What is game-oriented learning, what criteria must games follow to have true educational value and how to use them in your ...

Mimi Ito is a cultural anthropologist and learning scientist at UC Irvine. She’s been sharing her observations with EdSurge readers for nearly a decade now, reflecting on young people’s ...

Overall, kids' educational games, including learning games for toddlers, have emerged as valuable tools for childhood development, often helping to build gross motor skills alongside cognitive growth.

Students use a block-based visual programming language and website to code simple digital games or move through game tutorials to prepare to design impact games for the G4C (Games for Change) Student ...

From simple pastimes, video games have become vital cultural forces shaping the future of entertainment, social life, technological innovation, and the very way we learn and interact with the world.

Artificial intelligence and mixed reality have driven demand in learning games around the world, according to a new report by Metaari. A five-year forecast has predicted that educational gaming will ...

“I've always thought games were good models for everything—how to learn, but also how to be,” says Arana Shapiro. She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with ...

Education budgets are reaching record highs – $872.2 billion in the U.S. alone in 2024 – while student outcomes continue to decline, with 617 million students unable to reach minimum proficiency ...

What might the use of video games and game consoles in the classroom look like to engage students with a model they’re already invested in? Digital learning has become a significant part of education ...

When students are so deeply engaged in a task that they can’t wait to dive in — and at the same time, they’re learning fundamental skills that are critical for their success — it’s a magical ...

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