My Code Combat Affinity Space Experience
One of the final Games and Learning projects is a presentation of my Code Combat affinity space. Through this game designed for young students, I was...
Month: April 2016
Online Privacy Is a Big Deal
I did not have much of an online presence before I began my Information and Learning Technology masters at CU Denver. Yes, I had a Facebook account th...
The “Pedagogical Trifecta” of Game Making
Photo Credit: http://www.moodswingmgmt.com/TrifectaTour/
All semester, I have been studying how game playing fosters learning. I never considered ma...
My Board Game Antidote to Overt Competition: Pandemic
Photo Credit: https://geekdad.com/2013/11/pandemic-ipad-vs-board/
Due to poor planning on my part, I purchased Pandemic yesterday and asked my boyfri...
Ask for Help or Stay Stuck?
Photo Credit: Code Combat
The last time I wrote about my affinity space I spoke from a place of fear of group participation, while wanting to complet...
It’s about the community, stupid.
Between my affinity space, open annotations, and scholarly critiques required of my Games and Learning class at CU Denver, I keep coming back to the...
Assess(ment) as Play?
With playful learning becoming more common, it makes sense that student assessments might also follow suit. Playful possibilities for assessment: Flu...
