Social engagement: Playing an analog game typically brings students together. Initial student interactions are functional: ...

I learned quite a bit from a tiny robot named 2-XL. If you’re not an official Old™ like me, you may not remember this kids’ toy, which first appeared in 1978, and was a glorified 8-track cassette ...

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Student engagement is vital for any educator throughout the length of a course. The unfortunate reality is that a great teacher only has control of a student’s environment for a short period of time.

When classrooms went online in 2020 during the pandemic, gamified learning opportunities grew as a quick and easy way to evaluate the general learning that was happening from student to student.

Game-based learning may take various forms—purposeful play in the classroom, game-like approaches to curriculum design, even school-sponsored esports competitions. Whatever it looks like on the ...

What are massively multiplayer online role-playing games? Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are games that simulate quasi-infinite universes in which players evolve and act ...

In an effort to curtail how much time young people spend playing video games, China has banned students from playing them during the school week and limits them to just one hour per day on Fridays, ...

Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time. Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to EdTech and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Given all the options for computing in the modern day — tablets, laptops and ...