Learn to Adapt » games http://learn2adapt.com/blog Occasional prattle on life and learning in the 21st century Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:03:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 L2A Links for January 14th http://learn2adapt.com/blog/2010/01/14/l2a-links-for-january-14th/ http://learn2adapt.com/blog/2010/01/14/l2a-links-for-january-14th/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:00:55 +0000 Jeff Kelly http://learn2adapt.com/blog/?p=269 ]]> http://learn2adapt.com/blog/2010/01/14/l2a-links-for-january-14th/feed/ 0 L2A Links for January 11th http://learn2adapt.com/blog/2010/01/11/l2a-links-for-january-11th/ http://learn2adapt.com/blog/2010/01/11/l2a-links-for-january-11th/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:32:08 +0000 Jeff Kelly http://learn2adapt.com/blog/?p=267
  • Technology Review: Market Watch: Convergence Is King – On in a series of articles Tech Review has on "The Future of Media". Convergence marches on. A great summary quote from the article: "The key technical characteristic of what works is the ability to facilitate consumers' desire to read, watch, or listen to any content they want, anywhere, anytime."
  • Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python – An educational diversion for the budding computer programmers in your family!
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  • Sakai – Collaboration and Learning Environment for Education – Sakai is a free and open source online Collaboration and Learning Environment. Many users of Sakai deploy it to support teaching and learning, ad hoc group collaboration, support for portfolios and research collaboration.
  • Researchers mull gaming’s impact on learning – The power of game playing in learning is well established. New research shows how it continues to hold true for those "horrible" video games. From the article: "Studies suggest the benefits of playing video games go well beyond thrills. One study even looked at whether playing "World of Warcraft," the world's biggest multiplayer online game, can improve scientific thinking. The conclusion? Certain types of video games can have benefits beyond the virtual thrills of blowing up demons or shooting aliens.
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