Organizing the UnSymposium
Zombies….. Ninjas…. And Pirates…. No it’s not the Apocalypse But, it will be disruptive There will be rogue teachers Games, Virtual vorlds MMORPGs and Machinima MOOCs, OOCs, Badges & Gamification...
View ArticleGame Based Learning MOOC
Links and Resources from Games Based Learning MOOC from eLCC Game Based Learning MOOC twitter @ proximalzone flickr Game Based Learning MOOC group http://www.flickr.com/groups/gamesmooc/ Virtual Worlds...
View ArticleEducause 2012 Report
This is entirely from the prospective of an EduPunx…so a bootstrapper looking at conference with people who have budgets. MOOCs The New York Times has dubbed this the “Year of the MOOC”...
View ArticleEduBlog 2012 Nominations
G.A.M.E. members giving a Thanksgiving Tour of World of Warcraft over Google Hangout Best individual blog Grid Jumper’s Blog Collaborative 3D Environments for Teaching and Learning...
View ArticleSummer Games MOOC
Summer Games MOOC EduPunxers are now starting to focus on the design of the Summer 2013 Games MOOC. Come join us! It’s a connectivism MOOC, so no …..it’s not suppose to look like a replica of Coursera....
View ArticleBYOT – Game On! Panel
BYOT – Game On! Panel Have you ever watched the intensity of someone playing a video game? The level of concentration, focus and enjoyment is astounding. These educators wanted to bring that same deep...
View ArticleGames Design – Old School
Just sharing what we just finished up yesterday at our in-house Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference To warm-up educators, we had a opening sessions on Makers, Hackers and Gamers,...
View ArticleVEJ Awards – Voting Open
Virtual Education Journal Awards! Voting is up and ready for the Virtual Educational Journal Reader’s Choice Awards. You can vote at http://goo.gl/hxD9t until Wednesday June 5th at midnight PT. Here is...
View ArticleEducause 2012 Report
This is entirely from the prospective of an EduPunx…so a bootstrapper looking at conference with people who have budgets. MOOCs The New York Times has dubbed this the “Year of the MOOC”...
View ArticleBricoleur and Bricolage
What is a bricoleur? The straight translation from French puts it as a handyman but it is so much more. In popular culture, we have seen the bricoleur. Everyone know McGyver, he didn’t need James...
View ArticleThe Marshmallow Challenge and Games
Modified Marshmallow Challenge for the ISTE Leadership Symposium, we used a modified version of the Marshmallow Challenge. Using it to explain game elements and fun, flow and fiero really came from a...
View ArticleCOLTT Conference
EduPunxers are excitedly heading to Boulder Colorado for 2 Days for Colorado Learning and Teaching with Technology Conference being held at the University of Colorado – Boulder Here is the conference...
View Article2013 Edublog Award
It’s that time of the year again everyone. It’s time for the nominations for the 10th Annual Edublog Awards. Below are Abacus’ nominations. Feel free to share your own. Best individual blog –...
View ArticleGames and 3D Simulations: Dystopian Fears to Utopian Visions
Please Join the Games & Sims Network for a livestream of the closing keynote of our summer book club. Dr. Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University professor, game designer and researcher...
View ArticleEnder’s Game and Education
For the month of May, we are reading, dissecting and discussing Ender’s Game (Book 1) with the Metagame Book Club. We had this strange idea of mapping it back to educational theory. Is it more Kolb’...
View ArticleEnder4Edu subreddit
For the Metagame Book club, we will be using a subreddit for discussion. It’s called Ender4Edu https://www.reddit.com/r/ender4edu/ We don’t want to create a spoiler for anyone who hasn’t read the book...
View ArticleReflecting on LitRPG as a Social Design Experiment Tool
Reflecting on LitRPG as a Social Design Experiment Tool My idea for a social design experiment tool comes during a two week period where I found myself influenced by several factors. I had to...
View ArticleOnline Last Week
This is compilation of our reports from the AD Update and the Virtual Connected Educator from this last week Slow Tweetchat Now to July 29 Join in at anytime! For our Summer Book Club,we are reading...
View ArticleOnline Last Week
This is compilation of our reports from the AD Update and the Virtual Connected Educator from this last week. Online Events This Week VR Voice’s Reality and Games and Entertainment Extravaganza ’18...
View ArticleTech Trek on Friday
We’re doing a Tech Trek for professional development at eLCC’s July 27th meeting. Our first ever Tech Trek from 10 am – 1130 am MT will start in Zoom. If you want to join get into the Zoom BaseCamp...
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