Appalachian State U. to Study Students in Virtual Worlds
It looks as though Appalachian State University here in Western N.C. received over $400,000 to research middle schoolers and their learning in a virtual world setting. The researchers and students...
View ArticleLeveraging the Power of Gamers to Shape the Future
Brandon Sheffield, writer for Gamasutra, covered Jane McGonigal’s talk at the Game Developer’s Conference, which is going on this week. In her talk, Ms. McGonigal made some very poignant remarks about...
View ArticleMinecraft in School? Yes!
Yes, I know I’m late to this game. How did I miss it? About a month ago, I started noticing Minecraft popping up in education technology discussions. I’d heard of the game before and after a very...
View ArticleGood Learning Is Always Messy – Minecraft Project – Day One Reflections
So, just a quick post reflecting on Day One of our Minecraft project. First off, from a technical standpoint, the program and the server worked perfectly. We didn’t have any issues and the server...
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