Skip to main content

Home/ GlobalSkillsCC/ Group items tagged play

Rss Feed Group items tagged

KPI_Library Bookmarks

Piaget and constructivism: play and development - 0 views

  •  
    By Keith Sawyer. A slide presentation on Jean Piaget's ideas of play as a natural part of children's learning processes. "... the child constructs knowledge through active interaction with the environment."
KPI_Library Bookmarks

World of Warcraft - 0 views

  •  
    World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that enables thousands of players from across the globe to come together online for an adventure through the fantasy worlds.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

White House Summit on Community College - 0 views

  •  
    Posted to the White House website (whitehouse.gov), unsigned and undated. On October 5 2010, Dr. Jill Biden will chair a White House Summit on Community Colleges, highlighting "the critical role that community colleges play in developing America's workforce and reaching our educational goals." There is both an online forum (see tag whitehouse_cc) and an opportunity to submit videos. The event will be webcast, as well.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Ready ... or Not? - 0 views

  •  
    By Dian Schaffhauser in Campus Technology, August 1 2010. This article first frames the issues around developmental education, and then argues that technology alone is not enough to achieve desired completion rates. Faculty play a key role, and students must also learn to use technology effectively.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Writing Review Jeopardy Template - 0 views

  •  
    Download a jeopardy template and play.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

From service dog to SURFice dog - 2 views

  •  
    From YouTube, an inspiring story of a service dog and the owner/trainer who was able to play to the dog's strengths.
  •  
    Video used in a student exercise for a CAT in jam on Shreds of Data (R.O.).
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Quest2Learn project description - 1 views

  •  
    Quest2Learn, a project of the Institute of Play, is a 6th-12th grade school designed around games and learning.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

For Community Colleges, A Hard Lesson In Politics - 0 views

  •  
    By Alan Greenblatt on NPR, March 29 2010. Greenblatt reports that there was initially great promise for community colleges in the health care reconciliation bill that was passed at the end of March. However, "Congress ultimately took a pass on restructuring the mission of the nation's community colleges." The $12 billion American Graduation Initiative recognized the important role that community colleges could play in producing more college graduates, but the initiative was not included in the final law.
  •  
    See last paragraph for quote from Gail Mellow.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Arcadia (play) - 0 views

  •  
    By Tom Stoppard, published by Samuel French, 1993. This is the worldcat record, which will direct you to other editions and formats, as well as help you to find Arcadia in a library near you.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

5 reasons students would rather play Xbox than use the LMS - 0 views

  •  
    Posted by dskmag on the blog Design for Learning, May 28 2011. This blog is written by Dean Groom, who has an interest in "embedding new pedagogical classroom practice to create authentic, realistic and relevant learning for today's learners." This post describes ways to make LMS (and online courses) more engaging, following a gaming/Xbox model.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Playing to Learn - 0 views

  •  
    By Susan Engel, New York Times Op-Ed, published February 1, 2010.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Bridge Programs for Underprepared Adults Could Improve College Completion - 0 views

  •  
    in the Governments section of The Chronicle of Higher Education, by Jennifer Gonzalez, November 4, 2010. ""Bridge" programs that help adult students acquire the skills necessary to succeed in postsecondary education are gaining momentum and could play a vital role in fulfilling the nation's degree-completion agenda, according to the results of a new study by the Workforce Strategy Center."
KPI_Library Bookmarks

JeopardyLabs - 0 views

  •  
    Create a customized jeopardy template. Games can be played online.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Code-switching in Chicano theater : power, identity and style in three plays ... - 0 views

  •  
    by Carla Jonsson. Published Umeå : Institutionen för moderna språk, Umeå universitet, 2005. The idea of code-switching is often attributed to the writings of Chicana Cherrie Moraga.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Pedagogy of play: integrating computer games into the writing classroom - 0 views

  •  
    By Colby and Colby. Published in Computers and Composition, Volume 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 300-312. Reading Games: Composition, Literacy, and Video Gaming. Abstract only available here for free. Full article for purchase or through document delivery at your college library.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Corporate culture at Google - 0 views

  •  
    As described on the Google website.
KPI_Library Bookmarks

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - 0 views

  •  
    This site is credited to Utah State University, and provides math games for users of all ages, from pre-K to grade 12.
  •  
    KP recommended this site as it has "some decent activities students can do on their own." She also says, "No rules, just play."
KPI_Library Bookmarks

Editing Community Kibin Helps You Proofread Your Writing Fast And For Free - 0 views

  •  
    By Alexia Tsotsis for TechCrunch, August 18 2011. Kibin, a new startup, runs an editing "community" where users can edit each other's work for free (earning points for editing others' work; paying in points for having your own work edited). Users can also buy Kibin credits (rather than bartering) in order to have their work edited.
  •  
    R.A. posted this as she is "wondering what role the teaching of grammar and mechanics will play in our future curricular decisions. Will we be focusing on critical thinking and rhetorical strategies instead, as areas where computers and online editors will be less useful?"
1 - 18 of 18
Showing 20 items per page