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Ensmann, Suzanne – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
Imagine producing curricula to teach a new language to an audience in a different country that has never had access to computers or the Internet. How will instructional designers and teachers communicate when worlds are so vastly different? Before reading, writing, or speaking, images and movement facilitate communication. This article describes a…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Access to Computers, Internet
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Holden, Christopher – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
Experiments in the use of augmented reality games formerly required extensive material resources and expertise to implement above and beyond what might be possible within the usual educational contexts. Currently, the more common availability of hardware in these contexts and the existence of easy-to-use, general purpose augmented reality design…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation, Computers, Computer Software
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Lowdermilk, John; Martinez, Deborah; Pecina, Julie; Beccera, Lisa; Lowdermilk, Carey – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2012
This article examines the use of a focused educational game. The game, "Behavior Breakthroughs"[TM], was created to teach people that work with children with autism, appropriate behavior management techniques. A group of undergraduate, teacher education students played the game and provided feedback on their experiences.
Descriptors: Autism, Student Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Special Education