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3/14/11

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Jeane Quentin

Hands-On Hacking: Young Programmers at FabLab San Diego Use Math and Science to Dissect Technology and Make it Their Own

This week’s StudentSpeak webisode goes behind the scenes at FabLab San Diego, where teens are learning to experiment with technology in a hands-on programming course.

Filed in: Media Literacy, STEM, StudentSpeak, Right Column

 
 

11/01/10

Filed by
Jeane Q.

LittleBig Chemistry Lab: Mark Matthews on Mixing Chemistry With Gaming

As a chemistry instructor at Durham Technical Community College and a gamer in his spare time, Mark Matthews is uniquely positioned to help bring the world of chemistry into the online gaming space, where many of his students spend a great deal of their time.

Filed in: Games, Digital Media and Learning Competition, STEM

 
 

10/26/10

Filed by
Jeane Q.

Creatures Classified!: Mathew Powers on Turning Students into Intergalactic Speciologists in Spore

As a university lecturer, Mathew Powers says he has never seen anything like his students’ energy for making and playing video games.

Filed in: Games, Digital Media and Learning Competition, STEM

 
 

10/11/10

Filed by
Jeane Q.

“Heading Home to Play”: Mission: Evolution Helps Students Take Science Home

A high school biology teacher in Blacksburg, Va., talks with Spotlight about the new video game she designed to help her students analyze evolutionary science and how gaming can expand learning beyond the classroom.

Filed in: Games, Digital Media and Learning Competition, Schools

 
 

7/07/10

By Jeane Quentin

Remixing Education for the 21st Century

Doug Sery sees the future of education cross his desk as senior acquisitions editor for the new media, game studies and design group at MIT Press.

Filed in: Participatory Learning, Schools

 
 
 

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