ED Surge

MAY 9, 2023

CoCo is still in its beta phase, being tested out by educators from 65 different countries. As one educator writes about their experience with the tool, there are no individual user profiles, no way to collect likes and no followers — basically, no emphasis on comparison. A softer, more nuanced form of gamification is on the rise.

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Gamification EdTech Math Student Engagement 311

CoderZ

MARCH 20, 2024

In order to support a diverse educational community, it’s crucial that schools find ways to foster inclusivity across the curriculum. Diversity and inclusion are particularly important in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines, where minority groups are systemically underrepresented.

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STEM Schooling Gamification Engineering 52

Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 15, 2023

Sales or education jobs where one wants “human persuasion” or “human encouragement”. For example, something that in the past needed “human persuasion” might be “automated” by something like gamification—but then more of it can be done, with new needs for design, analytics, management, etc. So what does this mean for education?

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Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

Rick is doing great (at 15) despite his unorthodox education. There’ll be more specialized sessions exploring > implications and applications in areas such as computer science, > biology, social science, physics, mathematics, philosophy, and future > of technology.

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