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Is the Gamepocalypse Upon Us? A Report From the Games for Change Festival

by Meagan Bromley
June 30, 2011

At Games for Change (G4C) last week, the audience was treated to a number of interesting discussions and keynotes surrounding current issues of video game play for learning and social

GLS Conference 9.0

by Allison Mishkin
June 15, 2011

This year marks the ninth annual GLS Conference at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The Games+Learning+Society Conference is known as a grass roots “indie” event where the people who create high-quality digital learning

Digital Games as Assessment?

by Jennifer Kotler, Ph.D.
June 1, 2011

In January, I attended a workshop dedicated to games, assessment and learning hosted by the MacArthur and Gates Foundations and the USC Game Innovation Lab. The workshop brought together game

50th Anniversary Celebration of Jerome Bruners The Process of Education

by Meagan Bromley
May 5, 2011

Last Wednesday, April 27th, New York University held a special event to celebrate the work of University Professor Jerome Bruner. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his landmark publication,

Who’s Leading the Way: Digital Natives or Ex-Pats?

by Susan Crown
April 29, 2011

To put my thoughts into context, I offer the following assertions: Our public education system is failing; Incremental change to a failing system is the same as making no change

Games-Based Learning: Hype vs. Reality

by Alan Gershenfeld
April 4, 2011

This essay originally appeared in The Huffington Post.In a recent speech to a group of students at TechBoston in Dorchestor, Massachusetts. President Obama had this to say about video games:

Making Games Can Contribute to Learning

by Gabrielle Cayton-Hodges, PhD
March 22, 2011

Last week, our colleagues at Microsoft announced the full availability of the Kodu Game Lab for the PC and the launch of a nationwide Kodu Cup competition. The competition invites

NEW REPORT: Learning: Is there an app for that?

by Cooney Center Team
November 7, 2010

The Cooney Center is thrilled to announce our newest report!A mobile media revolution that is changing the lives of adults, and now children of all ages, is under way across

Stop Waiting: A New Day for Learning

by Michael H. Levine
October 5, 2010

Reprinted from Huffington Post This teacher bashing must stop! It is an unwise diversion from what matters most: teaching children to love learning and be creative right from the start.

Putting Children First – Reflections on Education Nation

by Ellen Galinsky
October 4, 2010

The past few weeks have been big for our industry — conferences from EdNet to Engage, the expansion announcement of E-Rate, a stellar New York Times article on Learning by

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