Education Archives - Page 3 of 4 - George Kalmpourtzis

Game design & creativity

George Land and Beth Jarman in their book Breakpoint and Beyond: Mastering the Future Today, present their famous experiment with the paper clip. The researchers wanted to examine the resourcefulness of the over a thousand students during their life in…Read more

Explore pre-algebraic patterning with PiBot: Math & Action

PiBot: Math & Action is an endless runner game with action elements, using motion sensor controls with the support of Microsoft Kinect, designed for the teaching of pre-algebraic patterning skills for the early childhood. The role of patterning is considered…Read more

Being a scientist is not cool for young people & what can we do to change this?

Yesterday I had the opportunity to read a report presented by Google regarding the appeal of computer science careers to a variety of different groups. The research takes into consideration age, gender, ethnic background and a variety of other cultural…Read more

The use of Learning Profiles in teaching

The use of Adaptive Learning systems is an interesting topic, which I follow quite frequently. An interesting comment on Romain Gibert’s blog on the issue attracted my attention. On his side, he had been influenced by sydologie.com and their article:…Read more

Using Nintendo’s Captain Toad to teach Maths

Lately, having the opportunity to enjoy some free time with my Wii U, I was able to go through a great variety of Nintendo games and revisit some old ones that I had not finished. I never lose the chance…Read more

Why developers should be more popular than rockstars

It comes without doubt that in human societies there are positions of prominence that offer several advantages to the ones who have them. These advantages account for fame, wealth, attractiveness and so on. And it is usually these positions that…Read more

Space as an indispensable element of gaming: The case of Serious+

During the previous years, technology has infiltrated in the daily lives of a great number of people. During this revolution, teachers and instructional designers have been introduced with a variety of new tools, such as computers, tablets, interactive tabletops and…Read more

The impact of mobile technologies in educational contexts

Mobile devices are widely used in teachers’, parents’ and students’ daily lives. In contrast with previous decades, today the use of smartphones and tablets is tightly linked with the completion of administrative tasks, communications and social norms. The introduction of…Read more

Using augmented reality in the teaching of mathematics

Find the Jackalop is a treasure hunt game, using the latest technological advancements in order to create an intrinsically learning experience. The game is based on the principle of teaching spatial thinking concepts, emphasizing in mental representations, transformations, reference systems…Read more

The video game educational revolution

During the previous years, video games were designed for a very specific part of the global population. The great advances in technology during the previous decade, the development of the internet, social networks, smartphones and tablets lead to an even…Read more

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