Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
The links here are intended to provide a resource for teachers and interested individuals who are wanting to learn more about the influence of games and the application of them related to educational settings. It is also intended to provide access to the ideas of progressive educators along with their work, and offer better understandings of their visions for learning and the future. I wanted to direct attention to a small selection of software programs that I have used in the course of my studies that were useful for redesigning lessons & assessments and enabling collaboration.
Gaming & Learning
Gaming and education are often thought to be separate. Research and persuasive argument on its value within and outside the classroom. Gamification will undoubtedly continue to influence our personal and professional lives.
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Researchers such as James Gee and Jane McGonigal offer evidence as to why interactive environments such as those found in Minecraft, may be instrumental in providing educators with powerful tools to provide information, communicate ideas, and generate feedback.
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Revolutionary Thinking
How schools influence creativity is a subject of considerable debate. Many experts have weighed in on this conversation. One familiar voice is Sir Ken Robinson. His talks have attracted attention and fueled the conversation on school reform.
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Three time New York City teacher of the year John Taylor Gatto has also been an outspoken advocate of radical new approaches in schooling for decades.
The Understanding by Design (UbD) framework and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) have contributed significantly to reform in educational settings. The understandings can inform change on many levels.
Enabling Collaboration & Creativity
Screencasting tools allow users to easily capture video and audio from anything they view on their monitors.
Google Docs provide a platform for collaboration and are a no-cost alternative to more expensive editing software options.
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Learning Management Systems (LMS) provide easy to use, cloud-based software that allows educators and students to host and flexibly manage a variety of multimedia content.
Infographics enable users to make visually appealing and useful representations of data & provide a platform for a variety of connected resources.
Duoliingo provides an excellent resource for language learners and is provided at no cost to users. the app and web-based content offer a wide variety of interactive lessons, assessments, and innovate games for language learners to improve speaking, reading, listening, and writing. There are a number of online resources for language learning that take advantage of digital mediums.
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