How Are Digital Platforms Disrupting Learning? by Terry Heick Media is becoming increasingly digitized, and we learn through, among other processes, consumption of media. It makes sense then that digital platforms just might be changing the way learning happens. A “platform” can be defined as an app, a website, an eLearning environment, or a collaboratively…
Teachers are the hardest working professionals I’ve ever seen with my own eyes. My own experience as a teacher in rural and urban public schools has shown me that (almost) every single moving part performs with the best of intentions and extraordinary effort that is easy to miss for anyone outside of the walls of…
While an educational app may be “fun”, there’s a good chance that it is a net detriment to a student’s learning progress.
What Is Badgestack? Whether you call them microcredentials, trophies, or badges, the idea of documenting progress and making trends visible is becoming increasingly popular across increasingly diverse digital platforms. While this approach fits naturally into literal games, “gamifying” a system that isn’t first a game is a new approach that dovetails nicely into elements of…
The premise behind games is that they allow players to experience simulations that can elicit the responses in the brain as actually doing the activity.
Traditional goals—(winning)—are replaced by a self-selected, self-paced, and even artistic expression of the interaction with the game.
From Portal 2 and Sim City to Animal Crossing and Red Dead Redemption, these games are compelling primary learning resources.