Lesson Ideas for Mobile Learning
I knew that I had to talk with Shelly Sanchez Terrell again when I learned through the tweetvine that she had a new book out about mobile learning (Learning to Go: Lesson...
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Language, Gaming and Possibilities
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with game designer Kathryn Hymes about language, agency, and world building. As one half of the gaming company Thorny Games (with Hakan Seyalioglu), Kathryn is...
Category: EdtechWatchworthy Wednesday: iCivics Game Delivers Lessons on U.S. Presidency
As Donald Trump was declared president elect early this morning, the website iCivics debuted a new edition of Executive Command, an animated educational game aimed at teaching kids all about the role...
Categories: Civic Engagement, EdtechDOI Finds Open Access Research
One of the best things to come out of Open Access Week was the oaDOI tool by Impactstory. If you are unfamiliar with the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) system, it provides a...
Category: Edtech9 Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Educational Games
I’ve been teaching educational game design for a few semesters now as part of a module of a Creative Thinking and Problem Solving liberal arts course at my institution. I started out...
Category: EdtechSchooling the Platform Society
Social media platforms have become key parts of everyday life. The use of Facebook, WhatsApp, Spotify and so on has become so widespread that some commentators have begun to speak of an...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsWatchworthy Wednesday: 2016 DML Keynote Recap
In case you weren’t among the nearly 500 people at the 7th annual Digital Media and Learning Conference last week at the University of California, Irvine, here are highlights from the keynotes....
Categories: Edtech, EquityWatchworthy Wednesday: UCI Opens eSports Arena
Now that the University of California, Irvine has opened the first eSports arena of its kind at a public college, student-gamers soon will be doing battle against the enemy Lexus in “League...
Category: EdtechCritical Educational Questions for Big Data, Part 2
I started a list of critical questions for big data in education earlier this week. This is a big topic, raising lots of big questions and serious topics and problems for further...
Categories: Critical Perspectives, EdtechCritical Educational Questions for Big Data
Big data has arrived in education. Educational data science, learning analytics, computer adaptive testing, assessment analytics, educational data mining, adaptive learning platforms, new cognitive systems for learning and even educational applications based...
Categories: Critical Perspectives, Edtech, New TrendsGeneric v. Specialized Tools in Assignments
I would like to share my thinking process for designing an assignment for my class this semester and hopefully this will be beneficial to others as well. I have an idea to...
Categories: Digital Learning, EdtechDeconstructing Disneyland: An App-Based Media Literacy Experience
If Pokémon Go marked the beginning of the era of mass-market Augmented Reality Games (ARGs), Deconstructing Disneyland may mark the beginning of ARGs as mobile media literacy education tools. Media scholars, game...
Categories: Connected Learning, EdtechAugmented Wearables and the Future of Museums: An Update
A year ago, I wrote “Augmented Wearables and the Future of Museums” for DML Central. Back then, most everything was in the conceptual realm. Tools were not yet for sale and most...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsDigital Media as Interactive Textbook
Recently, I was a guest on the Meanwhile in the Future podcast on an episode titled “Flash Forward,” speaking about digital media and education. While speaking with Rose Eveleth, the host, I...
Category: EdtechAmino One Makes Bioengineering Useful, Easy to Learn
A chemistry set was a big part of what first interested me in science, back in the 20th century. Today’s scientist of tomorrow has the opportunity to play and learn with a...
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