Worth Sharing: The Post-Mortem on the APA’s Dead-On-Arrival Policy Statement On Video Games | Christopher J. Ferguson

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesAnyone else see the irony in the fact that violence and video games prompts so much anger? This ‘debate’ (I hesitate to call it a debate because that implies civility, and we don’t really seem to have that here.) has been raging … Continue reading

The Power of a Nudge?

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

Web Round-Up (July 14 2014)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational “The human brain is capable of 1016 processes per second, which makes it far more powerful than any computer currently in existence. But that doesn’t mean our brains don’t have … Continue reading