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It’s Game Over for the Institute of Play. But Its Legacy Lives On.

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The news came as a surprise to educational game developers and researchers, many of whom credit the Institute of Play for supporting and growing the game-based learning industry. It has published research and games, facilitated trainings and workshops, and even designed schools. educational institutions.

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

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When some kids grow up, they stop gaming and go abroad. 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.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Ariz. State Launches Ed Tech Partnership; K12 Inc. Acquires LTS Education Systems;

Marketplace K-12

purchased a publisher of digital game-based learning technology while Arizona State University partnered with investors to get new ed tech to the market faster. LTS’s customer base has very minimal state or client overlap with K12’s current FuelEd customer base, Udell noted. Pearson to Sell GlobalEnglish Corp.:

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What Video Games Like Doom Teach Us About Learning, According to GBL Guru James Paul Gee

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Gee lives on a small farm, and when he’s not busy feeding donkeys or mashing buttons, he’s writing about what he’s learning about learning from video games. Gee has authored and edited many books examining the intersection between gaming and learning (in addition to his prolific writing on literacy and theoretical linguistics).

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The Vocabulary Doctors: How to Teach Vocabulary

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Dr. Kimberly Tyson @ tysonkimberly and Dr. Angela Peery @ drangelapeery share their advice for helping students learn blended vocabulary. Learn more. Want to hear another episode on helping students learn? Listen to Ramona Persaud talk about 5 ways to adjust teaching to how the brain learns. Recording starts 0:00:00].

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Learning Revolution Events - Call for Volunteers - You Matter! - Future of Museums Keynote Recordings

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update July 29th, 2014 Curiosity is a delicate little plant that, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom. Albert Einstein The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions.