Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Gamification for Learning. Our approach towards designing our educational applications was to incorporate gamification theory and techniques (narrative, acknowledging achievement, giving rewards, socialisation and altruism), as to encourage and motivate students with higher levels of engagement through learning activities.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I hoped to move on from there to what I called “approaches”, ways of using tech that didn’t depend on a specific platform – i.e., gaming and gamification, blended learning, distance learning, MOOCs, mobile, and digital literacy. Discussion went in some interesting angles, such as secondary education.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Primary and secondary schools are a battleground between iPads and Chromebooks, it seems. 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. Informal learning via digital tools seems to be growing ( cf Jimbo Wales ).

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MindShift

JULY 1, 2018

Because the activity itself is highly engaging to the learner, he pays more attention and the brain records the information better. Any time there is more dopamine flowing in your reward systems, you are much more likely to consolidate the information better,” Salimpoor said. Use math as a secondary element of a project.

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MindShift

MARCH 16, 2016

Over the course of the pilot, however, Moneythink Mobile’s developers have learned not to push gamification too far. “A Students need a code to access the app, and mentors monitor posts to quash insults and the sharing of sensitive information such as a legible photo of a new debit card.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

But Strides lets the student see trends over time and communicates that information in a game-like way. That’s most of the secondary students in the district (traditionally the top users of the student portal). Some teachers and school leaders were put off by the lack of information about Strides.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 29, 2019

Here you will find lots of great information on Google products, tutorials, and case studies from other Google schools; AND they do a semi-weekly Edu in 90 Show which is AWESOME, and includes updates to Google Apps, tips, and tricks. Videos on gamification and related topics from Michael Matera, author of Explore Like a Pirate.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Thursday''s sessions will be delivered by teachers, librarians, game developers, and gamification fans - don''t miss out! More information at [link]. More information here. For more information, click here. We''re getting really excited about the upcoming Gaming in Ed Conference! Follow #TLChat on Twitter to participate.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. Overall, young people’s ability to reason about the information on the Internet can be summed up in one word: bleak. For more information.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The digital availability of information has accelerated the pace of knowledge sharing, enabling instant access to a vast repository of resources. However, challenges such as digital inequality and information overload also emerge. Navigating this digital landscape requires critical digital literacy skills.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Always eager to associate itself with the latest tech craze, education technology embraced Pokémon Go with great gusto: “ Why Pokemon Go shows the future of learning gamification.” With all this data collection and analysis come major issues surrounding ethics and privacy and substantial risks surrounding information security.

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