tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1277522 2013-01-07T11:58:09-08:00 ...about games and badges, education and journalism, interactive digital communications, and how they mash up TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8354a207469e2017c35698194970b 2013-01-07T11:58:09-08:00 2013-01-07T12:02:13-08:00

Two 9th-graders, Joshua Li and Martin Schneider, are trying to prove the efficacy and effectiveness of competition within educational video games. They developed two versions (one with a virtual competitor, one without) of a math game targeted for 4th-grade students,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ImSeriousnet/~4/10cI--bwSNk" height="1" width="1"/>

Anne Derryberry http://imserious.typepad.com/imserious/2013/01/google-science-fair-finalists-need-your-help.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8354a207469e2016768f49513970b 2012-07-31T11:06:14-07:00 2012-07-31T11:06:14-07:00

"Who's Got Class?" is a social game that exposes players to the many facets and programs of WCET (the host for the game), and rewards them for their engagement and contributions. The light-hearted program is designed to provide a first-hand...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ImSeriousnet/~4/Z0OcqQwZgXM" height="1" width="1"/>

Anne Derryberry http://imserious.typepad.com/imserious/2012/07/cheating-an-issue-for-game-based-learning.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8354a207469e20177438f9061970d 2012-07-23T22:14:09-07:00 2012-07-23T22:14:09-07:00

I pay close attention to a googlegroup focused on Open Badges (started by a project group at Mozilla Foundation). In the past week, a post there by Kots to a particular discussion topic caught my eye: I've been coming across...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ImSeriousnet/~4/-dtcfz4DaZM" height="1" width="1"/>

Anne Derryberry http://imserious.typepad.com/imserious/2012/07/games-badges-a-users-wish.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8354a207469e20177432e5d3b970d 2012-07-09T11:37:03-07:00 2012-07-10T10:41:15-07:00

This morning, WCET (a membership cooperative of postsecondary education institutions, agencies and associations) launched the beta of their game+badges program, called Who's Got Class. As I've previously written, badges for learning are gaining attention on many fronts. In higher education,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ImSeriousnet/~4/CUY0oY_xoyE" height="1" width="1"/>

Anne Derryberry http://imserious.typepad.com/imserious/2012/07/a-gamebadges-demonstration-project-launches.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8354a207469e2016767d98892970b 2012-06-25T11:04:01-07:00 2012-06-25T11:04:01-07:00

Even as game-based learning is gaining momentum in many sectors, the activity in higher ed around game-based learning is scant. Sure there are pockets of innovation on many campuses, but broadscale initiatives are nearly impossible to find. In my role...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ImSeriousnet/~4/IMewG4ZHmKs" height="1" width="1"/>

Anne Derryberry http://imserious.typepad.com/imserious/2012/06/game-based-learning-in-higher-ed-2012.html