Free Resource: Exploring the use of Gamification in Learning

Free Resource: Exploring the use of Gamification in Learning

Brightwave have put together this free practical guide exploring the use of gamification in learning. The guide looks at how game-based techniques...

Mindblown Life: Crowd-Sourced Funding to Achieve Educational Innovation

Mindblown Life: Crowd-Sourced Funding to Achieve Educational Innovation

Mindblown Labs strives to make crowd-sourced funding a mainstream solution to achieving educational innovation. The Ed Tech startup uses a game,...

Learning Shift: Game Based Language Learning

Learning Shift: Game Based Language Learning

Special Guest Post from Maria Paz Zuniga: Learning Shift is an educational video game company, with a particular focus on second language learning....

Game Based Learning: Financial Literacy Skills from Mindblown Labs

Game Based Learning: Financial Literacy Skills from Mindblown Labs

Guest post from a terrific game based learning company, MIndblown Labs: Mindblown Labs (MBL) is an educational gaming start-up that creates mobile...

Professional Development For Teachers: Learning Games Design

Professional Development For Teachers: Learning Games Design

The Learning Games Network and FableVision have released a Game Design Tool Kit (GDTK) & a series of free online resources to help teachers...

Game Based Learning in Vietnam Schools

Game Based Learning in Vietnam Schools

Playing Games is Educational. G-Learning (Game based Learning) applies educational content in the class room. The G-Learning purpose is to improve...

20 Educational Games That Were Ahead of Their Time

20 Educational Games That Were Ahead of Their Time

OnlineUniversities have put together this great list of  20 educational games that were ahead of their time. A great read for any game based...

50 Awesome Videos for Game Based Learning Teachers

50 Awesome Videos for Game Based Learning Teachers

Game based learning in education is a really big deal, and a very fun way to get students more involved and interested in education. Board games,...

Quandary Learning Game Develops Ethical Thinking Through Play

Quandary Learning Game Develops Ethical Thinking Through Play

Quandary the learning game for kids, is a free online game that engages students in ethical decision-making and helps them develop skills to deal...

EdTech Around the World: Hong Kong Digital Game Based Learning Association

EdTech Around the World: Hong Kong Digital Game Based Learning Association

We were very impressed at the efforts of the Hong Kong Digital Game Based Learning Association to promote digital games and education for parents,...

The Pedagogies in Game Based Learning: A Case Study of Teacher Attitudes & Perceptions

The Pedagogies in Game Based Learning: A Case Study of Teacher Attitudes & Perceptions

As some of you may know I’m studying a Masters in Technology in Learning and have been focusing on Serious Games. I wanted to share my project...

Awesome Island Learning Game: Teach Students Personal Finance

Awesome Island Learning Game: Teach Students Personal Finance

The Awesome Island Learning Game was invented by Brian Page, an Ohio ‘Financial Education Teacher of the Year’ to help teach the most...

Minecraft Version 1.3 Released

The PC version of Minecraft known as version 1.3 has been released!  The new update has added a wealth of new features to the game, including...

The 20 Best Blogs about Game Based Learning

The 20 Best Blogs about Game Based Learning

Thanks to the guys at OnlineColleges.net for sharing this resource of the 20 Best Blogs about Game Based Learning. Gamification SeriousGameBlog.com...

Knowledge Quest: English – Game Based Learning for English!

Knowledge Quest: English – Game Based Learning for English!

It’s not often we come across an English tailored learning game, so this one we had to share! Knowledge Quest is an immersive online game designed...

Math Blaster *Review*

Math Blaster *Review*

We were lucky to get an insiders look into Math Blaster, a brand of educational games that have helped millions of students refine math skills...

DimensionU: U Game. U Gain.

DimensionU is a ‘universe’ of maths, science and literacy educational games. Using the latest 3-D, first-person video game technology,...

Serious Game Kickstarter: Martha Madison’s Marvelous Machines

Serious Game Kickstarter: Martha Madison’s Marvelous Machines

Martha Madison’s Marvelous Machines is a serious game currently being developed by Second Avenue Learning. The team are seeking to...

Gaming on the Moon: NASA resources for teachers

Gaming on the Moon: NASA resources for teachers

NASA Education is a great resource for teachers featuring tons of educational materials that can be used in the classroom. If you like game based...

Math Game DragonBox to be Tested in Over 100 Schools across the US

Math Game DragonBox to be Tested in Over 100 Schools across the US

French-Norwegian game-based learning company WeWantToKnow has signed an agreement with the Center for Game Science at the University of Washington to...

Can Online Gaming be Educational? Lewis Tachau 13yrs old TEDx Talk

Lewis Tachau is a 13 year old middle school student and avid online gamer. Enjoy the video, he talks a lot of sense!

Pora Ora: Learning Through Games

Pora Ora: Learning Through Games

Pora Ora is the latest addition to the children’s virtual world market, offering parents an alternative online play space to educate and entertain...

Learning Math with Kids Virtual Worlds

Learning Math with Kids Virtual Worlds

For some kids Math can be a particularly tricky subject. Many kids virtual worlds and online games have been created for kids to better understand...