When and how to use a comma can be confusing and often leads to the punctuation mark being used incorrectly. The ability to examine content and know when to use a comma, when their use is conditional, and where they don’t belong is essential for clear writing in any environment be it academia, business, or … Read more
When and how to use a comma can be confusing and often leads to the punctuation mark being used incorrectly. The ability to examine content and know when to use a comma, when their use is conditional, and where they don’t belong is essential for clear writing in any environment be it academia, business, or … Read more
I can’t remember how I came across this journal article by Michele Dickey titled Engaging by Design: How engagement strategies in popular computer and video games can inform instructional design. It was published in 2005, so in technology years it is ancient. The author examines how the design of video games engage the player and … Read more
I have been reading The Social Organism by Oliver Luckett and Michael J. Casey. It is a good read about half-way through so far. It looks at nature of social media through the lens of biological processes. Humans drive the life of the networked system, so therefore it is fitting to examine the global network as … Read more
When it comes to learning support in video games, all games differ. What I mean by learning support is how well does the game support the player’s learning. Most games have a tutorial system in one form, or another. Some are part of the narrative of the game and some are not. Those that are … Read more
I feel like I have read at least portions of this chapter by John Gee, or variations on it. Maybe I haven’t, or I didn’t read that close the first time around. This time I dug in and pulled the thing apart. Learning and Games breaks down how we interact with video games, what kind … Read more
My History of Play I am at the half-way point in my graduate degree program and one of my classes this semester is Games and Learning. I have been a gamer since Pong got me hooked. As a child in the seventies, it was the neatest thing. Video games have been a constant in my … Read more
Originally posted: June 13, 2016 My Relationship With Creativity I remember numerous instances of my creativity or inquisitive nature being frowned upon, viewed as deviant behavior. It made me feel as if I was wrong to ask questions or delve into my imagination for answers. It is not constructive to limit someone’s possibilities just because … Read more
When engaging in anything creative like writing, visual arts, crafts, etc., you will inevitably encounter criticism. All criticism can hurt, but only constructive criticism is worth listening to. It can be hard to listen to comments regarding the products of your creative musings. You put your time and passion into something and you are ready … Read more
Originally posted: June 28, 2016 Blogging is a frustrating, anxiety producing, time consuming, and ultimately rewarding activity. When it was all new to me, I was apprehensive–“The world can see this. Whether anyone will look at it is another story, but still.” The authors of this week’s chapter–Looking from the Inside Out: Academic Blogging as … Read more