The "gamification" of learning or use of game elements in education has been touted as a way to better engage students. Advocates suggest that some students that might otherwise slip through the cracks or drop out of school could become more engaged in their education if it were fun.
I have just enrolled in an open online course that is studying this philosophy and will write a review of my experience upon completion. This course is the Game Elements 4 Learning or #GE4L course currently underway on the Canvas Open Network.
In researching this subject I located an interesting info-graphic that summarizes information on this topic very well in my opinion. Visit the infographic on Knewton's website here.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013
"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom"
This quote by George Washington Carver reminds us that learning and education truly open doors for students.
Lifelong learning begins for children when that realize that they can be inquisitive and find the answers to their own questions. This is one of the main reasons that I believe educators should primarily be guides and facilitators of learning. The keys that our students create for themselves will be the ones which take them the farthest in their lives.
To read more of George Washington Carver's quotes follow this link: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_washington_carver.html
Lifelong learning begins for children when that realize that they can be inquisitive and find the answers to their own questions. This is one of the main reasons that I believe educators should primarily be guides and facilitators of learning. The keys that our students create for themselves will be the ones which take them the farthest in their lives.
To read more of George Washington Carver's quotes follow this link: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_washington_carver.html
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Technology in Education
What role does technology play in education? What role should it play?
These are questions that many parents, teachers, and administrators must seek answers to as they attempt to provide the best education possible for their children. I firmly believe that technology has become an increasingly more important mode of delivery in education over the past two decades and I don't think this trend will change.
In order to best provide for the education that will be of most benefit to our children, we must include the use of technology in our curriculum in my opinion. A well known author and lecturer named Ian Jukes frequently asks "Are we preparing our children for their future or our own past?" I think this question is a very relevant point to consider as we structure the approaches we take in educating our children. Here is an example of Juke's view on this in his own words:
These are questions that many parents, teachers, and administrators must seek answers to as they attempt to provide the best education possible for their children. I firmly believe that technology has become an increasingly more important mode of delivery in education over the past two decades and I don't think this trend will change.
In order to best provide for the education that will be of most benefit to our children, we must include the use of technology in our curriculum in my opinion. A well known author and lecturer named Ian Jukes frequently asks "Are we preparing our children for their future or our own past?" I think this question is a very relevant point to consider as we structure the approaches we take in educating our children. Here is an example of Juke's view on this in his own words:
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