Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

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. Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g.

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Game-Based Learning Broadband Learning Company 163

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Some were brilliant and deliberate in their attention to learning and game mechanics, while others focused on strong narrative arcs, consequential decision-making and world-creation. This was before large game studios consolidated the market, and small companies like Broderbund, MECC, Maxis and the Learning Company thrived.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Company Broadband 174

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Also there’s a game-based learning element to it. There’s a lot of scenario-based prompts, so it’s really playful. And so we were able to identify those broadband issues. Typically when we run our summer immersion program, it’s girls coding from 9-5, seven days a week, in tech companies.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. Think of broadband speeds where large amounts of data can allow students to collaborate digitally from their schools or homes. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. — Catherine Cahn, CEO, Twig Education.

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