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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 3)

Edsurge

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Audience engagement poses another conundrum.

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High School and Personalized Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

Another way in which learning has evolved Another benefit of adaptative learning is that students don’t fear getting help anymore. Students can absorb information that caters to their personal learning styles. VR adds a whole new dimension to learning that is both exciting and educational.

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The Future of eLearning - 10 Trends To Be Aware Of

ViewSonic Education

Adaptive Learning. Adaptive learning is a style of education where resources, activities, projects, and assignments are tailored to each student’s individual needs. Social Learning. Referred to as gamification, or game-based learning, this facet of eLearning attempts to make education fun!

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With Eyes on Asia, Kidaptive Raises $19.1M to Grow Its ‘Invisible’ Adaptive Learning Platform

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Once known for a learning game, the Redwood City, Calif.-based based company now touts itself as a provider of adaptive-learning technologies for educational content providers. But those days of designing games and content may be over. The company’s Adaptive Learning Platform works in a number of ways.

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Top e-learning trends to keep an eye on in 2020

Neo LMS

Video learning is not a particularly new trend, but it is trendy nonetheless. Video content is loved by students and always the preferred method of getting new information over the content heavy written form. Game-based learning. Which brings us to… Social and emotional learning.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

Edsurge

The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design. Delivering these models to a differentiated population of educators and learners requires an adaptive approach.

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Games-Based Learning Not Only Helps Students, but Teachers Too

Educator Innovator

Increasingly, teachers have accepted games-based learning as a way to excite and motivate students. Learning games, when designed properly, can also provide teachers with a new approach to formative assessment. How do you process that information and create visual symbols that let teachers navigate?”