The MOOCs! Ours at least GAMES MOOC! These were awarded to participants in GAMES II. The awardees chosen by the GAMES MOOC participants with a few special awards from the Guild Officers.

Those awarded the Brave Beginner Badge have: * Participated in online discussions and media sharing in the Games Based Learning MOOC. * Demonstrated basic knowledge of games based learning at the Contribution level of the Social Knowledge Network Construction Matrix. * Created a 5 minute narrated, educational screencapture of gameplay. * Created an e-portfolio that curates their work done for the Brave Beginner Badge.

Networked Educator Badge by Center4EduPunx, on Flickr The Networked Educator is based on documented demonstration of social network knowledge construction. The badge bearer will have demonstrated the ability to identify new information networks, analyze and aggregate information, and curate the knowledge being produced by the community both synchronously and asynchronously.

Games Based Learning Badge Games Based Learning Badge is the foundational badge in the Games Based Learning collection. Games Based Learning Badge by Center4EduPunx, on Flickr Badge Purpose: What does having been awarded this badge (or badges within this collection) signify? (What knowledge, skills, dispositions, or experiences does the badge indicate the bearer has achieved?)

Welcome to the first week! As you can see we are using a gaming guild site for this course but there may be some learning related features you find familiar. Here's an orientation to the site video by Brandon.

Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age Introduction Behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism are the three broad learning theories most often utilized in the creation of instructional environments. These theories, however, were developed in a time when learning was not impacted through technology.