Experiencing eLearning

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Five Years of Blogging

Experiencing eLearning

As I noted in my first post, five years ago I was developing a course on social media tools for K-12 teachers called Building Collaborative Online Environments. I have done better in 2011, with 52 posts, but one of my goals for 2012 is to blog more regularly. Five years ago today, I published my first two posts on this blog.

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Ruth Clark Claims “Games Don’t Teach”

Experiencing eLearning

Mark Wagner’s dissertation on MMORPGs in education found that “MMORPGs may help students develop difficult to teach 21st Century skills and may be used to support student reflection.” The research is behind a paywall, of course, but the abstract is online. Adams, D.M., Mayer, R.E., MacNamara, A., and Wainess, R.

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