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Leith, Murray; Boyle, Liz; Sim, Duncan; van der Zwet, Arno; Scott, Graham; Jimoyiannis, Athanassios; Jandric, Petar; Hauge, Jannicke Baalsrud; Sultana Tany, Nadera; Hummel, Hans – Open Review of Educational Research, 2019
This article focuses on the early stages of an international project on gamifying national identity. It examines the production of the content required for developing a sophisticated and engaging approach to pedagogical innovation in education, through game-based learning. This will encourage individuals to think about both European and national…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Teaching Methods
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Shivener, Rich; Da Silva, Jessica Oliveira; Rahman, Anika – Composition Forum, 2022
In this essay, we argue that Twitch is an incredible platform for cultivating discourse-based interviews (DBIs) and has yet to be addressed in DBI research involving digital tools. To demonstrate that argument, we detail the methods behind collaborative research project between two undergraduates and a faculty studying game developers on the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Interviews, Computer Software, Barriers
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Laranjeiro, Dionísia – Education Sciences, 2021
Recent studies indicate tablets as the preferred devices of preschool children, due to portability, autonomy of use and variety of apps. There is also extensive evidence of the contributions of digital technologies in different areas of learning at these ages. The Aprender XXI project aimed to develop game-based learning apps, with content…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Computer Software, Computer Games
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Gajek, Elzbieta – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Crowdsourcing not only opens new perspectives within the general concept of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), but also raises questions about ethics, motivation, and fair contribution. Technology offers platforms such as Duolingo, Bussu, and Babbel for learning languages with active contribution of the learners. Such applications reach…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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O'Reilly, Gary; Coyle, David; Tunney, Conall – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2016
Mindful Gnats is a computer game and App that introduces mindfulness and relaxation skills to young people aged nine years and older. In this paper the authors describe their model for using technology to support children with the development of psychological skills. This model combines a computer game to introduce and practice psychological…
Descriptors: Buddhism, Computer Games, Metacognition, Relaxation Training
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Ching, Cynthia Carter; Stewart, Mary K.; Hagood, Danielle E.; Rashedi, Roxanne Naseem – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2016
Extant literature has largely not examined how users critically engage with their physical activity monitors, as objective data sense-making is often deemed superior to users' subjective realities. Our research, however, examines how middle-school youth encounter the representation of their data, as it is converted and actionable in an online…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Measurement, Electronic Equipment, Ethnography
Ogunleye, Ayodele; Owolabi, Tunde; Adeyemo, Sunday – Online Submission, 2013
In recent times, the role of entrepreneurs has been recognized to be of great significance in accelerating the pace of growth of economic development of any country. Internet-enabled technologies have also challenged existing business models in numerous market sectors and offered innovation opportunities to a variety of stakeholders--not least…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Games, Web Sites
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Sherrell, Linda; Malasri, Kriangsiri; Mills, David; Thomas, Allen; Greer, James – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2012
From 2004-2007, the University of Memphis carried out the NSF-funded Tri-P-LETS (Three P Learning Environment for Teachers and Students) project to improve local high-school computer science curricula. The project reached a total of 58 classrooms in eleven high schools emphasizing problem solving skills, programming concepts as opposed to syntax,…
Descriptors: Workshops, Inservice Teacher Education, Partnerships in Education, Secondary School Teachers