Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

By the end of the first decade of this new century, participatory elements of the Web had consolidated their hold, and the social technologies - social media, social games, social networks - were gaining momentum. It is the century, according to Zimmerman ( source ) where playfulness and gaming will define the era. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 13, 2013

Just what is so special about games playing? And what is it that divides opinion so deeply about whether games have a place in the curriculum? Never has there been so much opportunity for schools, colleges and universities to capitalise and exploit the power of games to inspire, engage and enliven learning.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 31, 2015

I was asked for example, what I thought would be the key game changers in education technology in the coming years, what the perfect school might look like, and what was the best experience in my entire school career. Below is the entire interview - I hope you enjoy it. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

There's a dangerous game they play in Cyprus. The game goes like this: There are two teams: the eating team and the waiter team. But the game is a fix. This got me thinking that many of the world's education systems are a little like the eating game of Meze. It's a dangerous game we are playing in education.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

I pointed out that some major players in the gaming industry are participating. One of the leaders in the game engine world is Unity , who sell their Unity Pro developer software package for $1500 but give away a lower level version of the same package for free. Other gaming companies are following similar business models.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 11, 2011

Games based learning as expected, had a highly visible profile at this year's Learning without Frontiers festival, in London. In his invited presentation at today's Learning Without Frontiers festival, David emphasised what his audience already believed - for children, video games are an ideal, natural medium for learning.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 12, 2018

Frans explains in detail what Ludic literacy entails, how games based learning can be leveraged to create more engaging learning experiences, and how playful forms of learning contrast with more goal oriented learning traditionally delivered in university settings. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 27, 2013

I think ultimately, the biggest game changer which has been going on for some time now, is mobile learning. The TrainingZone podcast - January by Trainingzone on Mixcloud Game changers in the Training Zone by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 9, 2009

Thursday, April 09, 2009 Building Better Learning Games Interested in building casual games for your learners? Focus on casual video games. Games in a variety of shapes and sizes: Console Games (for the Xbox or Wii) MMORPG (Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game): World of War Craft, Club Penguins.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Photos by N3WJack and Parameter_bond on Flickr The imitation game by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 . * The full story about my work programming BBC computers can be read here. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 22, 2007

Thursday, March 22, 2007 Games vs. Gaming The topic that kept me thinking late last night: the difference between games and gaming; between people who play computer games and so-called gamers. Heres my novice view on the differences between games and gaming: Games are short, finite experiences.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 13, 2015

Photo by Eddie Codel on Flickr The labelling game by Steve Wheeler was written in Istanbul, Turkey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Because if you believe they do, and you tell them, they are likely to believe it too. and they will be relying on you to support them. Unported License.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Like all of our educational materials, I’ve re-published this under a free-to-use Creative Commons license. I thought you and your readership might be interested in the infographic. Please take a look and feel free to reuse it on Kapp Notes or elsewhere. Sent to me by Muhammad Saleem.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 22, 2011

Video Games: Where To Now For The UK Industry? The global video game industry now makes more money than Hollywood, but UK publishers are struggling – thanks to high wages, a skills shortage and no government support. 30+ Places To Find Creative Commons Media. Read the entire study.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 26, 2015

I created this course with my colleague Dr. Peter Terry PhD who has worked as a sport psychologist alongside elite athletes at nine Olympic Games and more than 100 other international events. These photos are all open licensed Creative Commons images. How would you describe your experience with LearnDash?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 5, 2009

Monday, January 05, 2009 On Games and eLearning As eLearning designers, your goal is (hopefully) to make the learning experience engaging. And the best way to make it fun is to make it a game. Clark Quinn in Learning Predictions for 2009 : I continue to see interest in games, and naturally I’m excited. Yes, yes, yes!

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Learning Visions

MARCH 17, 2009

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Video Games, Tire Swings and Learning My almost six-year old son LOVES video and computer games: Wii, Nintendo 64, computer, my iPod Touch. Son was struggling with a certain game for quite a while. Video games. I say GO GAMES! Gaming is life! I struggle with this. I love this story.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 15, 2018

Photo via Pexels Those who play video games discover that failure can be a common theme. Because it's a game, it doesn't really matter. Often, a move has to be repeated many times before a solution is found and the gamer can legitimately move to the next stage of the game. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The result is a 6-7 minute interview in which I talk about the EDEN community of academics and professionals, mobile learning and games in education, and digital badges, as well as some elaboration on the way EDEN has been leveraging the potential of social media over the last few years. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2007

Friday, March 30, 2007 Video Games & Retirees Interesting article in todays New York Times by Seth Schiesel about the increasing acceptance of video games among retirees/baby booomers, especially older women. Mary are actually part of a vast and growing community of video-game-playing baby boomers and their parents, especially women.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

See Failure of Creative Commons Licenses and Creative Commons Use in For-Profit Company eLearning? Open Content Potential But There are Challenges This year I spent quite a bit of time looking at where and how open content could get leveraged in different ways. for more on this. Top eLearning Sites?

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

Today we have many more communication technologies to call upon, including handheld videoconferencing (Facetime and Whatsapp for example), social media in various formats, online discussion groups, virtual reality, social gaming, and other options still emerging. Wheeler, S. ALT-J , 15(2), 103-117. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 7, 2007

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Games for the Brain These brain games are from Phillip Lenssen, via Dean at my company who was thinking about how we could use brain teasers or games to get a learner prepped to learn. My favorite game is Counterfeit. Use a game like this instead of a pre-test. Games for Girls.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Sitting down with her after her keynote at the summer EDEN conference in Jonkoping, Sweden, we discussed a number of issues around diversity and inclusion, the use of technology in education, games based learning, peer learning and emerging learner-led pedagogies. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

JULY 31, 2019

Knowing that they have an audience usually encourages children to raise their game, because they are no longer writing for an audience of one, but have a potential global audience for their work. These represent successful, proven attempts to harness the power and potential of the 'hidden audience' of readers. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 27, 2017

You can pack your lessons full of content, activities, games and creative assessment. Photo by Ilmicrofono Oggiono on Flickr Making an impact by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Games for Girls.and by girls, I mean women. Image of Torus Trooper -- a game Ive never even heard of -- from yotophoto. Ive been trying to learn about games lately. This week I listened to Brent Shlenkers recent podcast with David Williamson Shaffer author of "How Computer Games Help Children Learn".

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Kitaboo

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Creative Commons License: This type of license allows content creators to specify the terms of use for their materials. Let’s see how this process is changing the game in education. This not only makes their teaching game top-notch but also brings this infectious energy to the classroom. Wrapping Up!

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Learning Visions

APRIL 17, 2009

Friday, April 17, 2009 Games for the Six and Under Crowd (iPod Touch/iPhone) My kids have discovered my iPod Touch. Ive founds some great games that they love. Ive founds some great games that they love. These are the recent faves: iWriteWords This is a fun little spelling game. Theyre as hooked as I am. He loved it.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 6, 2019

Whether it is a smartphone, e-reader or games console, people are willing to invest their full attention to the device in their hands. Weapons of mass distraction by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 London: Futuretext.

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

If the content you’re recording has its own audio—like the sound effects in a game—you will want to unmute your device so it is captured. If you’re recording a game or app that has both background music and sound effects you should turn off music within the game settings. Turn off in-app music. AudioJungle ($).

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Learning with e's

APRIL 21, 2016

Dr Tim Lynch, who joined us recently from his previous post at Monash University in Australia, writes about a game played by children across the globe - dodgeball (or 'poison ball') and how it can be used with trainee teachers as a way of determining the quality of games in physical education. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Photo by William White on unsplash Still other virtual clans are emerging from the cultures surrounding online leisure activities such as massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), strategy games and transnational special interest groups that meet en masse, online. Tomorrow: The Tribal Web Reference Childress, M.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 28, 2007

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3D & Serious Games My company has some experience doing 3D modeling and simulations for government clients, so I found this recent acquisition of this 3D learning company by Lockheed Martin quite interesting. The equation of 3D graphics with "serious games" is something to note. United States License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

As the 'game' progressed, each table was invited to send a member from their group to drag two numbers together on the SMARTboard to achieve the target number. Consider using games and quizzes. The collaborative/competitive aspects of team games can also be highly motivational. They were given paper handouts with target numbers.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Women, Gaming & the Guild Master Ceiling This post is an addendum to my first review of Karl Kapps book, Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning. Gamer traits are cross-gender traits, because young girls play video games and are growing up in a culture influenced by those games." (p.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Thirdly, blogging compels me to raise my game. 1 2 3 by Steve Wheeler was written in Auckland, New Zealand and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Those that are actually published represent my thinking more clearly, and blogging helps me to reflect upon, and crystallise those ideas.

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