techlearning

JUNE 1, 2018

At the same time I started the Innovation Lab in 2016, I was invited to a gamification conference at UPenn. Every company is a tech company now, influenced by the pervasiveness of the internet and social media. Just as importantly, the internet and social media provides a platform for students to drive change.

Classroom 42

Classroom Gamification Social Media BYOD 42

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

When researching student motivation and gamification late last year, I came across the most comprehensive gamification framework I’ve ever seen. While it is designed first and foremost as a way to frame gamification and its many strands, gamification is about human encouragement and motivation.

Gamification 40

Gamification BYOD Personalized Learning Assessment 40

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016. Gaming and gamification should continue to attract experimental and creative faculty, plus allied staff, but that looks like a very slow growth area for now. Social media is something higher ed is ambivalent about.

Trends 40

Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Social Media : Students consider the sources of a tweet and the information contained in it in order to describe what makes it both a useful and not useful source of information. Social Media Video : Students watch an online video and identify its strengths and weaknesses.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60