All posts by Robert O. Duncan

I'm an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences at City University of New York, with joint appointments in Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. I also have an appointment as a Visiting Scholar at New York University. My research interests include cognitive neuroscience, functional magnetic resonance imaging, glaucoma, neurodegenerative disorders, attention, learning, memory, educational technology, pedagogy, and developing games for education.
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ClassRealm Turns Your Classroom into an RPG

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Adding game design element to the classroom is what CUNY Games is all about, and so we’re excited to hear this teacher go “all in” with his web-based application that turns any classroom into a Role Playing Game (RPG). Game-based learning provides clear indicators of progress, scaffolding, and just-in-time learning. There are also excellent opportunities for educators to collect important data that they might not have been able to collect before (e.g., time on task, engagement, peer-to-peer interaction). ClassRealm migrates the paper RPG system to the web for all teachers so they might (1) learn how to implement RPGs in the classroom and (2) easily collect valuable data to inform their teaching. Learn more from the web site:

http://classrealm.com/

 

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Games Win Big in Education Grants Competition

Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the final winners of this year’s Small Business Innovation Research SBIR contract awards—funds that are reserved for entrepreneurial small businesses using cutting-edge R&D to develop commercially viable technologies to solve tough problems.  And there’s something that may surprise you about the winning contracts: More than half—or 12 in all—are for games and game-related projects, more than in any previous year. That says a lot about the increasingly creative field of educational games, and the growing base of evidence indicating that games can be an important and effective component of our strategy to prepare a highly skilled 21st century American workforce.

via Games Win Big in Education Grants Competition | ED.gov Blog.