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Prepping for a gamified unit of study or project is very different than prepping for your traditional, linear model. Here are some tips on how to do it. ( I am interested in how we can integrate TCL - task centered learning - at Swinburne and think elements of gamification would enhance the student learning experience. We also need to start thinking about meaningful, more pervasive and systematic integration of technologies into our courses.

Teachers--are you looking for a fun, engaging game for your classroom where students can learn from each other? That's why we built Quizlet Live. It's designed to bring fresh energy into classroom. Teams of students work together, racing to learn the material in a Quizlet study set.

"independent learning"

Diana Haig ( a learning advisor -Faculty of Health, Arts and Design - with LAS) gave me this link in response to my query about online tutorials on the Swinburne University website ( we don't really have any due to lack of budget! Instead f2f workshops and one-on -one sessions support HE and PAVE students.)

Not sure that I like this site a much as say Monash University or UAE.

Video activities for active learning

Wondering how we can incorporate these types of digital based activities into the new curriculum

A great resource on so many levels! Lesson plans can be adapted to the local Melbourne?Australian context using our newspapers.

A great resource for new technologies, using existing web tools and lesson ideas.

from subscription to A.J. Juliani :When we look at what research says about becoming better at something, two pieces of evidence stand out. First, we must have clarity on what our goals are, and where we want to go or what we want to become. Second, it is deliberate practice (combined with feedback loops) that increase the myelin in our brain and in turn help improve performance and growth. Today I want to talk about a process that we often miss when we look at student success in the classroom. We tend to talk about growth, goals, and instructional practice…yet, we miss a key element of going from "defining a goal" to "achieving a goal" with out students. It's about building better learning habits. We often talk about strategies, but forget that our habits as teachers and leaders impact the habits of our students. Students only become better at writing through deliberate practice, and feedback on the practice. But if students do not have the habit of writing every day, it is extremely difficult to improve that practice and reach their writing goals. Here's where habit stacking becomes essential in our classrooms.