Chatbots in Second Life
I am trying to find ways to connect my students with the outside world by utilizing virtual worlds and various communication devices. But just as is the problem with meeting people in real life, so is the problem in Second Life. There just aren’t that many chances to meet people. This makes it incredibly difficult. [...]
Self-Esteem and Relevance
How important is it for us to make English learning as real-world as possible? Should we focus more on developing ways to get a higher TOEIC score instead? I came across this article which brings up an interesting point about how unimportant it may be for us to keep trying to make our lessons more [...]
Education Testing Reform
Why do serious games work?
The following is quoted directly from CorpU because I think it will help me to explain my thoughts better.
Why do serious games work?
Hard Fun. Quinn goes on to say that “Learning can, and should, be hard fun.” Serious games, when done right, are hard and challenge the learner. When the player fails, they learn something [...]
Video Games as Learning Engines
David Warlick’s slide presentation
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