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Game-Based Learning Is Changing How We Teach. Here's Why.

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I have to do a lot of the same strategic thinking that I enjoyed doing in that game.” He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. “Now I run a 40-person ‘empire’ at Filament.

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

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STEM identity can last a lifetime and help students thrive in school, future careers and life. Inclusive STEM programs widen job opportunities for the growing technology sector, support students in building digital literacy skills and empower young people to become creators — not just consumers — of technology.

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The Critical Power Skills Needed for the AI Era

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A recent survey from EY research shows that 71 percent of employees with knowledge of artificial intelligence are concerned about it. Students learn critical skills through NXTLVL's game-based learning program. We can’t overlook STEM. If you’re reading this, you might have AI anxiety.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

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Automation Will Hit Young People Hardest. Can These Nonprofits Prepare Them for It?

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The AI Education Project , founded in 2019, hopes to teach young people about artificial intelligence and the way it will impact—and is already impacting—their lives and livelihoods. Ora Tanner: Artificial intelligence is expected to impact and transform every area of students’ lives and our society. And these are not just STEM jobs.

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Competitive Coders Are the Future of Esports and the Rising Stars of Computer Science

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The best of these young coders are learning to use code creatively and developing a tangible skill set that they will use in future careers. CodeCombat AI League trailer (credit: CodeCombat) A Foundation of Game-Based Learning Founded in 2013, CodeCombat was born from a simple idea: Make learning to code engaging and accessible to all.

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The Friday 4: Your weekly ed-tech rewind

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The future of education, including citizen science apps, increases in gamification and game-based learning, and artificial intelligence’s impact on the education industry. Today’s quickly emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology spells change for practically every industry, including education.