Edubeacon

Edutopia has republished its 1997 interview with Howard Gardner, best known for his theory of multiple intelligences.  It’s very appropriate to be reminded of Gardner’s ground breaking work at a time when leaders such as Sir Ken Robinson, Stephen Heppell, George Siemens and  The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, to mention just a few, are [...]

Last night I came across an article I read while travelling that’s too good to let it get away, it’s  Young minds, fast times: the 21st century digital learner good reading by Marc Prensky who is famous for his promotion of ‘games as devices for learning’ and was published in the June 2008 edition of [...]

The value of using the emerging games technologies as learning tools is guaranteed to stir up polarised debate. Muzzy Lane, as a developer of games for learners, has a comprehensive list of research material to help you make a judgement and perhaps encourage you to give it a go in the classroom. The educational technology [...]