Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are many ways to use games in the classroom. Games can be used as: Content – The content of the game directly addresses some curricular need. Example – In this case the game is being used as an example of or an artifact … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWill at Work Learning: Mythical Retention Data & The Corrupted Cone. Thank you Will Thalheimer for taking the time to pull this all together. This is one of those trite myths that is so popular but that actually has the potential … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s another fairly recent talk, also from CNIE 2014. [P] Presentation Becker, K. (2014) Walking the Talk : Signature Pedagogies and Metateaching in Graduate-Level Education Courses, CNIE 2014 Confluences: Spaces, Places & Cultures for Innovative Learning, Kamloops, BC, May 13-16, … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThought I should upload a few of my more recent talks. This one is from the CNIE conference in May 2014 that I did with Dana Ruggiero. [P] Presentation Ruggiero, D. & Becker, K. (2014) The Virtue of Failure: Designing … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteInstructional Strategies for Use with Games Interested in using games in the classroom but not quite sure how? My upcoming book will have an extensive set of supplementary materials, from summaries of the theories and models discussed in the book, to … Continue reading
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
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
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