Posts Tagged ‘games’
Stephen Heppell on ICT and games
Posted by: ashleytan on: May 21, 2009
Video source
Much of what Heppell says about gaming in education is similar to James Paul Gee’s thoughts. That is not a bad thing because it shows that the same kinds of thinking are emerging in different contexts!
Game recommendations and the MxL
Posted by: ashleytan on: February 18, 2009
All four of my classes have started their journey on educational/serious gaming by this week. We focused on Flash and Wii-based games.
I am thinking of getting some handheld gaming devices and games for the next semester as this would make me less reliant on the MxL as a venue. I would like to get Nintendo DS and [...]
Interview
Posted by: ashleytan on: January 17, 2009
Recently I was interviewed by a representative from a company in Singapore called iKnow. iKnow sells various ICT tools and publishes an edutainment magazine for schools and parents.
The title of the interview article is ” The Fun in Future Learning”. I offer PDFs of the article and the magazine:
The Fun in Future Learning (pre-publication [...]
Games and lifelong learning
Posted by: ashleytan on: November 10, 2008
Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies
I must remember to use this article the next time I conduct sessions of game-based learning. It provides an overview of gaming benefits and a starting point for searching for more articles.
