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The Landscape of Digital Learning Games: Finding Paydirt
By Ryan L. Schaaf This article first appeared at Amplify here. Reposted with permission. There are a wide variety of digital games available for players on countless platforms. It […]
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The Research Supporting Digital Gaming and Learning Part 2: The Gamer’s Gains: Evidence of Efficacy
By Ryan L. Schaaf Preface There are literally thousands of research studies, books, web articles, and news reports examining the effectiveness of games during the learning process. Some of these […]
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The Research Supporting Digital Gaming and Learning Part 1: The Gamer’s Brain
By Ryan L. Schaaf This post originally was posted here. Reposted with permission from Amplify Games. Preface There are literally thousands of research studies, books, web articles, and news […]
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Setting the Record Straight: The Difference Between Digital Game-Based Learning, Gamification, and Other Related Buzzwords
By Ryan L. Schaaf This post was originally posted here. Reposted with permission from Amplify Games. As more and more educators consider using games in their learning programs, they […]
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The Death of Reading As We Know It
What follows is a message that everyone needs to hear regardless of how close they might be to retirement. Most of the people reading this post grew up communicating with […]
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Why Are We Called Committed Sardines?
Nicky and I live a very busy and full life of travel and talk, so whenever we start feeling overwhelmed by our schedule, there’s a place we like to […]
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Social Media – the New Tobacco
The tycoons of social media have to stop pretending that they are friendly nerd gods trying to build a better world. And admit they’re just tobacco farmers in t-shirts selling […]
Read MoreThe Power of Gaming: A Global Phenomenon
By Ryan L. Schaaf This post was originally posted here. Reposted with permission from Amplify Games. During sporadic times in my life, I would have labeled myself a gamer. […]
Read MoreDigital Games: Learning through Gameplay – A Prequel
This post was originally posted here. This article is reposted with permission. By Ryan L. Schaaf Have you ever observed a person playing a video game? Have you ever […]
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