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Chris Dede

Teaching Tools: Using Online Simulations and Games | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Chris Dede on 14 May 10
     
    Online games aid learning
Chris Dede

Education Week: Games and Simulations Help Children Access Science - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...27is-technology.h30.html

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  • Chris Dede on 07 Apr 11
     
    Evidence on whether games help children learn science
Maurice Joyce

Wii games boost performance of surgical residents - 0 views

www.bloomberg.com/...inee-surgeons-study-finds.html

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  • Maurice Joyce on 28 Feb 13
     
    Another study indicating that resident performance in laparoscopic and robotic surgery is improved through the use of video game systems like Wii. A side note: there is a Wii system in our departments simulation center and we are encouraged to play it while on call or during our education days.
Hongge Ren

Will Wright: Spore, birth of a game - 1 views

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  • Hongge Ren on 02 Mar 13
     
    "the reason why I make toys like this is because I think if there's one difference I could possibly make in the world, that I would choose to make, it's that I would like to somehow give people just a little bit better calibration on long-term thinking. Because I think most of the problems that our world is facing right now is the result of short-term thinking, and the fact that it is so hard for us to think 50, 100, or 1,000 years out. And I think by giving kids toys like this and letting them replay dynamics, very long-term dynamics over the short term, and getting some sense of what we're doing now, what it's going to be like in 100 years, I think probably is the most effective thing I can be doing to help the world. And so that's why I think, personally, that toys can change the world." - Will Wright
  • Xiaodi Chen on 05 Mar 13
     
    Thank you for sharing this! I completely agree...I think besides short-term thinking, another dangerous tendency is severe risk-aversion...
pradeepg

Kids and Video games: Why children should play more - 2 views

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  • pradeepg on 21 Mar 12
     
    An article from the popular press that I think is worth reading. It mentions the increasing importance of virtual worlds and simulations, a topic we will be covering next week !
  • Allison Browne on 22 Mar 12
     
    Everything in moderation, but this article helps people see how well-developed, age-appropriate video games are a positive.
Stephanie Fitzgerald

ESRC Seminars - Overview and Handbook - Futurelab Archive - 1 views

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  • Stephanie Fitzgerald on 28 Mar 12
     
    I found the recaps of these seminars (and the handbook linked from this page) very interesting. Seminar 2 specifically focuses on the role of narrative--at what point it should enter the design process, how it can increase motivation and enjoyment or serve as a distraction, issues with traditional narrative in an interactive medium, etc. This quote from the Seminar 2 overview reminded me of relatedness from SDT Theory: "It was agreed that a quality necessary for engagement with narrative was that of identification with characters or a situation (an example was given from a mine disaster simulation with junior children, where the degree of engagement with the narrative content due to the identification with the victims drove the experience forward). Authenticity could also contribute to engagement. Whilst hard to pin down, it could mean authenticity for the children in cultural terms or in terms of being a 'human' story, one of a kind which resonates for them."
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Education Week: Study Finds Timing of Student Rewards Key to Effectiveness - 3 views

www.edweek.org/...37incentives.h31.html

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  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 06 Aug 12
     
    Interesting study on rewards and motivation: Some excerpts - Rewards worked much better if they were given to students before the test, not after. Researchers found students worked significantly harder to keep what they had than they did to win something new. But none of the incentives worked at any age if students knew they wouldn't get the reward for a month. "All motivating power of the incentives vanishes when rewards are handed out with a delay," the researchers concluded. "Especially among children, the difference between right now and tomorrow is a big difference," Ms. Sadoff said. "For all students it's important that the reward be immediate." That impatience creates a massive problem for incentive programs based on state test results, which can often take months to turn around.
  • Leslie Lieman on 07 Aug 12
     
    Thanks for this Kasthuri! This gives additional strength to the immediacy of digital rewards and students having access to their own "stats" (both potentially available in games and simulations). The thought of actual green-back monetary rewards for study/learning gives me the heebie-jeebies. I appreciated Alexandra M. Usher's comment, that "it's really important to reward inputs, not outputs [and] to reward behavior that kids can control, rather than just telling them to get better grades."
Kiran Patwardhan

CU-Boulder nets $1.5 million NSF grant to continue video game design research - 0 views

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  • Kiran Patwardhan on 21 Feb 12
     
    The University of Colorado Boulder exceeded its own researchers' expectations with its iDREAMS Scalable Game Design Summer Institute, and that success has been rewarded with a new $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. CU-Boulder researchers are tracking how video game design engages students in computational thinking and STEM simulation design.
Chris McEnroe

Study touts benefits of a 'wired' classroom - 1 views

www.vancouversun.com/...story.html

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  •  Concordia University researchers set out to answer a "big picture" question: Does computer technology have a positive overall effect on learning in the classroom? File photo.Photograph by: CHARLES PLATIAU , ReutersMONTREAL — Concordia University researchers set out to answer a "big picture" question: Does computer technology have a positive overall effect on learning in the classroom?"There have been lots of arguments, both pro and con, regarding this issue, (such as) is it worth the investment?" said professor Richard Schmid, chairman of the education department at the Montreal-based Concordia.Their literature review involved looking at thousands of studies and comparing achievement in classrooms that used computer technology with those that used little or none.The 40-year retrospective study, published in the Review of Educational Research journal, concluded that classrooms where computer technology was used to support teaching had a "small to moderate positive" effect on learning and attitude.If an administrator must make a decision "should we invest in this? The answer is yes," said Schmid, the study's co-author.The literature shows that more recent, sophisticated applications of the technology produce greater positive gains than older
  • f an administrator must make a decision "should we invest in this? The answer is yes," said Schmid, the study's co-author.The literature shows that more recent, sophisticated applications of the technology produce greater positive gains than older applications, he sai
  • under what circumstances positive effects are observed
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  • he technology is used solely as a content provider — for example, if iPads are used as alternatives to books — then there won't be any positive change,
  • Where technology does have a positive impact is when it actively engages students, when it's used as a communication tool, when it's used for things like simulations or games that enable students to actively manipulate the environment
  • Chris McEnroe on 21 Feb 12
     
    Report on a study whose findings support not just technology in the classroom as a wise investment, but support it only if used in particular ways.
pradeepg

Learning Science Through Computer Games and Simulations - 3 views

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  • pradeepg on 29 Feb 12
     
    This NRC book is freely available as a pdf.
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 01 Mar 12
     
    Pradeep, thanks for sharing this resource.
Leslie Lieman

CUNY Games Network | Educators coming together to explore how the principles of games p... - 1 views

games.commons.gc.cuny.edu

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  • Leslie Lieman on 06 Mar 12
     
    The City University of New York connects educators from every campus and discipline at CUNY who are interested in games, simulations, and other forms of interactive teaching. They hope to facilitate the pedagogical uses of both digital and non-digital games, improve student success, and encourage research and scholarship in the developing field of games-based learning.
Ryan Brown

EducationUSA's "Your Five Steps to U.S. Study" Facebook app - 0 views

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engagement technology games learning higher education video motivation

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  • Ryan Brown on 06 Mar 12
     
    EducationUSA just released a virtual simulation on their Facebook page. They state that it is the "World's first game-based adventure for international students to learn about opportunities in the United States of America." A short YouTube video is linked below. I would love to get your thoughts on this application. Can creating an avatar effectively teach (and prepare) international students for the U.S. college experience? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fj01uSj4L4&feature=youtu.be
Mohammad Hussain

Games and education - 2 views

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video games educational edutopia

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  • Mohammad Hussain on 07 Mar 11
     
    video game and education, edutopia
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