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Stohlmann, Micah – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2021
Game-based learning has received more focus as a way to engage students and increase interest in mathematics. Game-based learning should be integrated with effective practices for teaching mathematics, though these is a need for further research on effective implementation models. The purpose of this article is to describe two modes of game-based…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction
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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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Graham, Kendra; Anderson, James; Rife, Conrad; Heitmeyer, Bryce; Patel, Pranav R.; Nykl, Scott; Lin, Alan C.; Merkle, Laurence D. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2020
Cyberspace odyssey (CSO) is a novel serious game supporting computer networking education by engaging students in a race to successfully perform various cybersecurity tasks in order to collect clues and solve a puzzle in virtual near-Earth three-dimensional space. Each team interacts with the game server through a dedicated client presenting a…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Information Security, Task Analysis, 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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Giralt, Marta; Murray, Liam – Research-publishing.net, 2019
At a recent TeCoLa3 project conference, Colpaert (2017) declared: "there is not enough evidence to suggest that technology has a direct effect on learning, not even virtual worlds. No, not even games… My hypothesis is… that the added value of technology depends on the designs of your learning environment on the one hand… and what I will talk…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Intercultural Communication, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods
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Barany, Amanda; Shah, Mamta; Cellitti, Jessica; Duka, Migela; Swiecki, Zachari; Evenstone, Amanda; Kinley, Hannah; Quigley, Peter; Shaffer, David Williamson; Foster, Aroutis – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
Few digital tools are designed to support identity exploration around careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that may help close existing representation gaps in STEM fields. The aim of this project is to inform the design of games that facilitate learning as identity change as defined by the Projective Reflection…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Environmental Education, Urban Planning, Design
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Smith, Hilary Anne; Giacon, John; McLean, Bonnie – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
Australia is a 'hotspot' of Indigenous language endangerment, but has a growing number of language revival projects. We describe one such project which is using a community development approach for the revival of the Gamilaraay language in north-eastern New South Wales. As a result of colonisation there are now no fluent speakers of Gamilaraay and…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
Warr, Melissa; West, Richard E. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2020
This article describes the implementation of an interdisciplinary design studio as a means to teach creative problem-solving through project-based learning. "Learning and Innovation Skills" has been designated as a core skill that students need to be successful in today's world, and project-based learning is one approach to helping…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Projects, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
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Yassine-Diab, Nadia; Alazard-Guiu, Charlotte; Loiseau, Mathieu; Sorin, Laurent; Orliac, Charlotte – Research-publishing.net, 2016
In a design-based research approach (Barab & Squire, 2004), we are currently developing the first prototype of a collaborative Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) website. It focuses on technical vocabulary to help students master any field of LSP better. "Check Your Smile" is a platform aggregating various types of gameplays for…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Languages for Special Purposes, Web Sites, Educational Trends
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O'Connell, Judy – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2016
A new multi-disciplinary degree program in education and information studies was developed to uniquely facilitate educators' capacity to be responsive to the demands of a digitally connected world. Charles Sturt University's Master of Education (Knowledge Networks and Digital Innovation) aims to develop agile leaders in new cultures of digital…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Masters Programs, Teaching Methods, Computer Games
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Cherkasova, Evgenia V.; Raby, Nicholas R. – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2015
This paper presents a course design model created in response to the pedagogical challenges inherent in a 'Big Questions' course in the humanities. We conceptualize the model as an Open Dynamic Educational Project (ODEP), namely, a carefully designed learning environment--physical, intellectual, and digital--which comprises "both" a…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Web Sites, Computer Games