Category Archives: games based learning

Posted on 30 January, 2013 by

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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HighScore House – Gamifying chores – update

Posted on 30 August, 2012 by

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I was going to try out HighScore House – an online system for tracking and rewarding kids (and parents I guess) for household tasks. We’re still tweaking the system – and it’s … Continue reading →

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Game based learning and MOOCs – some thoughts on both.

Posted on 30 July, 2012 by

I’ve been participating in a Games-based Learning MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) for the last 3 weeks and thought that it was time to take a moment to reflect on how it is going. This is actually the third MOOC … Continue reading →

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