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Want to Teach Math, Science and Engineering to Kids? Think Guitars

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Check out www.guitarbuilding.org If you think math, science and engineering are boring subjects, you need to re-think the topic and pronto. In other words, Math, Science and Engineering. Check out this cool curriculum designed by The National Center for Manufacturing Education. All cleverly disguised as a cool building project.

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Play Games: Become an Engineer

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If you have an interest in becoming an engineer or know someone who does. The downloadable software introduce the player to engineering through an authentic, hands-on design experience. Or if you just like designing vehicles, bridges, buildings, consumer electronics, then there are a lot of really great games for you to check out.

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And You Thought Mechanical Engineering was Boring

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Here is a great video from Northern Illinois University showing how mechanical engineering can be made fun by incorporating game elements, problem-based learning and real race cars into the course.

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Looking at a Gamified LMS Platform

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The other day I had the opportunity to take a look at a product by a UK company, Growth Engineering. Growth Engineering hold that the learning experience should interest and engage the student – not put them to sleep. Here is the dahsboard of the Growth Engineering Academy LMS. Here are some screen shots are below.

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Game Element: Strategy

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For example, a situation may be engineered where the learner needs to make a series of difficult decisions based on an economic strategy, a marketing strategy or a combination of strategies and through the learning process, decides what tradeoffs are acceptable and what tradeoff are not acceptable.

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Talking about Gamification

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Here is an interview I did a while back with Juliette Denny of Growth Engineering. They have a fascinating gamified LMS platform called The Academy LMS. Also, I did a really wonderful interview with Bob Morris. You can check out different parts of the discussion. Very wide ranging discussion. Kapp: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris.

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Great fun at ITEAA Conference & Introduction of Exciting Game-Based Learning Modules

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Last week I had a chance to attend the ITEAA Conference which is the conference of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. At the conference, I was not presenting or conducting a workshop, instead I was playing the role of a vendor. Letting people know about the Survival Master Product.

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