Apps AR-and-ARGs

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.

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.

Special issue dedicated to gamification.

"To understand games, to talk about them intelligently, and to design better ones, we need to understand what a game is, and to break "gameplay" down into identifiable chunks. We need, in short, a critical vocabulary for games."

Here's an AR game designed by Denise Bressler using ARIS. It is for middle school kids and is called School Scene Investigators.

This article takes a look at what gamification is, how it can be applied to education, and offers some examples. A very cool infographic is included.

Addresses common characteristics of games

"Best selling games use emotion from four types of interactions to capture attention and motivate play."

You can increase your Fluid Intelligence if you play the right games. Mike Finney shows a game you can play to do that.