Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University has been playing video games for four hours every day since 2003, solving puzzles and battling bosses in games such as Doom, Darksiders 2 and Uncharted 4. EdSurge: What was the first video game you played? The game was long and hard.

Video 60

Video Game-Based Learning Learning Pearson 60

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. The web was increasing its use of graphics, but had barely adopted video.

Kaplan 158

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 158

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

And the idea of pivoting away from that at the exact moment Pearson, Cengage, and McGraw-Hill are adopting that approach seems a bit too convenient. Personally, my goal is not to provide less expensive access to the same teaching and learning experience to more people – access and affordability have never been my end game.

Accessibility 63

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

MindShift

JULY 27, 2015

Many schools have reduced or even eliminated recess for elementary school children, and several have cut back on free play and play-based learning in the early grades such as kindergarten and first grade (Zygmunt-Fillwalk & Bilello, 2005). Unfortunately, time for free play within school hours has also declined.

Social Media 28

Social Media Outcomes Report Study 28