“Starting this fall, in order to graduate, every student at Olds College in Olds, Alta., will have to complete an iPad game in which they open a virtual lemonade stand and gradually build it into a business empire.”
via Video games becoming required coursework in schools – Canada – CBC News.
“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.”
