Curated tweets from #chat2lrn Twitter chat on gamification
Here are our curated tweets from the Chat2lrn twitter chat on #gamification. [View the story…
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Gaming in learning the key to talent development, says MIT’s David Cavallo
LearnPatch is interviewing some of the speakers at the forthcoming World of Learning Conference and…
Robot Turtles: game-based learning at it’s finest
Editor’s note: Dave Kelly looks at how a board game for children introduces coding concepts with any mention of coding or teaching. A good read on how game mechanics can work.
Video games: do you play better with the sound on or off?
Editor’s note: A look at the research into whether audio affects gaming. Can sound improve a player’s performance? How much is audio a part of the online learning experience and should it be . . .
Gaming improves multitasking skills
Editor’s note: How gaming is helping older people to multi-task.
Video games are the perfect way to teach maths, says Stanford mathematician
Editor’s note: A look at the app Wuzzit Trouble and how it can help children learn maths.
Level up: video games are the new educational hack
Editor’s note: A look at how gaming as an educational tool is changing the lives of our children.
How playing video games can make you a more effective employee
Editor’s note: A look at how elearning company Axonify combines video games with cutting edge brain science.
Can computer games change the world?
Editor’s note: A look at how serious games are helping tackle global issues.
Game-based learning: Hype or Substance? – curated tweets from the #chat2lrn Twitter chat
Here are our curated tweets from the #cht2lrn Twitter chat on #games-based learning. [View the…
3 ways to use game based learning in corporate training
Editor’s note: Simple tips for turning elearning experiences into more game-like experiences.
Avoid the wrong reasons for interactive learning
Editor’s note: Gaming and simulations are easier and cheaper to design and implement than ever before but unless you are clear about what you are trying to achieve they can just as easily fail.
Minecraft in education: pros and cons
Editor’s note: Useful discussion on the merits or otherwise of gaming in education. Also a good background read when considering gaming in organisational learning.
Badgeville gamifies salesforce platform toolkit to drive behaviour, increase use of cloud apps
Editor’s note: Using the Badgeville toolkit, developers can reward cloud user behaviors in realtime by leveraging mechanics, such as points, achievements and missions. They can also provide recognition and rank to make users feel special or smart by leveraging mechanics, such as levels, tracks and leaderboards.
Badgestack is an open-source tool for gamifying learning
Editor’s note: An open source tool for providing badges to content which is Mozilla-compliant ie badges can be managed anywhere on the web.