Last summer I gave you some recommendations for things to read, watch, or listen to on the theme of “games for learning”. You can find last year’s list here.
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Read rest of post: Rachel's top picks on games and gamification
Date posted: 18 December 2017
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By John Huria
Read rest of post: John's top 5: Something old, something new ...
Date posted: 15 December 2017
By Jo MacDonald
For my summer recommended reading list I’ve selected five recent projects from The Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) that have important findings about literacy learning — from early years to tertiary.
Read rest of post: Jo's top 5 from the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative
Date posted: 13 December 2017
By Rachel Bolstad
This post is part of a short series to share highlights from NZCER's 2017 Games for Learning conference.
Read rest of post: Can conference participants gamify their own learning?
Date posted: 14 November 2017
By Rachel Bolstad
This post is part of a short series to share highlights from NZCER's 2017 Games for Learning conference
Read rest of post: Game developers on an educational mission: Dan Milward and Maru Nihoniho
Date posted: 26 October 2017
By Rachel Bolstad
This post is part of a short series to share highlights from NZCER's 2017 Games for Learning conference.
Have you, or your students, ever imagined working in game design or another creative digital industry?
Read rest of post: James Everett on working in game design, and two ideas for discussion
Date posted: 24 October 2017
This post is part of a short series to share highlights from NZCER's 2017 Games for Learning conference
By Rachel Bolstad
Read rest of post: Yasmin Kafai on what students learn from making games
Date posted: 17 October 2017
By Rachel Bolstad
This post is part of a short series to share highlights from NZCER's 2017 Games for Learning conference.
Read rest of post: Bron Stuckey on rethinking who (and what) makes a game educational
Date posted: 11 October 2017
By Rachel Bolstad
This post is part of a short series to share highlights from NZCER's 2017 Games for Learning conference.
Read rest of post: Exploring and extending culture through games: Amy Fredeen on Never Alone
Date posted: 7 October 2017
By Rachel Bolstad
This post is the beginning of a short series to share highlights from NZCER's 2017 Games for Learning conference.
Read rest of post: Four things I learned about ngā tākaro (games) from Harko Brown
Date posted: 4 October 2017