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Author Archives: colsim
Hey, I moved.
I probably could’ve mentioned this (7 years) earlier but I’ve been blogging on and off at my new home at https://screenface.net See you there.
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Games in Education – some thoughts from Extra Credit (Penny Arcade)
The people at Extra Credit, an online cartoon mini-lecture about all facets of games, always have some interesting ideas to share about games. This video about some of the issues facing the successful use of games in education is particularly … Continue reading
Window losing focus constantly. – Windows 7 – FIXED!
I’ve recently had a horrible problem where every minute (literally) whatever window I was working in on my Windows 7 computer would lose focus – the computer decided that it needed to do something else and I had to click … Continue reading
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Why Candy Crush is evil – from Gamasutra: Ramin Shokrizade’s Blog – The Top F2P Monetization Tricks
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EduMachinima Fest 2013 winners – ISTE -SIGVE Events
Quietly happy that my entry in the 3 min how-to Instructional category ended up winning – the other entries across the board are well worth checking out as well. Identifying and managing workplace hazards in a hospital by Colin Simpson … Continue reading
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How To Cite Social Media: MLA & APA Formats | TeachBytes | Diigo
Useful outline of the approved formats for citing material from social media in academic writingVisit the site
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Manifesto for learning & development professionals
Some simple points about how instructional and education design should really work. Visit the site
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