Games and Learning

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By Barry Joseph 08/18/2011 - 2:55pm Comments
The latest fascinating report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, "Families Matter: Designing Media for a Digital Age," offers one of the first large-scale studies to explore ideas parents have about their young children’s use and access of media...
Great Resources (August Edition): Youth Culture Blog Image
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By Barry Joseph 04/12/2011 - 7:40am Comments
Topping the new recommended resources list from Global Kids is "Gaming to Re-engage Boys in Learning," a provocative video looking at the discrepancies in performance and achievement between boys and girls aged 3 to 13 and discussion of why...
We are meant to pulse
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By S. Craig Watkins 04/25/2011 - 3:10pm Comments
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and her iCivics team recently convened a thought provoking conference, Educating for Democracy in the Digital Age. In partnership with the Aspen Institute, Georgetown Law, and the MacArthur...
What Should Civic Learning Look Like in an Age of Technological Change?
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By S. Craig Watkins 04/25/2011 - 3:10pm Comments
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and her iCivics team recently convened a thought provoking conference, Educating for Democracy in the Digital Age. In partnership with the Aspen Institute, Georgetown Law, and the MacArthur...
What Should Civic Learning Look Like in an Age of Technological Change?
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By Lyndsay Grant 05/02/2011 - 10:20am Comments
The notion of design is central to the way we think about learning, and to how we think about digital media. Some would argue that learning is "designed in" to digital media such as good video games. But what can this concept tell us about “...
Should We Design Social Justice into Learning?
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By Razeen Zaman 08/08/2011 - 7:10am Comments
Peals of laughter ring across the room as teens watch other teens maneuver to avoid being hit on the head. There are no bullies here - actually, game designer Kaho Abe is presenting a video clip of a game she created where the goal is to avoid...
Youth Learn Design Thinking at Digital-Age Summer Camp Blog Image
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By Barry Joseph 04/12/2011 - 7:40am Comments
Topping the new recommended resources list from Global Kids is "Gaming to Re-engage Boys in Learning," a provocative video looking at the discrepancies in performance and achievement between boys and girls aged 3 to 13 and discussion of why...
We are meant to pulse
S. Craig Watkins Profile Picture
By S. Craig Watkins 04/25/2011 - 3:10pm Comments
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and her iCivics team recently convened a thought provoking conference, Educating for Democracy in the Digital Age. In partnership with the Aspen Institute, Georgetown Law, and the MacArthur...
What Should Civic Learning Look Like in an Age of Technological Change?
Lyndsay Grant Profile Picture
By Lyndsay Grant 05/02/2011 - 10:20am Comments
The notion of design is central to the way we think about learning, and to how we think about digital media. Some would argue that learning is "designed in" to digital media such as good video games. But what can this concept tell us about “...
Should We Design Social Justice into Learning?
Razeen Zaman Profile Picture
By Razeen Zaman 08/08/2011 - 7:10am Comments
Peals of laughter ring across the room as teens watch other teens maneuver to avoid being hit on the head. There are no bullies here - actually, game designer Kaho Abe is presenting a video clip of a game she created where the goal is to avoid...
Youth Learn Design Thinking at Digital-Age Summer Camp Blog Image
Barry Joseph Profile Picture
By Barry Joseph 08/18/2011 - 2:55pm Comments
The latest fascinating report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, "Families Matter: Designing Media for a Digital Age," offers one of the first large-scale studies to explore ideas parents have about their young children’s use and access of media...
Great Resources (August Edition): Youth Culture Blog Image
Barry Joseph Profile Picture
By Barry Joseph 04/12/2011 - 7:40am Comments
Topping the new recommended resources list from Global Kids is "Gaming to Re-engage Boys in Learning," a provocative video looking at the discrepancies in performance and achievement between boys and girls aged 3 to 13 and discussion of why...
We are meant to pulse
Lyndsay Grant Profile Picture
By Lyndsay Grant 05/02/2011 - 10:20am Comments
The notion of design is central to the way we think about learning, and to how we think about digital media. Some would argue that learning is "designed in" to digital media such as good video games. But what can this concept tell us about “...
Should We Design Social Justice into Learning?
Barry Joseph Profile Picture
By Barry Joseph 04/12/2011 - 7:40am Comments
Topping the new recommended resources list from Global Kids is "Gaming to Re-engage Boys in Learning," a provocative video looking at the discrepancies in performance and achievement between boys and girls aged 3 to 13 and discussion of why...
We are meant to pulse
S. Craig Watkins Profile Picture
By S. Craig Watkins 04/25/2011 - 3:10pm Comments
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and her iCivics team recently convened a thought provoking conference, Educating for Democracy in the Digital Age. In partnership with the Aspen Institute, Georgetown Law, and the MacArthur...
What Should Civic Learning Look Like in an Age of Technological Change?
Lyndsay Grant Profile Picture
By Lyndsay Grant 05/02/2011 - 10:20am Comments
The notion of design is central to the way we think about learning, and to how we think about digital media. Some would argue that learning is "designed in" to digital media such as good video games. But what can this concept tell us about “...
Should We Design Social Justice into Learning?
Razeen Zaman Profile Picture
By Razeen Zaman 08/08/2011 - 7:10am Comments
Peals of laughter ring across the room as teens watch other teens maneuver to avoid being hit on the head. There are no bullies here - actually, game designer Kaho Abe is presenting a video clip of a game she created where the goal is to avoid...
Youth Learn Design Thinking at Digital-Age Summer Camp Blog Image
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By Elisabeth Jacknis 08/12/2011 - 8:50am Comments
Take 40 precocious fifth graders, a box full of iPhones, and a group of game designers and educators, stir, and release onto the busy streets of New York City. What may sound like chaos is actually Mobile Quest, a mobile game design camp in its...
Turning Fifth Graders into Game Designers and Mobile Learners Blog Image
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By Barry Joseph 08/18/2011 - 2:55pm Comments
The latest fascinating report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, "Families Matter: Designing Media for a Digital Age," offers one of the first large-scale studies to explore ideas parents have about their young children’s use and access of media...
Great Resources (August Edition): Youth Culture Blog Image
Lyndsay Grant Profile Picture
By Lyndsay Grant 05/02/2011 - 10:20am Comments
The notion of design is central to the way we think about learning, and to how we think about digital media. Some would argue that learning is "designed in" to digital media such as good video games. But what can this concept tell us about “...
Should We Design Social Justice into Learning?