50 educational games for higher education
The How To E-D-U Your How-To guide for Higher education has just published a list of 50 educational games, including 13 aimed at college...
Electronic textbooks to be compulsory in California
Moore, J. (2010) State law requires digital college textbooks by 2020 VCStar.com, January 11
The article states:
Companies that sell textbooks to California universities must offer...
Journal of Educational Technology and Society: Vol. 12, No.4
The latest issue of "Journal of Educational Technology & Society" is now available on the ETS Journal Web Site.
This issue contains 12 selected papers...
Teaching with Google wave
Parry, M. (2010) How to teach with Google Wave Chronicle of Higher Education, January 4
An article about the use of Google Wave...
Computer labs not dead yet
Kolowich, S. (2010) Serving the laptopless student Inside Higher Education, January 5
This article is primarily about access to technology and also digital literacy. Well...
Books and articles on games, simulations and virtual worlds
Natasha Boskic has just updated a comprehensive list of books and articles on educational games, simulations and virtual worlds.
Go to: Books on virtual learning...
Conferences on educational games, 2010
From Natasha Boskic
Conferences
Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, Hong Kong, January 11-14, 2010 (http://hktoyfair.hktdc.com/dm/201004/Potential/index_e.htm)
Design for Children, Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology...
Games to teach science and math in the USA
Barak Obama has announced a number of initiatives to improve the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). One of these initiatives are...
Games playing and children's IQ
Bronson, P. and Merryman, A. (2009) New Research: $13 Christmas gifts = 13 point gain in kids’ IQ Newsweek, December 10.
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Educational games: developments over the last ten years
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Whitton, N. (2009) Gaming innovations of the decade playthinklearn, December 31
The end of the year is always a time for summarizing and...