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The Future of Learning

The Future of Learning

By on April 28, 2009 in Educational Technology

Beginning this September New York City will be home to Quest to Learn, one of the most innovative 6-12th grade public schools in the country, that will use game design and game-inspired methods to teach critical 21st century skills and literacies. Created in collaboration with New Visions for Public Schools and the Institute of Play, [...]

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Do Video Games Prepare Kids for the Future?

By on March 14, 2009 in Educational Technology, Games & Simulations

Many video games take place in a fantastically violent, post-apocalyptic landscape, but are these games adequately preparing kids for the future? Listen in as Clifford Baynes and his colleagues tackle the issue head on. Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse?

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Teens, Games… Civics?

By on September 18, 2008 in Games & Simulations, The Biosphere

You hear the words “teens” and “games” in the same sentence all the time, but seldom with the word “civics” included. Continuing their series of outstanding, unbiased reports on American Culture, the PEW Internet and American Life project released Teens, Games and Civics this week. In the first national survey of it’s kind, PEW found [...]

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