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GeoGuessr – Let’s explore the world!

Great Google Maps based game that challenges you to identify where in the world you are based on Street View.Visit the site

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Seven Strategies for Growing Community on your Blog | David Lee King

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THETA Vox pops on the future of education

THETA (The Higher Education Technology Agenda) conference was held recently in Hobart and as part of proceedings, they put out a call for people to submit short, vox pop style videos about the future of education. These have all been … Continue reading

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How to Merge or Combine Multiple WordPress Blogs

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ClarkChart | The Registry of Simulations and Serious Games

Considered the definitive guide to serious games and simulations, put together by someone that has lived and breathed serious games for years. If you’re interested in finding a simulation to support some aspect of your teaching, this is the place … Continue reading

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Auti-sim – Amazing (and horrible) autism hypersensitivity simulator This post from Ars Technica showcases an amazing sim created in Unity 3D that gives a sense of what it might be like to experience sensory overload as an autistic child. Truly … Continue reading

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Scenario design in elearning: Two types of feedback

Another fantastic post from Cathy Moore thinking about more effective ways to provide feedback to learners in scenarios that offer them decision points. Rather than just hearing “Incorrect” from some voice of God type figure, try to make it a … Continue reading

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My first Construct 2 game This is straight out of the beginner’s tutorial, which took me around an hour to work through – but it is particularly well written and highly user friendly. I’m actually using this program in the … Continue reading

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Gamify Your Life: A Guide to Incentivizing Everything

I found this article particularly interesting as I’ve been working through David Allen’s Getting Things Done productivity process and have now found myself with a lengthy list of things to do. Finding a new approach that might be useful in … Continue reading

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Nitro Type | Competitive Typing Game | Race Your Friends

Fun looking online typing speed game tied to drag races – appears to have a number of options for leveling up and upgrading vehicles. I’ve only just signed up for this so will post more about it in a little … Continue reading

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