Gaming aims to improve students’ writing skills
Video games sure have come a long way since the days of arcade games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. Over time, many video games have been developed that…
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Why you should care about gamification in higher education
Gamification has serious implications for college students—and perhaps it’s time higher education got serious about implementing game design.
10 steps to promoting diversity in gaming
Using games and designing games for education is not all, well, fun and games, say experts. In fact, the key to successfully using games for education is in…
#Gamergate—and what it means for gaming in education
Games, but especially games for education, need to allow for gender equality and freedom of expression, say gaming experts.
7 STEM apps designed by students
Students from across the United States met with congressional leaders and the Obama administration to show STEM apps and games they’ve developed.
Gamification skills quickly becoming a priority in STEM industry
Gamification offers a career boost for geospatial professionals as the desire to create more realistic virtual worlds is requiring the application of geographic information systems (GIS). The gaming…
Why you should care about gamification in higher education
Gaming in education has, for the most part, been a K-12 trend, with the popularity of this form of learning relegated to supplemental learning for elementary school students.…
Gaming in education: ‘We don’t need no stinking badges’
Educators and game designers say gamification is not about adding games to classes, but designing classes as games Washington, D.C.– ... Read more
Can gaming change education? Brain research has answers.
As video games continue to permeate our culture, students are increasingly interested in using video games for learning. This interest has prompted universities and neurologists to explore what…
Ed-tech highlights from SXSWedu
Couldn't make it to SXSWedu this week? Hey, neither could we -- but we've still got you covered. Now in it's fourth year, SXSWedu brings together some of…