week 7 out of 13. Attendance: … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust because we can doesn’t always mean we should. Yes, it is true that more and more people are taking courses online via MOOCs, but do we really know how successful that is? There are a whole host of problems … Continue reading