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Watchworthy Wednesday: How Pokémon Go Promotes Learning Opportunities
In barely two weeks, the virtual reality game Pokémon Go has attracted millions of players. Now, educators are pondering whether the game can be used to promote learning. Three blogs — Aside,...
Category: EdtechThe Secret Sauce in Pokémon Go: Big Data
Unless you’ve been holed-up in a cave playing Minecraft, you’ve heard about (and possibly even played) the new augmented reality (AR) mobile game sweeping the globe, Pokémon Go. For sure, AR can...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsWatchworthy Wednesday: The Minecraft Effect
Minecraft, the Lego-like building video game, is such a massive hit that the New York Times Magazine recently made it the subject of a cover story. What makes the game such a...
Category: EdtechWatchworthy Wednesday: Infographics Showcase Edtech, eLearning, Gamification
Infographics: they pack facts and stats with colorful visuals; the best ones teach you something in a quick and alluring way. That’s why I'm digging this website: elearninginfographics.com. It curates some of the...
Category: Edtech3 Ways Open Badges Work Like the Web
“The web is more a social creation than a technical one. I designed it for a social effect — to help people work together — and not as a technical toy. The...
Category: EdtechArtificial Intelligence, Cognitive Systems and the Learning Brain
New ideas about artificial intelligence and cognitive computing systems in education have been advanced this year by major computing and educational businesses, including Pearson and IBM. Pearson’s promotion of AI reflects its...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsSilicon Valley’s high-tech companies, startups and venture capitalists are “the centre of a techno-economic revolution” that is “now spreading outwards across the world, with major societal effects and implications,” argues Alistair Duff...
Categories: Edtech, Educational PracticeExploring Virtual Reality in Education
When looking at the state of digital media and learning today, virtual reality (VR) is barely a blip in many of the broader conversations. Much of the work being done focuses on...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsClassDojo and the Measurement and Management of Growth Mindsets
ClassDojo is one of the most successful educational technologies in history. Originally developed as part of a Silicon Valley ed-tech accelerator program, it is highly illustrative of how the entrepreneurial culture and...
Category: EdtechThe Possibilities of Badges and Blockchain
In March 2015, I wrote “Peering Deep into the Future of Educational Credentialing” for DML Central. In it, I explored the potential for the blockchain technology (best known for underpinning Bitcoin) to...
Category: EdtechAnnotation, Rap Genius and Education
Annotation educator Jeremy Dean came to me through my serendipity amplifier: Twitter. I watch some people think aloud in public and some people attend to my public online musings; when I think...
Category: EdtechTurning Digital Learning Into Intellectual Property
The world’s largest publisher of educational textbooks and resources, Pearson, recently extended its work into digital media and learning. As well as producing innovative new digital learning resources and platforms, Pearson is...
Category: EdtechListening to the Field: Lessons on Multimedia and Technology in English Classrooms
While I know my DML Central blogging colleagues and I try to stay abreast of the educational, social, and economic implications of digital media on the lives of young people today, sometimes...
Categories: Edtech, Educational PracticeMuseum’s MediaLab Explores Digital Innovation
I recently took a walk across the park from American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), where I work, to our sibling museum founded on the other side of Central Park, The Metropolitan...
Category: EdtechLauna Hall’s recent essay in the Washington Post describes her misgivings and concerns about her third-grade students using ipads in the classroom. Hall describes a handful of arresting moments when her students’...
Categories: Edtech, Educational Practice
