Thoughts and reflections by Natalie Denmeade on play, learning, diversity as amplified by technology.
About this Learning ActivityGenetic games is a set of 6 games to learn how to solve genetic problems. The experience shows the power of games in education, making learning fun and motivating. On the other hand, the project adds a second experience in which students learn how to design educational games like Genetic games using […]
Playing Genetics: The power of games in education – Microsoft in Education Read More »
In a semester-long contest, civics class students were invited to do research and pick countries likely to make the news. They scored points based on mentions in the New York Times. Nelson created a Hall of Fame and the winner got a T-shirt that read “Kickin’ Djibouti” as a joking reference to some of the
Gamified Geopolitics and the Fantasy Sports Model | Megamification Read More »
A quantitative approach to quality betrays naivety about how people look at dashboard data, privileging a master figure or, at best, two or three figures. Context is lost to the viewer, and the more authoritative a number is presumed to be, the more completely it is lost. Source: Why a scorecard of quality in the
Why a scorecard of quality in the arts is a very bad idea Read More »
This week I watched the Pixar movie ‘Inside Out” The story is: “Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to
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Teachers entering the world of Gamification receive very mixed messages about feedback. What is it.. how often it should be delivered … how much feedback (versus discovery) .. does feedback have negative consequences? I am reading this article with comments by Karl Kapp where he says: You are right; most games provide immediate, corrective feedback.
Immediate Feedback, delayed Feedback or Layered Feedback? Read More »
See slide 156 of this presentation by Yukai Chou for the original version of this brilliant vision of the not-so distant future of education: “How educators will likely become facilitators and cheerleaders instead of teachers in a world where students can get more information than what the educator knows faster than she can say it,
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This blog post is a reflection on my (current) definition of the terms: Education, Learning, Play and Gamification. Personally I believe that we all can learn for our entire lives, however the extent of resources (including time) and role-models available usually limits what we can learn, and what we want to learn. At some point
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A few steps to get started: Taking the first step can be daunting! People often ask me how to get started. They feel inspired after hearing about all of the theory, but wonder just how to implement it in their own practice. My first advice is to understand the time and skill involved. Most of
Getting started in gamification – for teachers Read More »