Gaming for Education: Video Games Have Educational Value
23-Jan-2017 by Danny Wong in category Computer Games, GamionDesigned by Freepik Well done games are literature. They’re amazing and it’s just a different kind of a way to experience something.Liz Fiacco, Video game designer Video games has had some bad reputation in the past. Mainly due to the effects of violence and lack of moral values that some games have. Unfortunately this generalize classification [...]
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20-Jan-2017 by Danny Wong in category Computer Games, Education, VideoCan we learn from playing video games? Watch this video and see how we video games can be use in learning. Play World of Warcraft to learn about cross functional teams in real life work environment James Gee is an American researcher who has worked in psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, bilingual education, and literacy. Gee is [...]
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19-Jan-2017 by Danny Wong in category Education, Future Workforce, Gamion tagged as hard skill, skill gap, soft skillRemember the survey conducted by JobStreet? It as about how employers were asked why it was hard for fresh graduates to get hired and the top cited reason by 68% of respondents was that fresh graduates ask for unrealistic salaries and benefits. Well, it is understandable that their expectations was driven by the higher cost [...]
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19-Jan-2017 by Danny Wong in category Children, Education, Video tagged as curiosity, learningCuriosity is a strong desire to learn or know something—a search for information for its own sake.Character Lab When was the last time you were curious about something? Curiosity is the critical ingredient in learning. Without being curious we would not have the desire to find out more. There are three answers to a yes/no [...]
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9-Jan-2017 by Danny Wong in category Children, Education, VideoCollaboration. Communication. Critical thinking. Creativity. - Should be present in all classrooms. Joe Ruhl received his bachelors and masters degrees at Purdue University and he has been sharing the joys of biology with kids for 37 years. He presently teaches Biology, Genetics, and Science Research courses at Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana. Joe and [...]
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2-Jan-2017 by Danny Wong in category Children, Education, VideoStudents are the future, but what's the future for students? To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing world, we need to revolutionize what it means to learn. Education innovators like Dr. Sugata Mitra, visiting professor at MIT; Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy; and Dr. Catherine Lucey, Vice Dean of [...]
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