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Tag: game based learning
Game Based Learning: Angry Birds Teaches Physics (video)
Play Angry Birds ONLINE, in your Chrome Web Browser: http://chrome.angrybirds.com/ I like that the students get out to test and compare the physics in the game, in real life. Kids learn science of Angry Birds at USU camp Read more at http://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=20662672#imVWSau58flFtPo7.99 Students learn: chemistry, biology, physics, paleontology, and engineering, Atlanta Teacher Uses Angry Birds…
Ben Betts, How to Make Game-based Learning Work for You (video)
Ben Betts, How to Make Game-based Learning Work for You : Learning Technologies (2013) Games are addictive. But so are many things that aren’t necessarily good for learning. Still, argues Ben Betts, learning and games work well together, and the research shows it. The question here is how to make it work for you. Not…
GBL: Is Minecraft the Ultimate Educational Tool? (video)
Is Minecraft the Ultimate Educational Tool? (2013 PBS) If you’ve watched past episodes of Idea Channel, you know we’re huge fans of Minecraft. This totally amazing video game allows you to build your own world from scratch, what’s not to like?!?! But it may be good for more than just fun and games. Some experts…
Game Based Learning Mechanics: Classroom Game Design by Paul Andersen (video)
Classroom Game Design: Paul Andersen (2012 TED) Paul Andersen has been teaching science in Montana for the last eighteen years. He explains how he is using elements of game design to improve learning in his AP Biology classroom. Paul’s science videos have been viewed millions of times by students around the world. He was the…
Game-Based Learning in Higher Education (video)
Game-Based Learning in Higher Education (2012) On March 9, 2012 the USC Center for Excellence in Teaching in conjunction with the Center for Scholarly Technology presented a faculty forum on Game-based Learning in Higher-Education. An exceptional presentation was given by Provost Professor and world-renowned game scholar Henry Jenkins, Director of the Institute for Multimedia Literacy,…