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STELLAR : A project to gamify academic professional development

One constant in my experience as an education support person over 13 years is that generating excitement about professional development activities relating to teaching and learning can be a challenge. I don’t think this is […]

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Gaming the 1979 Iranian Revolution

It’s been a little while since I wrote about games here but it is still a keen interest of mine – particularly those with an educational angle. A review on Eurogamer.net for 1979 Revolution popped up […]

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Tired of students playing on their phones in class?

Maybe you should get them playing on their phones in class then. I ran a small session this morning with some of our teachers from Accounting and Law about Kahoot – a great free online […]

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Penny Arcade – Extra Credits – The Feeling of Agency

http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/the-feeling-of-agency Extra Credits is launching into a lengthy discussion about the meaning and importance of choice in games and game design. This first episode explains exactly what choice is and what meaningful choice is and […]

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