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Simulations as a Teaching Strategy

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Simulations and games have grown from rote drills using a computer to challenging learning experiences for students that hone problem-solving and critical thinking skills. This is certainly prominent in the workplace, where some 90% of employees say that gamification makes them better at their job and more productive at work.

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The Top 5 AI Quiz Builder Tools That Can Transform Your Classroom and Their Benefits

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Tools like Siri, Alexa, ChatGPT, and a plethora of apps seem perfect for handling the repetitive and time-consuming aspects of education that take teachers away from the core of most lessons that require critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving.

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New Ways to Gamify Learning

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The first thing most teachers think about when discussing gamified learning is the online math games kids play. But those webtools exemplify where the gamification of education started. Redefinition: Technology allows for the creation of completely new ways of learning that were previously not possible. Breakout EDU.

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How can Teachers Increase Social Learning While Teaching Online?

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It’s becoming more common to take online classes or blend traditional with online learning. The main point of this theory is that social learning attributes human behavior to be an outcome of cognitive, behavioral and environmental influences (Bandura, 1977 ). Learning management systems allow for social learning to take place.

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Infusing Games in Learning: Key Advantages

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Imagine if this level of passion and excitement can be diverted into learning!! Games have the potential to engage students in deep learning. Research has identified games as extremely powerful tools for modern-day teaching, learning, and assessments. Game based learning’ and ‘Gamification’.

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What’s Changed in Lesson Planning

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Students are digital natives, in the habit of learning via technology. For example, spreadsheets should teach critical thinking and data analysis, not Excel or Sheets. What students learn must be applicable to other classes—and life. Collaboration and sharing is treated as a learned skill. I know—this is a lot.

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What is the 21st Century Lesson Plan?

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Students are digital natives, already in the habit of learning via technology. It’s the teacher’s responsibility to insure students learn over-arching concepts such as how to speak to a group, how to listen effectively, how to think critically, and how to solve problems. Transfer of knowledge is critical.