“James Gee: ‘Chocolate on broccoli’ games take a task like rote memorization or repetitious skill-and-drill, and make it more entertaining. A paradigm-breaking game moves schooling away from ‘drill and kill’ to problem-solving, innovation, modding, and mastery.”
via Gamasutra – What’s Next? Learning researcher James Gee on games in school.
“SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, September 04, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ — An educational app that will engage childrens eyes and ears with a combination of 3D animal characters, animation and games will be released. iCubis Inc. has launched the first episode of Android based English learning app for kids called Easy & Elly in Android market on 31th Aug. The first episode is a story about fruit, Easy & Ellys FRUIT.”
“Joey Lee, Assistant Professor of Communication, Computing and Technology in Education, is the recipient of the 2012 Strage Junior Faculty Prize. Created in 2009, the prize supports the production of a short video to highlight outstanding work by the recipient from the previous calendar year that best reflects innovative thinking in educational research and education.Lee’s design-based research projects seek to apply the principles of games to address some of the most important challenges of the 21st century, including the development of skills such as creativity, collaboration and problem-solving. He has created teaching games that challenge players to combat the dangers posed by climate change and create solutions to promote sustainability.”
via Gamification Expert Joey Lee Receives TCs Strage Prize | TC Media Center.
